Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s 2013 Report Card
Representative
from Illinois's 16th District
Republican
Served Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2023
These year-end statistics cover Kinzinger’s record during the 2013 legislative year (Jan 3, 2013-Dec 26, 2013) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Dec 1, 2014. On Dec. 1, 2014, the statistics were updated to remove Sen. Schatz from the list of Senate sophomores. Schatz only served for several days in the preceding Congress.
A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Kinzinger’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.
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Joined bipartisan bills the 2nd least often compared to Illinois DelegationOf the 171 bills that Kinzinger cosponsored, 12% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Illinois Delegation (6th percentile); House Sophomores (64th percentile); House Republicans (69th percentile); Safe House Seats (39th percentile); All Representatives (37th percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Was 2nd most present in votes compared to Illinois DelegationKinzinger missed 0.5% of votes (3 of 641 votes) in 2013. View Kinzinger’s Profile » Compare to all Illinois Delegation (6th percentile); House Sophomores (20th percentile); Safe House Seats (12th percentile); All Representatives (13th percentile). The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics. |
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Introduced the 3rd fewest bills compared to House Sophomores (tied with 3 others)Kinzinger introduced 3 bills and resolutions in 2013. View Bills » Compare to all Illinois Delegation (6th percentile); House Sophomores (2nd percentile); House Republicans (6th percentile); Safe House Seats (8th percentile); All Representatives (7th percentile). |
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Got the 6th fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to House Sophomores (tied with 1 other)Kinzinger’s bills and resolutions had 25 cosponsors in 2013. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills » Compare to all Illinois Delegation (11th percentile); House Sophomores (6th percentile); House Republicans (11th percentile); Safe House Seats (13th percentile); All Representatives (13th percentile). |
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Cosponsored the 51st most bills compared to House RepublicansKinzinger cosponsored 171 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Illinois Delegation (56th percentile); House Sophomores (71st percentile); House Republicans (78th percentile); Safe House Seats (63rd percentile); All Representatives (62nd percentile). |
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Laws EnactedKinzinger introduced 0 bills that became law in 2013. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all Illinois Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). We only count enacted bills (and joint resolutions) that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through companion bills or incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Kinzinger introduced 1 bill in 2013 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 235: Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support … Compare to all Illinois Delegation (72nd percentile); House Sophomores (42nd percentile); House Republicans (41st percentile); Safe House Seats (58th percentile); All Representatives (59th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors1 of Kinzinger’s bills and resolutions in 2013 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward. Those bills were: H.R. 235: Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support … Compare to all Illinois Delegation (28th percentile); House Sophomores (24th percentile); House Republicans (31st percentile); Safe House Seats (31st percentile); All Representatives (31st percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Compare to all Illinois Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsKinzinger held a leadership position on 0 committees and 0 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Kinzinger’s Profile » Compare to all Illinois Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Kinzinger supported any of 12 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Kinzinger 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Compare to all Illinois Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
Additional Notes
Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.
Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).
Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.
Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of 2013) was the 113th Congress (freshmen) or 112th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
