Rep. David Price’s 2018 Report Card
Representative
from North Carolina's 4th District
Democrat
Served Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 2023
These statistics cover Price’s record during the 115th Congress (Jan 3, 2017-Jan 3, 2019) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 20, 2019.
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 Price’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 their bills out of committee the least often compared to North Carolina DelegationMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Price introduced 0 bills in the 115th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 2nd most often compared to North Carolina DelegationIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 297 bills that Price cosponsored, 29% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (85th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (74th percentile); House Democrats (56th percentile); All Representatives (76th 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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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 2nd fewest bills compared to North Carolina Delegation (tied with 2 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 3 of Price’s 17 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Price caucused with in the 115th Congress. Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (8th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (11th percentile); House Democrats (10th percentile); All Representatives (11th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Ranked 3rd most politically left compared to North Carolina DelegationOur 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 115th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Price’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (15th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (38th percentile); House Democrats (64th percentile); All Representatives (29th percentile). |
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Ranked the 4th bottom/follower compared to North Carolina 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 115th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Price’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (23rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (39th percentile); House Democrats (46th percentile); All Representatives (42nd percentile). |
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Was 4th most present in votes compared to North Carolina DelegationPrice missed 2.1% of votes (26 of 1,210 votes) in the 115th Congress. View Price’s Profile » Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (23rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (36th percentile); All Representatives (42nd 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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Cosponsored the 34th fewest bills compared to House DemocratsPrice cosponsored 297 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 North Carolina Delegation (62nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (49th percentile); House Democrats (16th percentile); All Representatives (54th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedPrice introduced 0 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 115th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th 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 IntroducedPrice introduced 17 bills and resolutions in the 115th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (54th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (44th percentile); House Democrats (40th percentile); All Representatives (44th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors3 of Price’s bills and resolutions in the 115th 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.Res. 23: Expressing the sense of the …; H.R. 1239: World Language Advancement and Readiness …; H.R. 4491: Advancing International and Foreign Language … Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (62nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (37th percentile); House Democrats (37th percentile); All Representatives (42nd 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. 2949: Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act; H.R. 6900: Spotlight Act; H.J.Res. 145: Providing for congressional disapproval under … Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (62nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (47th percentile); House Democrats (48th percentile); All Representatives (54th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsPrice held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Price’s Profile » Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (46th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (21st percentile); House Democrats (41st percentile); All Representatives (39th percentile). |
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CosponsorsPrice’s bills and resolutions had 222 cosponsors in the 115th 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 North Carolina Delegation (54th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (44th percentile); House Democrats (40th percentile); All Representatives (50th percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Price supported any of 32 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Price 2 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Price cosponsored H.R. 4396: ME TOO Congress Act; H.Res. 630: Requiring each Member, officer, and … Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (38th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (45th percentile); House Democrats (38th percentile); All Representatives (43rd 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 115th Congress) was the 115th Congress (freshmen) or 114th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
