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U.S. Representative — California's 25th District

Raul Ruiz

Democrat · California

Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 25th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9877 — To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8629 — Developing the Community Health Workforce Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8556 — Homegrown Defense Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 28, 2026)
  • H.R.8525 — To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to provide for seasonal and perishable programs, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8389 — Rural Area Population Act (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8388 — Earn it First Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8391 — To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of certain food and nutrition services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8390 — National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 20, 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.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.9902 — Federal Naming Standards Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.7392 — To impose a hiring freeze on United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8730 — Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8592 — No WAR Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.4723 — Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4641 — Keep Kids Covered Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Four of Raul Ruiz's five filings are health bills, and the framing is consistent across them: minority health, urban Indian health parity, and developing a community health workforce. Not treatments or coverage levels but the supply of people and the reach of services — who is available to provide care, and where. That is a delivery-side record rather than a financing one.

284
Bills sponsored
1979
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

Health duly tops his classified subjects. The fifth bill concerns seasonal and perishable specialty crops, which for a desert agricultural district is the other half of the constituency.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Raul Ruiz's cluster into: Health (13), Agriculture and Food (6), Armed Forces and National Security (6), Public Lands and Natural Resources (5), Native Americans (3), Transportation and Public Works (3).

Where he broke ranks

Ten departures, four of them amendment votes. Two refusals, on a children's online safety act and a surveillance extension. Four crossings drawn from the recurring frontline set. Nothing in the pattern points a single direction.

4.5%
Votes against the Democrat majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
51 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 10 roll calls where Raul Ruiz voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 274		Jul 22, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (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, 2026FailedYea (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)
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, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 151		Apr 30, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 144		Apr 30, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7084
Defending American Property Abroad Act
On Passage · roll call 105		Mar 27, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Above the California Democrats

His figure sits above the state's Democratic House group. No gavel is recorded, and his sponsored total is substantial.

Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Raul Ruiz is above that average at 4.5%.

Tenure and attendance

Seven terms beginning early in the last decade, and he did not miss a vote.

First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Raul Ruiz falls in the veteran 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, Raul Ruiz has 284 bills sponsored, 1979 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Environment
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Health

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