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Waters, Maxine
Member of Congress

Waters, Maxine

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Bills introduced
624
During their time in Congress
Bills cosponsored
4,762
Signed on as a supporter
Status
Serving now
As of our last update

Track record

Straight from the public record
Votes with their party
96%
6,334 Yea/Nay votes vs. the Democratic majority
Roll-call votes missed
7%
481 of 6,834 votes
Bills enacted into law
0.6%
3 of 528 bills they introduced

Based on 6,834 recorded votes and 528 sponsored bills in our data. Most bills never become law — a low enactment rate is normal across Congress.

 Time in Congress
  • House of Representatives · California · District 29
    1991–1993 · Congress 102
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    1993–1995 · Congress 103
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    1995–1997 · Congress 104
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    1997–1999 · Congress 105
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    1999–2001 · Congress 106
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    2001–2003 · Congress 107
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    2003–2005 · Congress 108
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    2005–2007 · Congress 109
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    2007–2009 · Congress 110
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    2009–2011 · Congress 111
  • House of Representatives · California · District 35
    2011–2013 · Congress 112
  • House of Representatives · California · District 43
    2013–2015 · Congress 113
  • House of Representatives · California · District 43
    2015–2017 · Congress 114
  • House of Representatives · California · District 43
    2017–2019 · Congress 115
  • House of Representatives · California · District 43
    2019–2021 · Congress 116
  • House of Representatives · California · District 43
    2021–2023 · Congress 117
  • House of Representatives · California · District 43
    2023–2025 · Congress 118
  • House of Representatives · California · District 43
    2025–present · Congress 119
 Washington, DC office

