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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
61Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] since Jan 14, 1991
56Rep. Donald Young [R-AK] since Apr 30, 1991
31Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI5] since Sep 16, 1991
31Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] since Mar 13, 1991
31Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] since Jan 21, 1993
30Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ4] since May 1, 1991
Mean: 4.07; Standard Deviation: 3.56.

Unsuccessful Bills

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

BillsRepresentative
535Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ1] since May 1, 1991
493Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] since Apr 24, 1991
489Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] since Feb 4, 1991
484Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] since Jan 21, 1993
385Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY14] since Jan 5, 1993
378Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] since Jan 14, 1991
Mean: 58.54; Standard Deviation: 54.56.

Leader-Follower Scores

These representatives have the highest leader-follower scores. (View All Representatives)

ScoreRepresentative
0.56Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA28]
0.53Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3]
0.47Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA14]
0.44Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL18]
0.41Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND]
0.38Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA43]
The leader-follower score for Member of Congress x is based on the mean of the log-ratios, across other Members of Congress y, of the number of bills sponsored by x and cosponsored by y to the number of bills sponsored by y and cosponsored by x. Mean: -0.03; Standard Deviation: 0.09.

Cosponsorship

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

BillsRepresentative
4580Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA51] since Jan 5, 1993
4118Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY22] since Jan 5, 1993
4089Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA4] since Apr 24, 1991
3791Rep. James McGovern [D-MA3] since Jan 7, 1997
3692Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA6] since Jan 5, 1993
3496Rep. James McDermott [D-WA7] since Jan 3, 1991
Mean: 1,061.92; Standard Deviation: 819.16.

Other Statistics

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.)

The Political Spectrum

GovTrack's own political spectrum analysis is another perspective on the behavior of our legislators. The analysis uses each senator or representative's pattern of cosponsorship to place them near others with similar patterns of cosponsorship.

Voting Record

Missed Votes

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

Missed VotesRepresentative
42% (248)Del. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS] since Feb 8, 2007
22% (128)Del. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] since Feb 8, 2007
15% (150)Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA12] since Apr 10, 2008
13% (1430)Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL1] since Jan 5, 1993
13% (77)Del. Donna Christensen [D-VI] since Feb 8, 2007
12% (1495)Rep. Donald Young [R-AK] since Jan 23, 1990
12% (26)Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE] since Jan 11, 2009
12% (843)Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] since Jan 25, 1989
12% (14)Del. Gregorio Sablan [I-MP] since Jan 15, 2009
11% (1379)Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA13] since Jan 23, 1990
11% (1161)Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL4] since Jan 5, 1993
11% (1319)Rep. John Conyers [D-MI14] since Jan 23, 1990
11% (552)Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK1] since Feb 27, 2002
11% (1274)Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY10] since Jan 23, 1990
Mean: 0.03; Standard Deviation: 0.02.