Rep. Madeleine Dean’s 2020 Report Card

Joined bipartisan bills the 3^rd least often compared to Pennsylvania Delegation

Of the 554 bills that Dean cosponsored, 8% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (11^th percentile); House Freshmen (14^th percentile); House Democrats (37^th percentile); All Representatives (20^th percentile).

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

Ranked 3^rd most politically left compared to Pennsylvania Delegation

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 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Dean’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (11^th percentile); House Freshmen (14^th percentile); House Democrats (41^st percentile); All Representatives (22^nd percentile).

Was 3^rd most present in votes compared to Pennsylvania Delegation

Dean missed 0.6% of votes (6 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Dean’s Profile »

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (11^th percentile); House Freshmen (34^th percentile); All Representatives (17^th 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.

Got influential cosponsors the 5^th most often compared to House Freshmen (tied with 1 other)

7 of Dean’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. 912: Expressing support for the designation …; H.R. 2600: Toxic PFAS Control Act; H.R. 6316: Emergency Relief for Student Borrowers …; H.R. 6899: Know Your Housing Rights Act …; H.R. 6934: Uniform Treatment of NRSROs Act; H.R. 8335: Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement …; H.R. 8366: Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act …

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (89^th percentile); House Freshmen (94^th percentile); House Democrats (65^th percentile); All Representatives (79^th percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the 10^th most often compared to House Freshmen (tied with 3 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Dean introduced 7 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 4300: Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act …; H.R. 4545: Private Loan Disability Discharge Act …; H.R. 4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity …; H.R. 5003: Fair Debt Collection Practices for …; H.R. 6934: Uniform Treatment of NRSROs Act; H.R. 7866: PFAS Free Foam Research and …; H.R. 8366: Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act …

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (83^rd percentile); House Freshmen (86^th percentile); House Democrats (72^nd percentile); All Representatives (83^rd percentile).

Introduced the 12^th most bills compared to House Freshmen (tied with 3 others)

Dean introduced 31 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (72^nd percentile); House Freshmen (84^th percentile); House Democrats (60^th percentile); All Representatives (74^th percentile).

Cosponsored the 20^th most bills compared to House Freshmen

Dean cosponsored 554 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 Pennsylvania Delegation (78^th percentile); House Freshmen (79^th percentile); House Democrats (58^th percentile); All Representatives (76^th percentile).

Got the 36^th fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to House Democrats

Dean’s bills and resolutions had 170 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 Pennsylvania Delegation (44^th percentile); House Freshmen (42^nd percentile); House Democrats (15^th percentile); All Representatives (34^th percentile).

Ranked the 40^th bottom/follower compared to House Democrats

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 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Dean’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (56^th percentile); House Freshmen (46^th percentile); House Democrats (16^th percentile); All Representatives (37^th percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 56^th fewest bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 14 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 8 of Dean’s 31 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Dean caucused with in the 116th Congress.

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

Laws Enacted

Dean introduced 1 bill 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. 7866: PFAS Free Foam Research and …

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (44^th percentile); House Freshmen (41^st percentile); House Democrats (25^th percentile); All Representatives (37^th 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.

Working with the Senate

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 4 of Dean’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. 2950: Know Conflicts Act of 2019; H.R. 3989: Improving Justice Programs through Science …; H.R. 6900: Emergency GRACE Act; H.R. 7627: MORE Savings Act

Compare to all Pennsylvania Delegation (72^nd percentile); House Freshmen (55^th percentile); House Democrats (37^th percentile); All Representatives (53^rd percentile).

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

Committee Positions

Dean 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 Dean’s Profile »

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