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U.S. Representative — California's 50th District

Scott Peters

Democrat · California

Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 50th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 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.9870 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for nonrecognition of gain on real property sold for use as affordable housing. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9760 — National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • H.R.9599 — SECURE 340B Act (Introduced, Jul 6, 2026)
  • H.R.9564 — Military Housing Innovation Act (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8308 — CERTAIN Act (Introduced, Apr 15, 2026)
  • H.R.7845 — DROUGHT Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 5, 2026)
  • H.R.7844 — To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to transfer funds between accounts under the Department of Homeland Security during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Mar 5, 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.9975 — Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9925 — To provide for Federal oversight of the development and deployment of frontier artificial intelligence in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9370 — Protect Local Funding Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8592 — No WAR Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.3139 — Public Service Worker Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.4662 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

One of Scott Peters's bills would let an owner defer the tax on gain when property is sold for use as affordable housing. It is a supply-side housing measure delivered entirely through the tax code — no appropriation, no programme, just a change in what a seller owes if the buyer builds the right thing. Members on this site have approached housing supply through permitting, through ownership restrictions and now through capital gains, which is three different theories of the same shortage.

242
Bills sponsored
3473
Bills cosponsored

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

Defence tops his classified subjects. The remaining filings cover a post office naming, national coordination on climate adaptation and resilience, a drug discount programme, and one carrying an acronym.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Scott Peters's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (12), Environmental Protection (5), Health (5), Housing and Community Development (5), Energy (4), Immigration (3).

Where he broke ranks

Twelve departures, and not one of them a refusal. Four are amendment votes. The remaining eight are yeses his caucus withheld — on employment for disabled workers, on a main street economic measure, on veterans benefits, on bail reporting, on a student aid integrity bill, and on fuel retailing. Every single disagreement he has with his party takes the form of agreeing with somebody else.

5.5%
Votes against the Democrat majority
218
Roll calls where a party majority formed
38 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
The 10 most recent of 12 roll calls where Scott Peters 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 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.R.7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act
On Passage · roll call 217		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6047
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
On Passage · roll call 191		May 21, 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 Motion to Recommit · roll call 163		May 13, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
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)

Above the California Democrats

He departs more than the state's large Democratic House group does on average, and carries no gavel.

Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Scott Peters is above that average at 5.5%.

Tenure and attendance

Seven terms, dating to the opening years of the last decade, and he is rarely away.

First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Scott Peters falls in the veteran cohort.

0.9%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
2
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Scott Peters has 242 bills sponsored, 3473 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Energy
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Environment

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