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Maxine Waters
U.S. Representative, California
2221 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from California serving since 2025. Has sponsored 624 pieces of legislation.
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Waters votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Waters stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 624 →HR 8777
HR 8777 · Introduced May 13, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HJRES 179
HJRES 179 · Introduced May 7, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HJRES 170
HJRES 170 · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 8030
HR 8030 · Introduced Mar 20, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 7886
HR 7886 · Introduced Mar 9, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Waters's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 437were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.3%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.7%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
4.8%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Waters sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Waters has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
46
Sponsored this Congress
624 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
4,809
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
624
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Waters's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33