Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s 2020 Report Card

Got influential cosponsors the 2^nd least often compared to Virginia Delegation

2 of Wexton’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. 3153: EFFORT Act; H.R. 6378: Interagency Pandemic Guidance for Consumers …

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (9^th percentile); House Freshmen (25^th percentile); House Democrats (7^th percentile); All Representatives (24^th percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the 4^th most often compared to House Freshmen (tied with 3 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Wexton introduced 9 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.Res. 79: Expressing the sense of the …; H.Res. 920: Relating to House Resolution 891.; H.Res. 954: Electing a certain Member to …; H.R. 1414: FinCEN Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 2290: Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions …; H.R. 3018: Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter …; H.R. 3153: EFFORT Act; H.R. 4971: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 6270: Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act …

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (64^th percentile); House Freshmen (93^rd percentile); House Democrats (86^th percentile); All Representatives (91^st percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 22^nd least often compared to House Freshmen

Of the 375 bills that Wexton cosponsored, 10% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (27^th percentile); House Freshmen (22^nd percentile); House Democrats (53^rd percentile); All Representatives (29^th percentile).

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

Ranked 24^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 the 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Wexton’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (36^th percentile); House Freshmen (24^th percentile); House Democrats (59^th percentile); All Representatives (32^nd percentile).

Was 34^th most present in votes compared to All Representatives (tied with 10 others)

Wexton missed 0.3% of votes (3 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Wexton’s Profile »

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (9^th percentile); House Freshmen (19^th percentile); All Representatives (8^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.

Cosponsored the 43^rd fewest bills compared to House Democrats

Wexton cosponsored 375 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 Virginia Delegation (55^th percentile); House Freshmen (50^th percentile); House Democrats (18^th percentile); All Representatives (52^nd percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 56^th fewest bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 14 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 8 of Wexton’s 22 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Wexton caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (27^th percentile); House Freshmen (44^th percentile); House Democrats (23^rd percentile); All Representatives (41^st percentile).

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

Got bicameral support on the 53^rd fewest bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 34 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 3 of Wexton’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. 3018: Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter …; H.R. 3153: EFFORT Act; H.R. 8395: COVID–19 Disinformation Research and Reporting …

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (27^th percentile); House Freshmen (41^st percentile); House Democrats (22^nd percentile); All Representatives (39^th percentile).

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

Laws Enacted

Wexton 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. 3153: EFFORT Act; H.R. 4971: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (45^th percentile); House Freshmen (71^st percentile); House Democrats (57^th percentile); All Representatives (67^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.

Bills Introduced

Wexton introduced 22 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (27^th percentile); House Freshmen (52^nd percentile); House Democrats (31^st percentile); All Representatives (52^nd percentile).

Committee Positions

Wexton 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 Wexton’s Profile »

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

Cosponsors

Wexton’s bills and resolutions had 274 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 Virginia Delegation (36^th percentile); House Freshmen (65^th percentile); House Democrats (28^th percentile); All Representatives (51^st percentile).

Leadership Score

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 Wexton’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Virginia Delegation (36^th percentile); House Freshmen (65^th percentile); House Democrats (28^th percentile); All Representatives (52^nd percentile).