U.S. Representative — California's 28th District
Judy Chu
Democrat · California
Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9699 — Drug Deal Disclosure Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
- H.R.9400 — American Rescuers of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 23, 2026)
- H.R.9024 — Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act (Introduced, May 26, 2026)
- H.R.8604 — Language Access Board Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
- H.R.8498 — Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
- H.R.7608 — Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 20, 2026)
- H.R.7463 — Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act (Introduced, Feb 10, 2026)
- H.R.7171 — Fair Legal Access Grants Act (Introduced, Jan 21, 2026)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay 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.9990 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to psychological and behavioral services. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9898 — Transportation for Reentry 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.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.6347 — Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025 (Reported, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9877 — To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9473 — Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
Voting analysis
Two of Judy Chu's filings concern young people ageing out of foster care — one on access to postsecondary education, one on extending care itself past the age at which it currently stops. The second is the load-bearing one. A system that releases someone on their birthday with no housing and no adult attached to them produces predictable outcomes, and extending the age is the intervention with the most evidence behind it.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 50 currently sit at Introduced.
Health tops her classified subjects with taxation second. Another filing would establish a language access board; a fourth awards a congressional gold medal to Americans who rescued people during the Holocaust. Her sponsored total is among the larger ones counted here.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Judy Chu's cluster into: Health (12), Taxation (9), Immigration (6), Education (5), Crime and Law Enforcement (4), Families (3).
Where she broke ranks
Four departures. She declined the clock-change bill and renewed surveillance authority, supported a war powers resolution that fell short, and cast one amendment vote.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.139 Sunshine Protection Act On Passage · roll call 238 | Jul 14, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Con.Res.84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201 | Jun 4, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S.4465 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155 | Apr 30, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 145 | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | No (party: Yea) |
Below the California Democrats
She departs less than the state Democratic group does on average. Nine terms, and not one roll call missed.
Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Judy Chu is below that average at 1.8%.
First elected in 2009, now serving across 9 terms. Judy Chu falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Judy Chu has 255 bills sponsored, 5357 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: Health
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Oversight
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Work and Welfare
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