Former member of Congress · last served 118th Congress
Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1997, who voted with most Democrats on 91% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 2 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 Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 10457 PEPFAR Extension Act of 2024Dec 17, 2024 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 5866 SAFE in Recovery ActDec 17, 2024 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 5644 End Diaper Need Act of 2023Dec 17, 2024 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
- H.R. 1638 Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2023Dec 17, 2024 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 561 EACH Act of 2023Dec 17, 2024 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1409 (109th) Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005Became law
- H.R. 4373 (117th) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023Became law
- H.R. 1923 (116th) Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020Became law
- H.R. 180 (110th) Darfur Accountability and Divestment ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 256 (117th) To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 422 (110th) Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to use its unique influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 7 (110th) Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4061 (108th) Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2004Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Lee has won
Rep. Lee has won 13 U.S. House elections (1998–2022). Of the contested races, margins ran from 66.2 to 81.6 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’s 12th district done while Rep. Lee served?
2023 to 2024 in CA-12: typical household income was up 7% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.6 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in California’s 12th district during Lee’s time representing it (2023 to 2025). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. CA-12 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Lee’s term so far (2023 and 2024) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
118th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 59 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 59 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 39 | See the 39 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
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 House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.