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Democratic representative for California’s 20th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Panetta votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Panetta’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Panetta votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Panetta’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
+47.7% | 100.0% | +0.4 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Panetta vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for local governments to send mental health professionals, instead of law enforcement officers, to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.2% | +4.8 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 12 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 77.9% | +22.1 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 9 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.2% | +4.8 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Jimmy Panetta's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.1% | +5.9 |
| Average | 100.0% | 99.6% | +0.4 | |||
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