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Rep. John Katko’s 2019 Report Card

Representative from New York's 24th District
Republican
Served Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2023

These year-end statistics cover Katko’s record during the 2019 legislative year (Jan 3, 2019-Dec 31, 2019) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 18, 2020.

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 Katko’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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Was 3rd most absent in votes compared to New York Delegation

Katko missed 3.9% of votes (27 of 701 votes) in 2019. View Katko’s Profile »

Compare to all New York Delegation (88th percentile); All Representatives (78th 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 6th most often compared to All Representatives

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 255 bills that Katko cosponsored, 75% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all New York Delegation (88th percentile); House Republicans (97th percentile); All Representatives (99th 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 6th most bills compared to All Representatives

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 26 of Katko’s 26 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Katko caucused with in 2019.

Compare to all New York Delegation (92nd percentile); House Republicans (99th percentile); All Representatives (99th percentile).

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

Got their bills out of committee the 8th most often compared to House Republicans (tied with 4 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Katko introduced 4 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 769: Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of …; H.R. 1975: Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act …; H.R. 2590: DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act …; H.R. 3675: Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration …

Compare to all New York Delegation (46th percentile); House Republicans (94th percentile); All Representatives (81st percentile).

 

Introduced the 11th most bills compared to House Republicans

Katko introduced 26 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills »

Compare to all New York Delegation (65th percentile); House Republicans (94th percentile); All Representatives (86th percentile).

 

Cosponsored the 13th most bills compared to House Republicans

Katko cosponsored 255 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 (23rd percentile); House Republicans (94th percentile); All Representatives (56th percentile).

 

Got the 15th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Republicans

Katko’s bills and resolutions had 342 cosponsors in 2019. 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 (35th percentile); House Republicans (92nd percentile); All Representatives (73rd percentile).

 

Ranked 17th most politically left compared to House Republicans

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 2019 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Katko’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all New York Delegation (81st percentile); House Republicans (8th percentile); All Representatives (57th percentile).

 

Ranked the 20th 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 2019 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Katko’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all New York Delegation (31st percentile); House Republicans (90th percentile); All Representatives (68th percentile).

 

Got bicameral support on the 70th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 34 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 4 of Katko’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. 1083: Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of …; H.R. 1614: John S. McCain Opioid Addiction …; H.R. 2431: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage …; H.R. 4963: SIMSA

Compare to all New York Delegation (69th percentile); House Republicans (88th percentile); All Representatives (76th percentile).

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

Laws Enacted

Katko introduced 0 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2019. 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 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.
 

Powerful Cosponsors

4 of Katko’s bills and resolutions in 2019 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. 1975: Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act …; H.R. 2431: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage …; H.R. 3657: Bill’s Promise Act; H.R. 4963: SIMSA

Compare to all New York Delegation (46th percentile); House Republicans (86th percentile); All Representatives (70th percentile).

 

Committee Positions

Katko 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 Katko’s Profile »

Compare to all New York Delegation (31st percentile); House Republicans (44th percentile); All Representatives (42nd 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 2019) 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.