Rep. Andy Kim’s 2020 Report Card
Representative
from New Jersey's 3rd District
Democrat
Serving Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2025
These statistics cover Kim’s record during the 116th Congress (Jan 3, 2019-Jan 3, 2021) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 30, 2021.
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 Kim’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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Was most present in votes compared to New Jersey DelegationKim missed 0.0% of votes (0 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Kim’s Profile » Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th 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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Held the 2nd most committee positions compared to New Jersey DelegationKim held a leadership position on 0 committees and 2 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. For comparison to other Members of Congress, we assigned a score giving five points for each full committee leadership position and one point for each subcommittee leadership position. View Kim’s Profile » Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (83rd percentile); House Freshmen (92nd percentile); House Democrats (79th percentile); All Representatives (82nd percentile). |
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Got the 2nd fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to New Jersey DelegationKim’s bills and resolutions had 148 cosponsors in the 116th Congress. 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 New Jersey Delegation (8th percentile); House Freshmen (38th percentile); House Democrats (12th percentile); All Representatives (30th percentile). |
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Ranked the 2nd bottom/follower compared to New Jersey DelegationOur 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 the 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Kim’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (8th percentile); House Freshmen (38th percentile); House Democrats (10th percentile); All Representatives (29th percentile). |
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Got their bills out of committee the 10th most often compared to House Freshmen (tied with 3 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Kim introduced 7 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 1385: SAVE Act; H.R. 2819: Gold Star Mothers Families National …; H.R. 3661: Patriotic Employer Protection Act of …; H.R. 4360: VA Overpayment Accountability Act; H.R. 4671: Helping Seniors Afford Health Care …; H.R. 4988: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 6079: Microloan Improvement Act of 2020 Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (75th percentile); House Freshmen (86th percentile); House Democrats (72nd percentile); All Representatives (83rd percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 16th most bills compared to House Freshmen (tied with 3 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 16 of Kim’s 27 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Kim caucused with in the 116th Congress. Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (42nd percentile); House Freshmen (80th percentile); House Democrats (65th percentile); All Representatives (76th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 23rd most often compared to House DemocratsIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 485 bills that Kim cosponsored, 17% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (67th percentile); House Freshmen (49th percentile); House Democrats (90th percentile); All Representatives (50th 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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Ranked 27th most politically right compared to House DemocratsOur unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Kim’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (67th percentile); House Freshmen (44th percentile); House Democrats (89th percentile); All Representatives (48th percentile). |
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Got influential cosponsors the 41st least often compared to House Democrats (tied with 25 others)3 of Kim’s bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress 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. 1385: SAVE Act; H.R. 2673: Small Business Regulatory Relief Act; H.R. 5887: Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty … Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (25th percentile); House Freshmen (43rd percentile); House Democrats (17th percentile); All Representatives (37th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedKim introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 116th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills » Those bills were: H.R. 4988: To designate the facility of … Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (42nd percentile); House Freshmen (41st percentile); House Democrats (25th percentile); All Representatives (37th percentile). The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill. |
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Bills IntroducedKim introduced 27 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (42nd percentile); House Freshmen (68th percentile); House Democrats (45th percentile); All Representatives (64th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.R. 1385: SAVE Act; H.R. 2819: Gold Star Mothers Families National …; H.R. 3191: Spouse Employment Reciprocity and Vocational …; H.R. 5632: FDA Accountability for Public Safety …; H.R. 5887: Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty … Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (33rd percentile); House Freshmen (64th percentile); House Democrats (48th percentile); All Representatives (64th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Bills CosponsoredKim cosponsored 485 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 New Jersey Delegation (50th percentile); House Freshmen (69th percentile); House Democrats (46th percentile); All Representatives (69th 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 the 116th Congress) was the 116th Congress (freshmen) or 115th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
