Rep. Marc Veasey’s 2020 Report Card
Representative
from Texas's 33rd District
Democrat
Serving Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2025
These statistics cover Veasey’s record during the 116th Congress (Jan 3, 2019-Jan 3, 2021) and compare him 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 Veasey’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 their bills out of committee the 6th most often compared to Texas DelegationMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Veasey introduced 5 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.Res. 826: Expressing disapproval of the Trump …; H.R. 3607: Fossil Energy Research and Development …; H.R. 5130: Capturing All Small Businesses Act …; H.R. 5173: To authorize the National Medal …; H.R. 5562: To designate the facility of … Compare to all Texas Delegation (83rd percentile); House Democrats (53rd percentile); All Representatives (71st percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 8th least often compared to Texas DelegationOf the 376 bills that Veasey cosponsored, 12% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Texas Delegation (20th percentile); House Democrats (76th percentile); All Representatives (41st 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 8th most politically left compared to Texas DelegationOur 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 Veasey’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Texas Delegation (20th percentile); House Democrats (63rd percentile); All Representatives (34th percentile). |
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Ranked the 8th top leader compared to Texas DelegationOur 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 Veasey’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Texas Delegation (77th percentile); House Democrats (36th percentile); All Representatives (60th percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 35th fewest bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 9 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 6 of Veasey’s 23 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Veasey caucused with in the 116th Congress. Compare to all Texas Delegation (37th percentile); House Democrats (14th percentile); All Representatives (29th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Cosponsored the 44th fewest bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 1 other)Veasey cosponsored 376 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 Texas Delegation (74th percentile); House Democrats (18th percentile); All Representatives (52nd percentile). |
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Laws EnactedVeasey 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. 5173: To authorize the National Medal … Compare to all Texas Delegation (46th percentile); House Democrats (25th percentile); All Representatives (37th 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 IntroducedVeasey introduced 23 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all Texas Delegation (66th percentile); House Democrats (34th percentile); All Representatives (54th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors4 of Veasey’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. 556: Expressing support for designation of …; H.Res. 1010: Commemorating Juneteenth by calling for …; H.Res. 1114: Expressing support for the designation …; H.R. 3607: Fossil Energy Research and Development … Compare to all Texas Delegation (63rd percentile); House Democrats (28th percentile); All Representatives (50th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Compare to all Texas Delegation (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsVeasey 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 Veasey’s Profile » Compare to all Texas Delegation (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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CosponsorsVeasey’s bills and resolutions had 330 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 Texas Delegation (74th percentile); House Democrats (35th percentile); All Representatives (57th percentile). |
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Missed VotesVeasey missed 1.8% of votes (17 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Veasey’s Profile » Compare to all Texas Delegation (31st percentile); All Representatives (42nd 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. |
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.
