GovTrack.us Logo
GovTrack.us
Tracking the 110th United States Congress
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)

# of BillsRepresentative
67Rep. Bill Young [R-FL] since Jan 5, 1993
63Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] since Jan 21, 1993
56Rep. Donald Young [R-AK] since Jan 5, 1993
33Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] since Jan 5, 1993
31Rep. Thomas Davis [R-VA] since Jan 4, 1995
31Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI] since Jan 5, 1993
Mean: 2.93; Standard Deviation: 2.97;

Unsuccessful Bills

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

# of BillsRepresentative
573Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ] since Jan 5, 1993
490Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] since Jan 5, 1993
468Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] since Jan 5, 1993
459Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] since Jan 21, 1993
399Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] since Jan 5, 1993
375Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI] since Jan 21, 1993
Mean: 67; Standard Deviation: 55.48;

Cosponsorship

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

# of BillsRepresentative
5117Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] since Jan 5, 1993
4729Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] since Jan 5, 1993
4635Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY] since Jan 5, 1993
4384Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] since Jan 7, 1997
4214Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] since Jan 5, 1993
4178Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA] since Jan 5, 1993
Mean: 1,404.58; Standard Deviation: 941.53;

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
51% (228)Del. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS] since Feb 8, 2007
32% (144)Res.Com. Luis Fortuño [R-PR] since Feb 8, 2007
27% (119)Del. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] since Feb 8, 2007
23% (60)Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] since Apr 10, 2008
22% (960)Rep. Jo Ann Davis [R-VA] since Jan 3, 2001
22% (268)Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL] since Jan 6, 2005
18% (1546)Rep. Barbara Cubin [R-WY] since Jan 4, 1995
18% (427)Rep. Bobby Jindal [R-LA] since Jan 4, 2005
17% (691)Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] since Feb 4, 1993
14% (585)Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] since Feb 4, 1993
14% (1000)Rep. Julia Carson [D-IN] since Jan 21, 1997
13% (1247)Rep. Donald Young [R-AK] since Jan 5, 1993
13% (1176)Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] since Jan 5, 1993
12% (53)Del. Donna Christensen [D-VI] since Feb 8, 2007
Mean: 0.03; Standard Deviation: 0.02;