U.S. Representative — California's 41st District
Ken Calvert
Republican · California
Republican U.S. Representative for California's 41st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9838 — National Security Interstate Pipeline Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9495 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (Introduced, Jun 26, 2026)
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. (The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are… - H.R.8951 — Zero Tolerance for Fraudsters Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- H.R.8593 — Fireworks for Freedom Act (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
- H.R.8396 — ACCESS Act of 2026. (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)
- H.R.5992 — Stuck On Hold Act (Introduced, Nov 10, 2025)
Stuck On Hold Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement automated systems for their customer phone lines that inform callers of the expected wait time and that offer callbacks for wait times of more than 10 minutes. The VA must also issue guidance to reduce the… - H.R.5935 — Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act (Introduced, Nov 7, 2025)
- H.R.5726 — DOD Entrepreneurial Innovation Act (Introduced, Oct 10, 2025)
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 Nay 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 Yea 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 Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9919 — Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9937 — No Leniency for Fentanyl Dealers Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9722 — Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026 (Reported, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.8380 — To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of annual appropriation bills, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9298 — Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.6164 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28201 Franklin Parkway in Santa Clarita, California, as the "Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.7970 — STOP Nitazenes Act (Reported, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.5267 — American Franchise Act (Reported, Jul 22, 2026)
Voting analysis
Ken Calvert chairs defence appropriations — one of the largest discretionary bills Congress writes — and that bill sits on his filing list, as it must. Two entries down is a federal working animal protection act, covering the dogs and horses that serve alongside people and have no rank, no pension and no advocate of their own except in statute.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.
Pipelines and fireworks
The rest of the list is unrelated to any of that: a national security framing for interstate pipelines, an access act, and a fireworks measure. Defence tops his classified subjects, which the gavel accounts for; crime and environmental protection follow, which it does not.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Ken Calvert's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (7), Crime and Law Enforcement (5), Environmental Protection (4), Government Operations and Politics (4), Public Lands and Natural Resources (4), Transportation and Public Works (3).
Where he broke ranks
Five amendment votes, none of which succeeded, and a fuel retailing bill he opposed while it passed. The Texan who serves as his subcommittee's vice chair also has a page here, and his record carries the same five-to-one shape: the disagreements live on the amendment calendar and barely touch anything else.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 245 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 242 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 149 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 44 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 43 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
Below the California Republicans
He records a rate under the average of California's eight House Republicans.
Among the 8 Republicans in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.1%. Ken Calvert is below that average at 2.7%.
Tenure and attendance
Seventeen terms beginning in the early nineteen-nineties, and across every vote counted here he was present.
First elected in 1993, now serving across 17 terms. Ken Calvert falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Ken Calvert has 286 bills sponsored, 5219 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Appropriations: Defense (Chair)
- House Committee on Appropriations: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
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