Rep. José Serrano’s 2016 Report Card

Wrote the 2^nd most laws compared to New York Delegation (tied with 1 other)

Serrano introduced 2 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 114th 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. 1350: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 6282: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all New York Delegation (89^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (79^th percentile); House Democrats (87^th percentile); All Representatives (82^nd 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.

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 2^nd fewest bills compared to New York Delegation (tied with 1 other)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 2 of Serrano’s 17 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in the 114th Congress.

Compare to all New York Delegation (4^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (11^th percentile); House Democrats (10^th percentile); All Representatives (12^th percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 7^th least often compared to House Democrats

Of the 401 bills that Serrano cosponsored, 16% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all New York Delegation (4^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (34^th percentile); House Democrats (3^rd percentile); All Representatives (43^rd percentile).

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

Got influential cosponsors the 6^th least often compared to New York Delegation (tied with 6 others)

3 of Serrano’s bills and resolutions in the 114th 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. 735: Cuba Reconciliation Act; H.R. 738: Baseball Diplomacy Act; H.R. 6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act

Compare to all New York Delegation (19^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (41^st percentile); House Democrats (40^th percentile); All Representatives (44^th percentile).

Ranked 18^th most politically left compared to All Representatives

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 114th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Serrano’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all New York Delegation (7^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (7^th percentile); House Democrats (9^th percentile); All Representatives (4^th percentile).

Was 26^th most present in votes compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 2 others)

Serrano missed 1.1% of votes (14 of 1,325 votes) in the 114th Congress. View Serrano’s Profile »

Compare to all New York Delegation (19^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (14^th percentile); All Representatives (22^nd 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 76^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 2 others)

Serrano cosponsored 401 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 (67^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (78^th percentile); House Democrats (62^nd percentile); All Representatives (82^nd percentile).

Bills Introduced

Serrano introduced 17 bills and resolutions in the 114th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all New York Delegation (41^st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (49^th percentile); House Democrats (49^th percentile); All Representatives (55^th percentile).

Bills Out of Committee

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Serrano introduced 2 bills in the 114th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 1350: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 6282: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all New York Delegation (59^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (54^th percentile); House Democrats (74^th percentile); All Representatives (49^th percentile).

Working with the Senate

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 2 of Serrano’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. 1350: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 2024: Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of …

Compare to all New York Delegation (37^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (36^th percentile); House Democrats (37^th percentile); All Representatives (41^st percentile).

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

Committee Positions

Serrano 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 (33^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (21^st percentile); House Democrats (39^th percentile); All Representatives (39^th percentile).

Cosponsors

Serrano’s bills and resolutions had 201 cosponsors in the 114th 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 New York Delegation (37^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (44^th percentile); House Democrats (46^th percentile); All Representatives (48^th 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 114th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Serrano’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all New York Delegation (26^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (28^th percentile); House Democrats (37^th percentile); All Representatives (28^th percentile).

Government Transparency

GovTrack looked at whether Serrano supported any of 40 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Serrano 3 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 …; H.R. 6340: Presidential Accountability Act

Compare to all New York Delegation (56^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (62^nd percentile); House Democrats (36^th percentile); All Representatives (67^th percentile).