Julia Brownley
Democrat · Representative for California's 26th district
55 sponsored · 613 cosponsored
In the House since 2013
Age 74
Contact their office: (202) 225-5811 · 2262 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 55 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 1 bill they backed became law.They cosponsored it.
- 23 passed the House and wait on the Senate.The Senate has to pass the same text before it can become law.
- Missed 20 of 676 recorded votes (3%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on health and armed forces and national security.99 and 72 of the 668 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (1)
This bill aims to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It seeks to prevent consumer reporting agencies from sharing consumer reports with others after a person requests a report for a residential mortgage loan.
Became law · 119-HR-2808
- Yes: Does this give people more control over their personal data?The bill strengthens data privacy by preventing the sharing of credit reports after a mortgage request. +7
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (23)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code regarding the Veterans Health Administration. It focuses on establishing specific qualifications for individuals appointed as marriage and family therapists.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-658
- Yes: Does this make mental health care easier to get?Standardizing supervision requirements for therapists may improve the quality of mental health services provided to veterans. +5
This bill aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It focuses on the process of recommending members to serve on the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-659
- Yes: Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?The bill seeks to improve the quality of the Board of Veterans' Appeals by requiring members to have specific legal professional experience. +3
This bill allows State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies that receive certain Federal grant funds to use that money to investigate elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud.
Passed the House 414–7 · 119-HR-2978
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Directly aims to protect retirees from deception and financial fraud. +9
And 20 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 55 bills they wrote: 53 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.