Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 2020 Report Card

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the fewest bills compared to Minnesota Delegation

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 1 of Omar’s 42 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Omar caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (0^th percentile); House Freshmen (5^th percentile); House Democrats (1^st percentile); All Representatives (3^rd 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 Minnesota Delegation

Of the 673 bills that Omar cosponsored, 4% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (0^th percentile); House Freshmen (5^th percentile); House Democrats (5^th percentile); All Representatives (3^rd 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 Minnesota 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 Omar’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (0^th percentile); House Freshmen (5^th percentile); House Democrats (5^th percentile); All Representatives (3^rd percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the 2^nd least often compared to Minnesota Delegation (tied with 1 other)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Omar introduced 1 bill in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 6187: MEALS Act

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (12^th percentile); House Freshmen (14^th percentile); House Democrats (4^th percentile); All Representatives (15^th percentile).

Introduced the 4^th most bills compared to House Freshmen

Omar introduced 42 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (88^th percentile); House Freshmen (96^th percentile); House Democrats (82^nd percentile); All Representatives (89^th percentile).

Cosponsored the 9^th most bills compared to House Freshmen

Omar cosponsored 673 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 Minnesota Delegation (75^th percentile); House Freshmen (91^st percentile); House Democrats (76^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

Got the 10^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Freshmen

Omar’s bills and resolutions had 497 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 Minnesota Delegation (75^th percentile); House Freshmen (90^th percentile); House Democrats (52^nd percentile); All Representatives (72^nd percentile).

Was 13^th most absent in votes compared to House Freshmen

Omar missed 4.4% of votes (42 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Omar’s Profile »

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (75^th percentile); House Freshmen (86^th percentile); All Representatives (76^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.

Ranked the 23^rd 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 the 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Omar’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (50^th percentile); House Freshmen (76^th percentile); House Democrats (36^th percentile); All Representatives (59^th percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 43^rd most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 16 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 9 of Omar’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. 5734: Neighbors Not Enemies Act; H.R. 7135: CIVIL Act; H.R. 7781: End Polluter Welfare Act of …; H.R. 8020: Make Billionaires Pay Act; H.J.Res. 82: Direct the removal of United …; H.J.Res. 100: Providing for congressional disapproval of …; H.J.Res. 101: Providing for congressional disapproval of …; H.J.Res. 102: Providing for congressional disapproval of …; H.J.Res. 103: Providing for congressional disapproval of …

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (75^th percentile); House Freshmen (90^th percentile); House Democrats (78^th percentile); All Representatives (86^th percentile).

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

Laws Enacted

Omar 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. 6187: MEALS Act

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (38^th percentile); House Freshmen (41^st percentile); House Democrats (25^th percentile); All Representatives (37^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.

Powerful Cosponsors

5 of Omar’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.R. 5734: Neighbors Not Enemies Act; H.R. 6187: MEALS Act; H.R. 6289: STOP Act of 2020; H.R. 6430: Suspend School Meal Debt Act; H.R. 7781: End Polluter Welfare Act of …

Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (38^th percentile); House Freshmen (74^th percentile); House Democrats (42^nd percentile); All Representatives (61^st percentile).

Committee Positions

Omar 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 Omar’s Profile »

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