Rep. Gregory Murphy’s 2020 Report Card
Representative
from North Carolina's 3rd District
Republican
Serving Sep 17, 2019 – Jan 3, 2025
These statistics cover Murphy’s record during the 116th Congress (Sep 17, 2019-Jan 3, 2021) and compare him 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 Murphy’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 North Carolina Delegation (tied with 1 other)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 2 of Murphy’s 15 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Murphy caucused with in the 116th Congress. Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (9th percentile); House Republicans (13th percentile); All Representatives (8th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Got their bills out of committee the 2nd least often compared to North Carolina Delegation (tied with 2 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Murphy introduced 1 bill in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 5037: To designate the facility of … Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (8th percentile); House Freshmen (14th percentile); House Republicans (29th percentile); All Representatives (15th percentile). |
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Ranked the 3rd 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 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Murphy’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (17th percentile); House Freshmen (34th percentile); House Republicans (44th percentile); All Representatives (25th percentile). |
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Introduced the 4th fewest bills compared to North Carolina Delegation (tied with 3 others)Murphy introduced 15 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (25th percentile); House Freshmen (33rd percentile); House Republicans (51st percentile); All Representatives (29th percentile). |
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Was 7th most absent in votes compared to House FreshmenMurphy missed 6.4% of votes (27 of 423 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Murphy’s Profile » Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (50th percentile); House Freshmen (93rd percentile); All Representatives (85th 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 10th fewest bills compared to House Freshmen (tied with 1 other)Murphy cosponsored 151 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 (33rd percentile); House Freshmen (9th percentile); House Republicans (20th percentile); All Representatives (11th percentile). |
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Got bicameral support on the 24th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 8 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.Res. 961: Expressing the sense of the …; H.R. 5037: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 5582: Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency …; H.R. 5875: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd …; H.R. 8110: Campus Free Speech Restoration Act Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (67th percentile); House Freshmen (64th percentile); House Republicans (84th percentile); All Representatives (64th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 51st least often compared to House RepublicansOf the 151 bills that Murphy cosponsored, 32% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (58th percentile); House Freshmen (72nd percentile); House Republicans (25th percentile); All Representatives (65th 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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Laws EnactedMurphy introduced 1 bill 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. 5037: To designate the facility of … Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (25th percentile); House Freshmen (41st percentile); House Republicans (51st percentile); All Representatives (37th 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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Powerful Cosponsors0 of Murphy’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 North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsMurphy 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 Murphy’s Profile » Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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CosponsorsMurphy’s bills and resolutions had 133 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 North Carolina Delegation (33rd percentile); House Freshmen (34th percentile); House Republicans (48th percentile); All Representatives (28th percentile). |
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Ideology ScoreOur 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 Murphy’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (58th percentile); House Freshmen (74th percentile); House Republicans (36th percentile); All Representatives (71st 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.
