Former representative · California's 31st district
Grace F. Napolitano
Grace F. Napolitano served in Congress from 1999 to 2025, last as a Democratic representative for California's 31st district. In the 118th Congress, 1,222 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 63, and cast 805 of 809 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- House
- Former
- In Congress since
- Jan 6, 1999
- Last term ended
- Jan 3, 2025
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 5.2%63 of 1,222 · rank 88 of 442 | 100%805 of 809 · rank 25 of 442 | 150 became law | 11%49 of 442 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 0.2%2 of 997 · rank 389 of 443 | 100%571 of 572 · rank 32 of 443 | 140 became law | 4%31 of 691 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 118th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
- Jul 19, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 205–229· Against party
- Mar 3, 2021· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 125–302· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- H.R. 10545: American Relief Act, 2025Not votingDec 20, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 366–34
- H.R. 10515: American Relief Act, 2025Not votingDec 19, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 174–235
- S. 759: Beagle Brigade Act of 2023Not votingDec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 381–20
- Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 404–1
- Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 369–37
- Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 373–33
- Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 311–96
- Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 402–12
- Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 210–201
- Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 348–39
- Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 382–12
- Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 390–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
29 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced2690%
- Reported by committee13.4%
- Passed one chamber26.9%
Policy areas
- Health14
- Immigration4
- Water Resources Development4
- Transportation and Public Works3
- Armed Forces and National Security1
- Environmental Protection1
- Government Operations and Politics1
- Public Lands and Natural Resources1
Latest activity
- H.R. 5903 To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.Reported by committee· Water Resources Development· Nov 26, 2024
- H.Res. 1514 Recognizing that cancer patients have the right to receive care that ensures effective prevention, early diagnosis, improved outcomes, optimal patient rehabilitation, and affordable health care.Introduced· Health· Sep 25, 2024
- H.R. 8444 Mental Health in Schools ActIntroduced· Health· May 24, 2024
- H.Res. 1206 Expressing support for the designation of May 2024 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".Introduced· Health· May 10, 2024
- H.R. 7990 Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization and Investment Act of 2024Introduced· Environmental Protection· Apr 15, 2024
- H.R. 7065 Priority for Water Supply and Conservation Act of 2024Introduced· Water Resources Development· Jan 22, 2024
- H.Res. 921 Honoring the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program.Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Dec 11, 2023
- H.R. 4933 Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023Introduced· Health· Jul 28, 2023
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
No committee seats are listed.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to California's 31st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $767.7M
- Per resident
- $1,044
- Rank in California
- 19 of 52
- Contract actions
- 10.7K
- New awards: 8,351
By fiscal year
- 456.3MFY2017
- 572.7MFY2018
- 856.1MFY2019
- 1.1BFY2020
- 1.3BFY2021
- 1.3BFY2022
- 1.6BFY2023
- 2.2BFY2024
- 3.1BFY2025
- 767.7MFY2026
Top buyers
- Department of Veterans Affairs$466.1M61%
- Department of the Air Force$45.1M5.9%Department of Defense
- Defense Logistics Agency$37.1M4.8%Department of Defense
- Department of Defense
- Department of the Navy$12.1M1.6%Department of Defense
- Agricultural Marketing Service$9.6M1.2%Department of Agriculture
- Federal Acquisition Service$5.9M0.8%General Services Administration
Top recipients
- QTC MEDICAL SERVICES INC$471.9M61%16 awards
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$146.2M19%393 awards
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP$27.9M3.6%30 awards
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$26.3M3.4%29 awards
- VINYL TECHNOLOGY, LLC$10.7M1.4%36 awards
- 3 awards
- VACCO INDUSTRIES$7.9M1.0%354 awards
- AMETEK AMERON, LLC$7.1M0.9%27 awards
- OUT OF THE SHELL LLC$6.7M0.9%9 awards
- CONCORDE BATTERY CORPORATION$6M0.8%36 awards
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $0
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $68.1K
- From committees
- $0
- 0 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $0
- 0 PACs · — of committee money
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0 | $0 | $00 PACs · — of committee money |
| 2024 | $49.7K | $43K | $4,5003 PACs · 10% of committee money |
| 2022 | $367.4K | $287.7K | $46K20 PACs · 16% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · California's 31st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · California's 32nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · California's 32nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · California's 32nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · California's 32nd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
- House · California's 32nd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
- House · California's 38th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
- House · California's 38th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
- House · California's 38th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
- House · California's 38th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
- House · California's 38th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
- House · California's 34th districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
- House · California's 34th districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.