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Rep. Frederica Wilson’s 2020 Report Card

Representative from Florida's 24th District
Democrat
Serving Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2025

These statistics cover Wilson’s record during the 116th Congress (Jan 3, 2019-Jan 3, 2021) and compare her 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 Wilson’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 fewest bills compared to Florida Delegation

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 1 of Wilson’s 27 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Wilson caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (3rd percentile); House Democrats (1st percentile); All Representatives (3rd percentile).

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

Joined bipartisan bills the least often compared to Florida Delegation

Of the 658 bills that Wilson cosponsored, 5% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (3rd percentile); House Democrats (6th percentile); All Representatives (3rd percentile).

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

Ranked most politically left compared to Florida Delegation

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 Wilson’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (5th percentile); House Democrats (9th percentile); All Representatives (5th percentile).

 

Cosponsored the 3rd most bills compared to Florida Delegation

Wilson cosponsored 658 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 (89th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (85th percentile); House Democrats (74th percentile); All Representatives (86th percentile).

 

Got the 4th most cosponsors on their bills compared to Florida Delegation

Wilson’s bills and resolutions had 539 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 Florida Delegation (85th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (64th percentile); House Democrats (56th percentile); All Representatives (74th percentile).

 

Ranked the 4th top leader compared to Florida Delegation

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 Wilson’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (85th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (62nd percentile); House Democrats (57th percentile); All Representatives (74th percentile).

 

Was 7th most absent in votes compared to Serving 10+ Years

Wilson missed 12.4% of votes (118 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Wilson’s Profile »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (89th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (96th percentile); All Representatives (94th 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.
 

Got their bills out of committee the 31st least often compared to House Democrats (tied with 27 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Wilson introduced 2 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 1636: Commission on the Social Status …; H.R. 6213: No Cost for COVID-19 Testing …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (33rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (31st percentile); House Democrats (13th percentile); All Representatives (32nd percentile).

 

Laws Enacted

Wilson introduced 2 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. 1636: Commission on the Social Status …; H.R. 6213: No Cost for COVID-19 Testing …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (70th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (63rd percentile); House Democrats (57th percentile); All Representatives (67th 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.
 

Bills Introduced

Wilson introduced 27 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (67th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (62nd percentile); House Democrats (45th percentile); All Representatives (64th percentile).

 

Powerful Cosponsors

6 of Wilson’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.Res. 375: Recognizing the Fifth Anniversary of …; H.Res. 609: Expressing support to designate the …; H.R. 1636: Commission on the Social Status …; H.R. 2527: Vaccinate All Children Act of …; H.R. 4303: Bahamas TPS Act of 2019; H.R. 6213: No Cost for COVID-19 Testing …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (74th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (64th percentile); House Democrats (53rd percentile); All Representatives (71st percentile).

 

Working with the Senate

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 5 of Wilson’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.Res. 375: Recognizing the Fifth Anniversary of …; H.Res. 609: Expressing support to designate the …; H.Res. 1106: Expressing support to designate the …; H.R. 234: Liberty City Rising Act; H.R. 7569: Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act

Compare to all Florida Delegation (59th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (62nd percentile); House Democrats (48th percentile); All Representatives (64th percentile).

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

Committee Positions

Wilson 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 Wilson’s Profile »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (48th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (19th percentile); House Democrats (40th percentile); All Representatives (42nd 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.