Rep. Alan Grayson’s 2013 Report Card
Representative
from Florida's 9th District
Democrat
Served Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2017
These year-end statistics cover Grayson’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 Grayson’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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Introduced the most bills compared to All RepresentativesGrayson introduced 45 bills and resolutions in 2013. View Bills » Compare to all Florida Delegation (96th percentile); House Sophomores (99th percentile); House Democrats (100th percentile); Safe House Seats (100th percentile); All Representatives (100th percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the lowest % of bills compared to House SophomoresGrayson tends to gather cosponsors only on one side of the aisle. 0% of Grayson’s 45 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in 2013. Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). Only Members of Congress who sponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Ranked the 3rd bottom/follower compared to House SophomoresOur unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2013 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Grayson’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Florida Delegation (8th percentile); House Sophomores (2nd percentile); House Democrats (16th percentile); Safe House Seats (11th percentile); All Representatives (11th percentile). |
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Got the 5th fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to House SophomoresGrayson’s bills and resolutions had 24 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 Florida Delegation (15th percentile); House Sophomores (5th percentile); House Democrats (14th percentile); Safe House Seats (13th percentile); All Representatives (12th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 14th most often compared to House SophomoresIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 141 bills that Grayson cosponsored, 30% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Florida Delegation (69th percentile); House Sophomores (84th percentile); House Democrats (46th percentile); Safe House Seats (76th percentile); All Representatives (73rd 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 18th most absent in votes compared to House SophomoresGrayson missed 3.6% of votes (23 of 641 votes) in 2013. View Grayson’s Profile » Compare to all Florida Delegation (46th percentile); House Sophomores (79th percentile); Safe House Seats (66th percentile); All Representatives (67th 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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Laws EnactedGrayson 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 Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (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. Grayson introduced 0 bills in 2013 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors0 of Grayson’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. Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (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 PositionsGrayson 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 Grayson’s Profile » Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Bills CosponsoredGrayson cosponsored 141 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 Florida Delegation (27th percentile); House Sophomores (44th percentile); House Democrats (26th percentile); Safe House Seats (44th percentile); All Representatives (42nd percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Grayson supported any of 12 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Grayson 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (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.
