Rep. José Serrano’s 2015 Report Card
Representative
from New York's 15th District
Democrat
Served Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2021
These year-end statistics cover Serrano’s record during the 2015 legislative year (Jan 6, 2015-Dec 31, 2015) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 9, 2016.
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 Serrano’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 most present in votes compared to New York DelegationSerrano missed 0.0% of votes (0 of 704 votes) in 2015. View Serrano’s Profile » Compare to all New York Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th 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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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the lowest % of bills compared to New York DelegationSerrano tends to gather cosponsors only on one side of the aisle. 7% of Serrano’s 14 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in 2015. Compare to all New York Delegation (0th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (3rd percentile); House Democrats (5th percentile); Safe House Seats (3rd percentile); All Representatives (3rd percentile). Only Members of Congress who sponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 4th least often compared to House DemocratsOf the 238 bills that Serrano cosponsored, 14% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all New York Delegation (4th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (33rd percentile); House Democrats (2nd percentile); Safe House Seats (44th percentile); All Representatives (42nd 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 19th most politically left compared to All RepresentativesOur 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 2015 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Serrano’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all New York Delegation (7th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (7th percentile); House Democrats (9th percentile); Safe House Seats (5th percentile); All Representatives (4th percentile). |
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Cosponsored the 105th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 1 other)Serrano cosponsored 238 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 (48th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (74th percentile); House Democrats (55th percentile); Safe House Seats (75th percentile); All Representatives (76th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedSerrano introduced 1 bill that became law in 2015. 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. 1350: To designate the facility of … Compare to all New York Delegation (78th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (78th percentile); House Democrats (85th percentile); Safe House Seats (82nd percentile); All Representatives (82nd percentile). A bill or joint resolution is considered enacted if it or an exactly identical bill to it is enacted as law. We only consider bills that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. |
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Bills IntroducedSerrano introduced 14 bills and resolutions in 2015. View Bills » Compare to all New York Delegation (56th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (59th percentile); House Democrats (67th percentile); Safe House Seats (69th percentile); All Representatives (70th percentile). |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Serrano introduced 1 bill in 2015 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 1350: To designate the facility of … Compare to all New York Delegation (48th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (45th percentile); House Democrats (66th percentile); Safe House Seats (45th percentile); All Representatives (46th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors2 of Serrano’s bills and resolutions in 2015 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. 735: Cuba Reconciliation Act; H.R. 738: Baseball Diplomacy Act Compare to all New York Delegation (30th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (36th percentile); House Democrats (38th percentile); Safe House Seats (43rd percentile); All Representatives (44th 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. 1350: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 2024: Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of … Compare to all New York Delegation (70th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (49th percentile); House Democrats (54th percentile); Safe House Seats (53rd percentile); All Representatives (55th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsSerrano 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 Serrano’s Profile » Compare to all New York Delegation (37th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (17th percentile); House Democrats (38th percentile); Safe House Seats (36th percentile); All Representatives (38th percentile). |
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CosponsorsSerrano’s bills and resolutions had 134 cosponsors in 2015. 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 (48th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (47th percentile); House Democrats (52nd percentile); Safe House Seats (50th percentile); All Representatives (52nd percentile). |
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Leadership ScoreOur 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 2015 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Serrano’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all New York Delegation (33rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (31st percentile); House Democrats (45th percentile); Safe House Seats (35th percentile); All Representatives (35th percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Serrano supported any of 28 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Serrano 2 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Serrano cosponsored H.R. 430: DISCLOSE 2015 Act; H.R. 20: Government By the People Act … Compare to all New York Delegation (52nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (59th percentile); House Democrats (31st percentile); Safe House Seats (62nd percentile); All Representatives (65th 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 2015) was the 114th Congress (freshmen) or 113th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
