Sen. Bill Hagerty’s 2022 Report Card
Junior
Senator
from Tennessee
Republican
Serving Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2027
These statistics cover Hagerty’s record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare him to other senators also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Feb 12, 2023.
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 Hagerty’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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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 9th fewest bills compared to All SenatorsIn this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 5 of Hagerty’s 29 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Hagerty caucused with in the 117th Congress. Compare to all Senate Freshmen (11th percentile); Senate Republicans (14th percentile); All Senators (8th 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 13th least often compared to Senate RepublicansOf the 308 bills that Hagerty cosponsored, 26% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (67th percentile); Senate Republicans (24th percentile); All Senators (48th 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 14th most politically right compared to All SenatorsOur 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 117th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Hagerty’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Freshmen (67th percentile); Senate Republicans (72nd percentile); All Senators (86th percentile). |
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Wrote the 10th fewest laws compared to All Senators (tied with 9 others)Hagerty introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 117th 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: S. 3451: A bill to include certain … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (11th percentile); Senate Republicans (14th percentile); All Senators (9th 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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Introduced the 19th fewest bills compared to All Senators (tied with 1 other)Hagerty introduced 29 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (33rd percentile); Senate Republicans (32nd percentile); All Senators (18th percentile). |
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Got bicameral support on the 26th fewest bills compared to All Senators (tied with 2 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: S. 488: Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act …; S. 519: Protecting the Right to Organized, …; S. 1384: 21st Century FREE Speech Act; S. 1751: Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME …; S. 1865: Migrant Resettlement Transparency Act; S. 3063: Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy …; S. 3451: A bill to include certain …; S. 3546: SNOOP Act of 2022; S. 3959: Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act; S.Res. 248: A resolution recognizing and celebrating … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (33rd percentile); Senate Republicans (42nd percentile); All Senators (25th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Hagerty introduced 7 bills in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: S. 3451: A bill to include certain …; S. 3491: Commission on Reform and Modernization …; S.Res. 107: A resolution expressing the sense …; S.Res. 163: A resolution relating to the …; S.Res. 248: A resolution recognizing and celebrating …; S.Res. 512: A resolution supporting reopening the …; S.Res. 706: A resolution remembering former Prime … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (44th percentile); Senate Republicans (44th percentile); All Senators (26th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors3 of Hagerty’s bills and resolutions in the 117th 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: S. 488: Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act …; S. 3063: Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy …; S.Res. 706: A resolution remembering former Prime … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (44th percentile); Senate Republicans (42nd percentile); All Senators (30th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsHagerty 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. View Hagerty’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (56th percentile); Senate Republicans (16th percentile); All Senators (16th percentile). |
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Bills CosponsoredHagerty cosponsored 308 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 Senate Freshmen (33rd percentile); Senate Republicans (48th percentile); All Senators (33rd percentile). |
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CosponsorsHagerty’s bills and resolutions had 279 cosponsors in the 117th 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 Senate Freshmen (56th percentile); Senate Republicans (52nd percentile); All Senators (40th percentile). |
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Leadership ScoreOur 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 117th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Hagerty’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Freshmen (56th percentile); Senate Republicans (50th percentile); All Senators (40th percentile). |
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Missed VotesHagerty missed 2.8% of votes (27 of 949 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Hagerty’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (44th percentile); All Senators (53rd 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 117th Congress) was the 117th Congress (freshmen) or 116th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