2221 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

 (202) 225-2201

 How they voted recently 20 votes shown
DateVoteQuestionPositionResult
May 21, 2026 H #191 On Passage · 119-HR-6047 Nay Passed Details →
May 21, 2026 H #190 On Passage · 119-HR-1041 Nay Passed Details →
May 21, 2026 H #189 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-1041 Yea Failed Details →
May 21, 2026 H #188 On Passage · 119-HR-1329 Nay Failed Details →
May 21, 2026 H #187 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-1329 Yea Failed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #186 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HR-1041 Nay Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #185 On Ordering the Previous Question · 119-HR-1041 Nay Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #184 On Passage · 119-HR-2616 Nay Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #183 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-2616 Yea Failed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #182 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-1993 Yea Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #181 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-S-1003 Yea Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #180 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-S-2393 Yea Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #179 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-5317 Yea Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #178 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-4544 Yea Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #177 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 119-HR-3234 Yea Passed Details →
May 20, 2026 H #176 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · 119-HRES-1299 Yea Passed Details →
May 15, 2026 H #175 On Passage · 119-HR-8469 Yea Passed Details →
May 15, 2026 H #174 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8469 Nay Failed Details →
May 14, 2026 H #173 On Passage · 119-HR-8365 Nay Passed Details →
May 14, 2026 H #172 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-8365 Yea Failed Details →
 Bills they introduced 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroducedPolicy
103-AMENDMENT-711 NOT YET UPDATED Jun 29, 1994 not provided
103-HJRES-316 Designating March 8, 1994, as "International Women's Day". Feb 2, 1994 Social Sciences and History
102-HR-6209 Impoverished Families Quality Service Act of 1992 Oct 6, 1992 Social Welfare
102-HR-6208 Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1992 Oct 6, 1992 International Affairs
102-HR-6207 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish limitations on debt collection practices und… Oct 6, 1992 Education
102-HR-6210 Comprehensive Services for Youth Act of 1992 Oct 6, 1992 Families
102-HR-6206 Community Credit Improvement Act of 1992 Oct 6, 1992 Finance and Financial Sector
102-HR-5907 Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 1992 Aug 12, 1992 Health
102-HR-5747 Emergency Community Development Loan Guarantee Act Jul 31, 1992 Housing and Community Development
102-HR-4967 To restore reductions in veterans benefits made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. Apr 9, 1992 Armed Forces and National Security
102-HR-4965 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that enlisted members of the Armed Forces who hav… Apr 9, 1992 Armed Forces and National Security
102-HR-4966 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that reductions in military retired pay for purpo… Apr 9, 1992 Armed Forces and National Security
102-HR-4968 To provide a minimum survivor annuity for the unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of t… Apr 9, 1992 Armed Forces and National Security
102-HR-4969 To provide a 10 percent increase in the retired pay of members of the Armed Forces whose retired pa… Apr 9, 1992 Armed Forces and National Security
102-AMENDMENT-486 NOT YET UPDATED Mar 26, 1992 not provided
102-AMENDMENT-491 NOT YET UPDATED Mar 26, 1992 not provided
102-AMENDMENT-490 NOT YET UPDATED Mar 26, 1992 not provided
102-AMENDMENT-489 NOT YET UPDATED Mar 26, 1992 not provided
102-AMENDMENT-487 NOT YET UPDATED Mar 26, 1992 not provided
102-HR-4053 Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Coin Act Nov 26, 1991 Finance and Financial Sector
102-AMENDMENT-384 NOT YET UPDATED Nov 4, 1991 not provided
102-HR-3530 To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to eliminate the division of discretionary appropriat… Oct 8, 1991 Economics and Public Finance
102-AMENDMENT-303 NOT YET UPDATED Sep 25, 1991 not provided
102-HRES-122 Condemning the high incidence of police brutality in the United States. Apr 11, 1991 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
102-HR-1591 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include veterans participating in Operation Desert St… Mar 21, 1991 Taxation
 Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroduced
102-HCONRES-246 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the relation of trade agreements to health, safety… Nov 21, 1991
102-HCONRES-161 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the American public should observe the 100th anniversary … Jun 3, 1991
102-HCONRES-160 Federal Government Freedom of Speech Restoration Resolution May 29, 1991
102-HCONRES-147 Thanking and commending this Nation's Federal civilian employees for their contributions to Operati… May 8, 1991
102-HJRES-231 Designating May 22, 1991, as "National Desert Storm Reservists Day". Apr 23, 1991
102-HJRES-228 To designate October 1991 as "National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month". Apr 18, 1991
102-HJRES-227 To designate October 1991 as "Polish-American Heritage Month". Apr 17, 1991
102-HJRES-226 Designating the month of June 1991 as "National Forest System Month". Apr 17, 1991
102-HCONRES-126 Concerning United States sanctions against South Africa. Apr 16, 1991
102-HJRES-219 To designate the second week in June, as "National Scleroderma Awareness Week". Apr 16, 1991
102-HJRES-218 To designate the week beginning April 21, 1991, and the week beginning April 19, 1992, each as "Nat… Apr 11, 1991
102-HJRES-207 Commemorating the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the chartering, by an Act of Congress of the Boy Sco… Mar 22, 1991
102-HJRES-188 Designating the month of June 1991 as "Augustus F. Hawkins National Recycling Month". Mar 13, 1991
102-HCONRES-99 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the award of contracts for the reconstruction of the… Mar 12, 1991
102-HJRES-182 To authorize and request the President to proclaim the month of November 1991, and thereafter as "N… Mar 7, 1991
102-HJRES-183 To designate the second Sunday in October 1991, as "National Children's Day". Mar 7, 1991
102-HJRES-180 Designating October 6, 1991, and October 6, 1992, each as "German-American Day". Mar 6, 1991
102-HJRES-166 To designate September 13, 1991, as "Commodore John Barry Day". Mar 4, 1991
102-HJRES-162 Relating to the naval facility explosion at Port Chicago, California on July 17, 1944. Feb 28, 1991
102-HJRES-159 Authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in th… Feb 28, 1991
102-HJRES-149 Designating March 1991 and March 1992 both as "Women's History Month". Feb 27, 1991
102-HCONRES-72 To express the sense of Congress regarding racially offensive remarks by officials of the Japanese … Feb 21, 1991
102-HJRES-144 To designate April 22, 1991, as "Earth Day". Feb 21, 1991
102-HJRES-138 Designating the week beginning July 21, 1991, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week". Feb 20, 1991
102-HJRES-130 To designate January 1 as "National Ellis Island Day". Feb 19, 1991