CA · DISTRICT 33

Pete Aguilar

DemocratCaliforniaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source

What they said 4

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (4)In office (4)

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Immigration

Support immigration reform with a path to citizenship

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Aguilar supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship. He also supports the Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and has advocated for reducing the immigration case backlog through cooperation between Congress and the administration.

Context: The passage does not provide details of a comprehensive reform plan or state whether the named bills became law.

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Government & elections

Strengthen voting rights and protect election workers

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Aguilar supports the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which he describes as protecting voting rights, removing dark money from elections and ending partisan gerrymandering. He also authored a provision for a database of election officials who have received threats, with their personal identifying information protected, to support safe and fair elections.

Context: The passage does not state whether the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act became law. Aguilar’s database provision was part of the Protecting Our Democracy Act; the passage does not specify its enactment status.

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Healthcare

Protect abortion access and the right to contraception

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Aguilar supports federal protections for abortion access and contraception. He helped pass legislation that would protect people from state penalties for traveling across state lines to obtain an abortion, and voted for a bill to restore abortion rights nationwide and a bill to protect the right to contraception in federal law. He says he will continue to support legislation protecting these rights.

Context: The passage describes votes on 2022 bills and does not establish whether the bills became law.

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Healthcare

Expand affordable health care and lower prescription costs

AI-assisted summary

Aguilar supports quality, affordable health care for all Americans. He helped pass laws that expanded health insurance subsidies, allowed Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, and capped Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs at $2,000. He also supports protecting and expanding affordable coverage.

Context: The described Medicare out-of-pocket cap and health insurance subsidy extension are provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; the source does not specify a new proposal or the details of future health care legislation.