Rep. Donna Shalala’s 2019 Report Card

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

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Shalala introduced 5 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.Res. 357: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 415: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 656: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 758: Providing for consideration of the …; H.R. 920: Venezuela Arms Restriction Act

Compare to all Florida Delegation (93^rd percentile); House Freshmen (92^nd percentile); House Democrats (78^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

Was 2^nd most present in votes compared to Florida Delegation

Shalala missed 0.3% of votes (2 of 701 votes) in 2019. View Shalala’s Profile »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (4^th percentile); House Freshmen (17^th percentile); All Representatives (11^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.

Introduced the 4^th most bills compared to House Freshmen (tied with 1 other)

Shalala introduced 20 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (78^th percentile); House Freshmen (95^th percentile); House Democrats (64^th percentile); All Representatives (76^th percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 5^th most bills compared to House Freshmen

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 6 of Shalala’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. 2006: College Equity Act of 2019; H.R. 2775: Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act; H.R. 3689: Protecting JOBs Act; H.R. 4322: Expanding Cannabis Research and Information …; H.R. 5076: Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act …; H.R. 5327: Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (89^th percentile); House Freshmen (95^th percentile); House Democrats (79^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

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

Got the 5^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Freshmen

Shalala’s bills and resolutions had 333 cosponsors in 2019. 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 (81^st percentile); House Freshmen (95^th percentile); House Democrats (54^th percentile); All Representatives (72^nd percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 4^th 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. 11 of Shalala’s 20 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Shalala caucused with in 2019.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (78^th percentile); House Freshmen (92^nd percentile); House Democrats (69^th percentile); All Representatives (78^th percentile).

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

Ranked the 6^th top leader compared to House Freshmen

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 2019 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Shalala’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (81^st percentile); House Freshmen (93^rd percentile); House Democrats (53^rd percentile); All Representatives (71^st percentile).

Ranked 16^th most politically left compared to House Freshmen

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 2019 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Shalala’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (26^th percentile); House Freshmen (16^th percentile); House Democrats (44^th percentile); All Representatives (24^th percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 18^th least often compared to House Freshmen

Of the 282 bills that Shalala cosponsored, 9% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (22^nd percentile); House Freshmen (18^th percentile); House Democrats (48^th percentile); All Representatives (26^th percentile).

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

Got influential cosponsors the 51^st least often compared to House Democrats (tied with 48 others)

2 of Shalala’s bills and resolutions in 2019 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. 2775: Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act; H.R. 3369: Defending All Veterans In Education …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (44^th percentile); House Freshmen (51^st percentile); House Democrats (21^st percentile); All Representatives (40^th percentile).

Laws Enacted

Shalala introduced 0 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2019. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (0^th percentile); House Freshmen (0^th percentile); House Democrats (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^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.

Committee Positions

Shalala 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 Shalala’s Profile »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (48^th percentile); House Freshmen (66^th percentile); House Democrats (40^th percentile); All Representatives (42^nd percentile).

Bills Cosponsored

Shalala cosponsored 282 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 (56^th percentile); House Freshmen (64^th percentile); House Democrats (33^rd percentile); All Representatives (62^nd percentile).