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U.S. Representative — California's 19th District

Jimmy Panetta

Democrat · California

Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 19th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9927 — Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9444 — Support our Firefighters Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
  • H.R.9322 — Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 15, 2026)
  • H.R.8735 — American Sovereignty and Monterey Historic Military Site Study Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
  • H.R.8706 — Better Energy Storage and Safety Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
  • H.R.8626 — Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8228 — To nullify the Presidential Proclamation relating to Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Apr 9, 2026)
  • H.R.7373 — Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 4, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9971 — Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9904 — Deputy Darren Almendarez Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9929 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.1657 — Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.5267 — American Franchise Act (Reported, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9396 — Prior Authorization Accountability Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9802 — MARA Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9803 — Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)

Voting analysis

Jimmy Panetta is among the Democrats on this site who voted against the second war powers resolution while their caucus supported it. That group has grown large enough to be worth naming as a group: members from New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida, Ohio and Nevada all declined the same text. Whatever divided the caucus on it was not regional and was not about war powers in general, since most of these members supported the earlier resolution.

6.4%
Votes against the Democrat majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
25 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

His other departures are crossings, on measures that passed: a disabled workers bill, a main street economic act, fraud prevention, an end to aid paid for students never enrolled, cashless bail reporting and fuel retailing. Plus three amendment votes.

The 10 most recent of 14 roll calls where Jimmy Panetta voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8884
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
On Passage · roll call 283		Jul 23, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 275		Jul 22, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 274		Jul 22, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.Con.Res.108
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 232		Jun 30, 2026FailedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8312
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
On Passage · roll call 218		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act
On Passage · roll call 217		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Floods and a first house

One filing provides a lifeline for farmers overcoming disasters; another creates a tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Defence and taxation tie at the head of his classified subjects. The remaining bills cover African development, energy storage safety, and a study of a historic military site.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Jimmy Panetta's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (9), Taxation (9), Crime and Law Enforcement (5), Foreign Trade and International Finance (5), Health (4), Agriculture and Food (3).

229
Bills sponsored
3060
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.

Above the California Democrats

He departs more often than the large California Democratic group does on average. No gavel is recorded for him.

Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Jimmy Panetta is above that average at 6.4%.

Tenure and attendance

Five terms from the latter half of the last decade, and he did not miss a roll call.

First elected in 2017, now serving across 5 terms. Jimmy Panetta falls in the mid cohort.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Jimmy Panetta has 229 bills sponsored, 3060 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • House Committee on Ways and Means: Trade

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