Rep. Kathleen Rice’s 2020 Report Card
Representative
from New York's 4th District
Democrat
Served Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2023
These statistics cover Rice’s record during the 116th Congress (Jan 3, 2019-Jan 3, 2021) and compare her to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 30, 2021.
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 Rice’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 5th most absent in votes compared to New York DelegationRice missed 3.2% of votes (31 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Rice’s Profile » Compare to all New York Delegation (81st percentile); All Representatives (66th 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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Joined bipartisan bills the 20th most often compared to House DemocratsIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 576 bills that Rice cosponsored, 18% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all New York Delegation (67th percentile); House Democrats (92nd percentile); All Representatives (51st 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 30th most politically right compared to House DemocratsOur 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 Rice’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all New York Delegation (63rd percentile); House Democrats (87th percentile); All Representatives (48th percentile). |
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Got influential cosponsors the 54th most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 7 others)9 of Rice’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.Res. 703: Supporting the designation of the …; H.Res. 1219: Supporting the designation of the …; H.R. 1232: Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for …; H.R. 1833: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 1903: Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Act; H.R. 3010: Honoring All Veterans Act; H.R. 5843: Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act …; H.R. 7784: VA Police Improvement and Accountability …; H.Con.Res. 68: Fiscal State of the Nation … Compare to all New York Delegation (70th percentile); House Democrats (76th percentile); All Representatives (86th percentile). |
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Got their bills out of committee the 55th most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 20 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Rice introduced 7 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 428: Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists’ …; H.R. 542: Supporting Research and Development for …; H.R. 1232: Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for …; H.R. 1833: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 2109: Boosting Rates of American Veteran …; H.R. 3010: Honoring All Veterans Act; H.R. 5843: Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act … Compare to all New York Delegation (59th percentile); House Democrats (72nd percentile); All Representatives (83rd percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 61st most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 14 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 18 of Rice’s 31 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Rice caucused with in the 116th Congress. Compare to all New York Delegation (63rd percentile); House Democrats (73rd percentile); All Representatives (83rd percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Got bicameral support on the 53rd fewest bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 34 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.R. 2109: Boosting Rates of American Veteran …; H.R. 5843: Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act …; H.R. 6045: Recognizing the Role of Direct … Compare to all New York Delegation (26th percentile); House Democrats (22nd percentile); All Representatives (39th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Ranked the 72nd top leader compared to All RepresentativesOur 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 Rice’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all New York Delegation (59th percentile); House Democrats (71st percentile); All Representatives (83rd percentile). |
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Got the 85th most cosponsors on their bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 2 others)Rice’s bills and resolutions had 643 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 New York Delegation (63rd percentile); House Democrats (65th percentile); All Representatives (80th percentile). |
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Cosponsored the 94th most bills compared to All RepresentativesRice cosponsored 576 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 (63rd percentile); House Democrats (61st percentile); All Representatives (78th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedRice 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. 1833: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 2109: Boosting Rates of American Veteran … Compare to all New York Delegation (59th percentile); House Democrats (57th percentile); All Representatives (67th 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 IntroducedRice introduced 31 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all New York Delegation (56th percentile); House Democrats (60th percentile); All Representatives (74th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsRice 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 Rice’s Profile » Compare to all New York Delegation (33rd percentile); House Democrats (40th 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 the 116th Congress) 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.
