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Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s 2022 Report Card

Representative from North Carolina's 11th District
Republican
Served Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023

These statistics cover Cawthorn’s record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Feb 12, 2023.

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 Cawthorn’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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Got bicameral support on the fewest bills compared to North Carolina Delegation

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 1 of Cawthorn’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. 5613: Let Me Travel America Act

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (19th percentile); House Republicans (18th percentile); All Representatives (10th percentile).

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

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the fewest bills compared to North Carolina Delegation (tied with 1 other)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 2 of Cawthorn’s 50 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Cawthorn caucused with in the 117th Congress.

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (24th percentile); House Republicans (16th percentile); All Representatives (9th percentile).

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

Got the 2nd fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to North Carolina Delegation

Cawthorn’s bills and resolutions had 127 cosponsors in the 117th 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 North Carolina Delegation (8th percentile); House Freshmen (36th percentile); House Republicans (33rd percentile); All Representatives (22nd percentile).

 

Ranked the 2nd bottom/follower compared to North Carolina Delegation

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 117th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Cawthorn’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (8th percentile); House Freshmen (36th percentile); House Republicans (32nd percentile); All Representatives (20th percentile).

 

Was 3rd most absent in votes compared to House Freshmen

Cawthorn missed 4.8% of votes (48 of 998 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Cawthorn’s Profile »

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (75th percentile); House Freshmen (96th percentile); All Representatives (91st 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.
 

Introduced the 6th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 3 others)

Cawthorn introduced 50 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (83rd percentile); House Freshmen (96th percentile); House Republicans (96th percentile); All Representatives (91st percentile).

 

Ranked 13th most politically right 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 117th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Cawthorn’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (83rd percentile); House Freshmen (94th percentile); House Republicans (94th percentile); All Representatives (97th percentile).

 

Joined bipartisan bills the 27th least often compared to House Republicans

Of the 378 bills that Cawthorn cosponsored, 10% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (33rd percentile); House Freshmen (35th percentile); House Republicans (12th percentile); All Representatives (43rd percentile).

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

Cosponsored the 32nd most bills compared to House Republicans

Cawthorn cosponsored 378 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 North Carolina Delegation (58th percentile); House Freshmen (69th percentile); House Republicans (85th percentile); All Representatives (56th percentile).

 

Laws Enacted

Cawthorn introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 117th 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. 4702: Military Spouse Tax Act

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (8th percentile); House Freshmen (49th percentile); House Republicans (52nd percentile); All Representatives (35th 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.
 

Bills Out of Committee

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Cawthorn introduced 1 bill in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 4702: Military Spouse Tax Act

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (18th percentile); House Republicans (24th percentile); All Representatives (13th percentile).

 

Powerful Cosponsors

4 of Cawthorn’s bills and resolutions in the 117th 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. 2391: Veterans Fellowship Act; H.R. 3137: Protect Equality And Civics Education …; H.R. 4702: Military Spouse Tax Act; H.R. 4874: Fly Vets Act

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (50th percentile); House Freshmen (65th percentile); House Republicans (69th percentile); All Representatives (56th percentile).

 

Committee Positions

Cawthorn 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 Cawthorn’s Profile »

Compare to all North Carolina Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th 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 117th Congress) was the 117th Congress (freshmen) or 116th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.