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Xavier Becerra

Former

Democrat · CA-34 · U.S. House

No longer in office — profile reflects their service in the 114th–119th Congresses (2015–present).

Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
D+0.71
Healthcare
D+0.76
Immigration & Border
D+0.15
Guns
D+1.00
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
D+0.97
Environment & Energy
D+0.69
Crime & Policing
D+0.39
Defense & Veterans
D+0.34
Economy & Labor
D+0.63
Foreign Policy & Trade
D+0.41
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.83
Education
D+0.85
Government & Democracy
D+0.89
Judicial & Executive Nominations
D+1.00

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

How they score against the parties

Xavier Becerra's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.

On the political map

Xavier Becerra (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.

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Most and least aligned members

Treating Becerra's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.

Recent notable votes

NAY
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 84) to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.
2017-01-13 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal, Defense & Veterans, Government & Democracy
NAY
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026.
2017-01-13 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal
NAY
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026.
2017-01-13 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal
NAY
Commodity End-User Relief Act
2017-01-12 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
NAY
Commodity End-User Relief Act
2017-01-12 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
NAY
Commodity End-User Relief Act
2017-01-12 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
WIIN Act
2016-12-08 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Government & Democracy, Economy & Labor
NAY
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
2016-12-08 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal, Defense & Veterans, Foreign Policy & Trade
YEA
WIIN Act
2016-12-08 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Government & Democracy, Economy & Labor
NAY
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2028) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 612) to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
2016-12-08 · Passed
NAY
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to provide greater transparency and congressional oversight of international insurance standards setting processes, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from December 9, 2016, through January 3, 2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
2016-12-07 · Passed · Government & Democracy
NAY
Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016
2016-12-07 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Foreign Policy & Trade

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