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Congressional Statistics

These statistics were generated based on the data GovTrack has collected. Because GovTrack collects its data automatically from various sources, the data may contain errors, and these statistics may not be fully accurate. Stats are updated weekly.

Bill Sponsorship and Success

Successful Bills

These representatives have brought to the floor the greatest number of bills that were later enacted. (View All Representatives)

BillsRepresentative
68Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] since Jan 6, 1987
61Rep. Donald Young [R-AK] since Jan 6, 1987
44Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] since Jan 6, 1987
38Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] since Jan 21, 1993
36Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] since Jan 6, 1987
35Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] since Jan 6, 1987
Mean: 4.86; Standard Deviation: 4.35.

Unsuccessful Bills

These prolific representatives have introduced the highest number of bills that never made it out of committee. (View All Representatives)

BillsRepresentative
677Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] since Jan 6, 1987
613Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] since Jan 6, 1987
584Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] since Jan 21, 1993
579Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI] since Jan 6, 1987
554Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ1] since Jan 3, 1991
485Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] since Jan 6, 1987
Mean: 61.82; Standard Deviation: 62.44.

Cosponsorship

These representatives have cosponsored the greatest number of bills. (View All Representatives)

BillsRepresentative
5695Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA4] since Jan 6, 1987
5439Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA51] since Jan 5, 1993
5214Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY10] since Jan 6, 1987
4738Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY22] since Jan 5, 1993
4451Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY15] since Jan 6, 1987
4426Rep. James McGovern [D-MA3] since Jan 7, 1997
Mean: 1,197.4; Standard Deviation: 1,044.63.

Other Statistics

Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership

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The Incumbency Advantage

Check out how incumbents have become more and more popular over the last two centuries!

(This plots the percent of Members of Congress ending their term in any given year who were present in Congress the following year.)

Voting Record

Missed Votes

These representatives have the highest percentage of missed votes. (View All Representatives)

Missed VotesRepresentative
23% (1027)Gabrielle Giffords since Jan 4, 2007
17% (4072)Rep. John Conyers [D-MI14] since Jan 4, 1965
14% (3134)Rep. Donald Young [R-AK] since Mar 14, 1973
14% (2633)Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI] since Aug 26, 1959
13% (1694)Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL1] since Jan 5, 1993
12% (117)Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL17] since Jan 5, 2011
12% (375)Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA12] since Apr 10, 2008
12% (1228)Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX14] since Jan 7, 1997
12% (1490)Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL4] since Jan 5, 1993
11% (518)Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN6] since Jan 4, 2007
11% (2503)Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA13] since Jan 3, 1973
11% (1916)Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY10] since Jan 3, 1983
10% (1060)Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] since Jan 3, 1983
10% (994)Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D-TX15] since Jan 7, 1997
Mean: 0.03; Standard Deviation: 0.02.