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Rep. Gus Bilirakis’s 2022 Report Card

Representative from Florida's 12th District
Republican
Serving Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2025

These statistics cover Bilirakis’s record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Feb 12, 2023.

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 Bilirakis’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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Wrote the 6th most laws compared to House Republicans (tied with 1 other)

Bilirakis introduced 4 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 117th 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. 4255: FAIR Crash Tests Act; H.R. 4551: RANSOMWARE Act; H.R. 5151: Col. James Floyd Turner IV …; H.R. 8299: To allow for devices with …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (88th percentile); House Republicans (97th percentile); All Representatives (90th 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.
 

Got their bills out of committee the 6th most often compared to House Republicans (tied with 1 other)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Bilirakis introduced 9 bills in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.Res. 1261: Of inquiry requesting the President …; H.R. 1324: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment …; H.R. 2501: Spectrum Coordination Act; H.R. 3742: Vaccine INFO Act; H.R. 4255: FAIR Crash Tests Act; H.R. 4551: RANSOMWARE Act; H.R. 4594: Restoring Brand USA Act; H.R. 5151: Col. James Floyd Turner IV …; H.R. 8299: To allow for devices with …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (96th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (86th percentile); House Republicans (97th percentile); All Representatives (90th percentile).

 

Got bicameral support on the 5th 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. 11 of Bilirakis’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. 246: Recognizing the 200th anniversary of …; H.R. 1324: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment …; H.R. 1611: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy …; H.R. 1730: Speeding Therapy Access Today Act …; H.R. 3806: SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021; H.R. 3925: SHELTER Act; H.R. 4036: EASE Behavioral Health Services Act; H.R. 4255: FAIR Crash Tests Act; H.R. 4594: Restoring Brand USA Act; H.R. 5414: Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children …; H.R. 8299: To allow for devices with …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (88th percentile); House Republicans (96th percentile); All Representatives (90th percentile).

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

Was 7th most present in votes compared to Florida Delegation

Bilirakis missed 0.7% of votes (7 of 998 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Bilirakis’s Profile »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (24th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (29th percentile); All Representatives (34th 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.
 

Joined bipartisan bills the 10th most often compared to Serving 10+ Years

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 390 bills that Bilirakis cosponsored, 42% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (95th percentile); House Republicans (88th percentile); All Representatives (94th percentile).

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

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 9th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 3 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 19 of Bilirakis’s 30 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Bilirakis caucused with in the 117th Congress.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (86th percentile); House Republicans (94th percentile); All Representatives (87th percentile).

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

Ranked the 11th top leader compared to House Republicans

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 117th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Bilirakis’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (84th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (68th percentile); House Republicans (95th percentile); All Representatives (79th percentile).

 

Ranked 23rd most politically right compared to Serving 10+ Years

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 117th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Bilirakis’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (60th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (88th percentile); House Republicans (63rd percentile); All Representatives (82nd percentile).

 

Got the 25th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Republicans

Bilirakis’s bills and resolutions had 490 cosponsors in the 117th 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 (76th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (62nd percentile); House Republicans (88th percentile); All Representatives (73rd percentile).

 

Cosponsored the 30th most bills compared to House Republicans

Bilirakis cosponsored 390 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 (56th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (56th percentile); House Republicans (86th percentile); All Representatives (58th percentile).

 

Introduced the 43rd most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 2 others)

Bilirakis introduced 30 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (76th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (63rd percentile); House Republicans (79th percentile); All Representatives (67th percentile).

 

Powerful Cosponsors

4 of Bilirakis’s bills and resolutions in the 117th 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.R. 1282: Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 1611: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy …; H.R. 4551: RANSOMWARE Act; H.R. 4594: Restoring Brand USA Act

Compare to all Florida Delegation (64th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (49th percentile); House Republicans (69th percentile); All Representatives (56th percentile).

 

Committee Positions

Bilirakis 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 Bilirakis’s Profile »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (48th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (26th percentile); House Republicans (47th 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 117th Congress) was the 117th Congress (freshmen) or 116th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.