Former member of Congress · last served 118th Congress
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein was a Democratic U.S. senator from California, first elected to Congress in 1992, who voted with most Democrats on 94% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 8 bills that became law (113th–118th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 2794 Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms ActSep 13, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4443)
- S. 2698 Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023Jul 27, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3764-3765)
- S. 2697 Clean Drinking Water for Rural Communities Act of 2023Jul 27, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3764)
- S. 2696 EQIP Water Conservation Act of 2023Jul 27, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3763-3764)
- S. 2533 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time.Jul 26, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 2784 (109th) Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal ActBecame law
- S. 37 (109th) A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2 years.Became law
- S. 384 (112th) A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast…Became law
- S. 597 (110th) An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast…Became law
- S. 231 (110th) A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.Became law
- S. 21 (103rd) California Desert Protection Act of 1994Became law
- S. 534 (115th) Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017Became law
- S. 1170 (114th) Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Feinstein has won
Sen. Feinstein has won 6 U.S. Senate elections (1992, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.9 to 25.0 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has California done while Sen. Feinstein served?
2005 to 2022 in California: typical household income was up 13% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.9 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in California during Feinstein’s time representing it (1992 to 2023). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for California begin in 2005, so 1992 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
118th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 37 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 37 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 118th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.