Rep. David Kustoff’s 2020 Report Card

Got their bills out of committee the 2^nd most often compared to Tennessee Delegation

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Kustoff introduced 3 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 1602: TRACED Act; H.R. 2015: TRACED Act; H.R. 3680: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (78^th percentile); House Sophomores (47^th percentile); House Republicans (74^th percentile); All Representatives (47^th percentile).

Ranked the 8^th bottom/follower compared to House Sophomores

Our 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 Kustoff’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (56^th percentile); House Sophomores (13^th percentile); House Republicans (37^th percentile); All Representatives (20^th percentile).

Wrote the 7^th most laws compared to House Republicans (tied with 4 others)

Kustoff introduced 3 bills 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. 1602: TRACED Act; H.R. 2015: TRACED Act; H.R. 3680: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (78^th percentile); House Sophomores (87^th percentile); House Republicans (94^th percentile); All Representatives (84^th 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.

Cosponsored the 9^th fewest bills compared to House Sophomores

Kustoff cosponsored 180 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 Tennessee Delegation (44^th percentile); House Sophomores (15^th percentile); House Republicans (35^th percentile); All Representatives (17^th percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 8^th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 4 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 7 of Kustoff’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Those bills were: H.R. 1602: TRACED Act; H.R. 1954: Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of …; H.R. 2015: TRACED Act; H.R. 2837: Restoring the Armed Career Criminal …; H.R. 4510: Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act …; H.R. 4898: Rural Health Innovation Act of …; H.R. 7033: SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2020

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (67^th percentile); House Sophomores (78^th percentile); House Republicans (94^th percentile); All Representatives (80^th percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.

Got the 11^th fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to House Sophomores

Kustoff’s bills and resolutions had 112 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 Tennessee Delegation (56^th percentile); House Sophomores (18^th percentile); House Republicans (41^st percentile); All Representatives (23^rd percentile).

Introduced the 14^th fewest bills compared to House Sophomores

Kustoff introduced 14 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (44^th percentile); House Sophomores (24^th percentile); House Republicans (49^th percentile); All Representatives (28^th percentile).

Ranked 86^th most politically right compared to All Representatives

Our 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 Kustoff’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (56^th percentile); House Sophomores (71^st percentile); House Republicans (56^th percentile); All Representatives (80^th percentile).

Powerful Cosponsors

0 of Kustoff’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.

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (0^th percentile); House Sophomores (0^th percentile); House Republicans (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^th percentile).

Writing Bipartisan Bills

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 9 of Kustoff’s 14 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Kustoff caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (56^th percentile); House Sophomores (54^th percentile); House Republicans (70^th percentile); All Representatives (48^th percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.

Committee Positions

Kustoff 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 Kustoff’s Profile »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (0^th percentile); House Sophomores (0^th percentile); House Republicans (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^th percentile).

Joining Bipartisan Bills

Of the 180 bills that Kustoff cosponsored, 34% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (56^th percentile); House Sophomores (65^th percentile); House Republicans (29^th percentile); All Representatives (67^th percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.

Missed Votes

Kustoff missed 2.5% of votes (24 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Kustoff’s Profile »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (44^th percentile); House Sophomores (56^th percentile); All Representatives (55^th 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.