Rep. John Faso’s 2017 Report Card
Representative
from New York's 19th District
Republican
Served Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
These year-end statistics cover Faso’s record during the 2017 legislative year (Jan 3, 2017-Dec 31, 2017) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 6, 2018.
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 Faso’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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Cosponsored the 5th fewest bills compared to New York DelegationFaso cosponsored 184 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 New York Delegation (15th percentile); House Freshmen (64th percentile); House Republicans (78th percentile); All Representatives (50th percentile). |
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Got the 7th fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to New York DelegationFaso’s bills and resolutions had 94 cosponsors in 2017. 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 New York Delegation (22nd percentile); House Freshmen (60th percentile); House Republicans (41st percentile); All Representatives (37th percentile). |
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Ranked the 7th bottom/follower compared to New York 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 2017 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Faso’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all New York Delegation (22nd percentile); House Freshmen (59th percentile); House Republicans (29th percentile); All Representatives (32nd percentile). |
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Was 6th most present in votes compared to New York Delegation (tied with 2 others)Faso missed 0.8% of votes (6 of 710 votes) in 2017. View Faso’s Profile » Compare to all New York Delegation (19th percentile); House Freshmen (44th percentile); All Representatives (26th 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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Introduced the 7th fewest bills compared to New York Delegation (tied with 1 other)Faso introduced 11 bills and resolutions in 2017. View Bills » Compare to all New York Delegation (22nd percentile); House Freshmen (67th percentile); House Republicans (50th percentile); All Representatives (47th percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 7th most bills compared to House Freshmen (tied with 5 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 5 of Faso’s 11 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in 2017. Compare to all New York Delegation (37th percentile); House Freshmen (79th percentile); House Republicans (59th percentile); All Representatives (59th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 10th most often compared to House Republicans (tied with 1 other)In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 184 bills that Faso cosponsored, 30% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all New York Delegation (67th percentile); House Freshmen (78th percentile); House Republicans (95th percentile); All Representatives (80th 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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Ranked 44th most politically left compared to House RepublicansOur 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 2017 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Faso’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all New York Delegation (81st percentile); House Freshmen (55th percentile); House Republicans (18th percentile); All Representatives (55th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedFaso introduced 0 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2017. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all New York Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th 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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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Faso introduced 2 bills in 2017 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 2292: To extend a project of …; H.R. 2847: Improving Services for Older Youth … Compare to all New York Delegation (48th percentile); House Freshmen (62nd percentile); House Republicans (39th percentile); All Representatives (54th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors1 of Faso’s bills and resolutions in 2017 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. 2847: Improving Services for Older Youth … Compare to all New York Delegation (11th percentile); House Freshmen (26th percentile); House Republicans (20th percentile); All Representatives (19th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.R. 2292: To extend a project of …; H.R. 4435: Go to High School, Go … Compare to all New York Delegation (56th percentile); House Freshmen (67th percentile); House Republicans (52nd percentile); All Representatives (54th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsFaso 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 Faso’s Profile » Compare to all New York Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Faso supported any of 21 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Faso 2 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Faso cosponsored H.Res. 604: CEASE Resolution; H.Res. 630: Requiring each Member, officer, and … Compare to all New York Delegation (56th percentile); House Freshmen (55th percentile); House Republicans (68th percentile); All Representatives (55th 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 2017) was the 115th Congress (freshmen) or 114th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
