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Sen. Marco Rubio’s 2022 Report Card

Senior Senator from Florida
Republican
Serving Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2029


These statistics cover Rubio’s record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare him to other senators 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 Rubio’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.

 

Introduced the most bills compared to All Senators

Rubio introduced 218 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Senate Republicans (98th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (98th percentile); All Senators (99th percentile).


 

Got bicameral support on the most bills compared to All Senators

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 72 of Rubio’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the House. 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: S. 46: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of …; S. 66: South Florida Clean Coastal Waters …; S. 108: A bill to authorize the …; S. 210: Protecting JOBs Act; S. 380: Health Savings Act of 2021; S. 407: Air America Act of 2022; S. 460: A bill to extend the …; S. 520: Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development …; S. 570: American Financial Markets Integrity and …; S. 577: Foreign Influence Transparency Act; S. 623: Sunshine Protection Act of 2021; S. 699: Women and Lung Cancer Research …; S. 947: Housing Accountability Act of 2021; S. 1059: American Innovation and Manufacturing Act; S. 1083: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of …; S. 1093: A bill to amend title …; S. 1152: ELEVATE Act; S. 1154: Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act …; S. 1576: Safe Temperature Act of 2021; S. 1621: PREPARE Act; S. 1742: TSP Act; S. 1746: Liberty City Rising Act; S. 2021: SAFE Hospitals Act of 2021; S. 2120: United States–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center …; S. 2212: FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief …; S. 2214: PROTECTS Act; S. 2418: Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency …; S. 2468: American Shores Protection Act; S. 2536: Restore Public Health Institution Trust …; S. 2745: Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist …; S. 2746: Keep Children and Families Safe …; S. 2822: PRC Act; S. 2830: Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, …; S. 2866: TREAT Act; S. 2869: NFIP Risk Rating 2.0 Delay …; S. 2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 2947: Flood Risk Transparency for Homebuyers …; S. 3031: Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act …; S. 3174: Strengthening Supply Chains for Servicemembers …; S. 3180: Rachel Booth Act; S. 3371: Land and Water Conservation Fund …; S. 3402: Protecting Guides and Outfitters from …; S. 3403: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing …; S. 3460: Keep Kids in Schools Act; S. 3585: Teamwork for Employees and Managers …; S. 3598: No Chinese Communist SURPRISE Parties …; S. 3661: Expediting Natural Gas Exports to …; S. 3676: South Florida Ecosystem Enhancement Act …; S. 3730: Hearing Small Businesses Act of …; S. 3739: PUPPETS Act of 2022; S. 3895: United States Commission on International …; S. 4131: No Tax Breaks for Radical …; S. 4142: Preventing PLA Acquisition of United …; S. 4226: Urgently Feeding America’s Babies Act …; S. 4277: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act; S. 4304: Defending Freedom of Conscience for …; S. 4394: Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production …; S. 4491: Preventing Terrorist Transfers to Afghanistan …; S. 4541: Standing with Moms Act; S. 4569: Turn OFF THE TAP Act; S. 4799: Simplifying Grants Act of 2022; S. 4868: Providing for Life Act; S. 4876: Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl …; S. 4937: Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of …; S. 4943: Preserving the Gulf Test Range …; S. 5115: Helping HANDS for Families Act; S. 5246: National Development Strategy and Coordination …; S.Res. 116: A resolution commemorating the 60th …; S.Res. 508: A resolution honoring the memories …; S.Res. 632: A resolution calling for the …; S.J.Res. 4: A joint resolution proposing an …; S.J.Res. 41: A joint resolution providing for …

Compare to all Senate Republicans (98th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (98th percentile); All Senators (99th percentile).

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


 

Got influential cosponsors the most often compared to Senate Republicans

23 of Rubio’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: S. 65: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; S. 109: Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act; S. 295: Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act; S. 1621: PREPARE Act; S. 2003: Central American Women and Children …; S. 2341: Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection …; S. 3240: Free Veterans from Fees Act; S. 3402: Protecting Guides and Outfitters from …; S. 3573: A bill to direct the …; S. 3589: Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act …; S. 3895: United States Commission on International …; S. 4491: Preventing Terrorist Transfers to Afghanistan …; S. 4714: Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor …; S. 5109: United States Legal Gold and …; S.Res. 44: A resolution denouncing the Maduro …; S.Res. 81: A resolution honoring Las Damas …; S.Res. 116: A resolution commemorating the 60th …; S.Res. 126: A resolution condemning the crackdown …; S.Res. 303: A resolution supporting the people …; S.Res. 629: A resolution celebrating the 200th …; S.Res. 632: A resolution calling for the …; S.Res. 717: A resolution honoring the life …; S.Res. 730: A resolution remembering the 30th …

Compare to all Senate Republicans (98th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (97th percentile); All Senators (96th percentile).


 

Got the most cosponsors on their bills compared to Senate Republicans

Rubio’s bills and resolutions had 940 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 Senate Republicans (98th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (95th percentile); All Senators (96th percentile).


 

Ranked the top leader compared to Senate Republicans

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 Rubio’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Senate Republicans (98th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (95th percentile); All Senators (97th percentile).


 

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 2nd most bills compared to Senate Republicans

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 77 of Rubio’s 218 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Rubio caucused with in the 117th Congress.

Compare to all Senate Republicans (96th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (93rd percentile); All Senators (95th percentile).

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


 

Ranked 3rd most politically right compared to Serving 10+ Years

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 Rubio’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Senate Republicans (70th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (95th percentile); All Senators (85th percentile).


 

Cosponsored the 3rd most bills compared to Senate Republicans

Rubio cosponsored 511 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 Senate Republicans (94th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (79th percentile); All Senators (79th percentile).


 

Got their bills out of committee the 4th most often compared to Senate Republicans

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Rubio introduced 31 bills in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: S. 46: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of …; S. 65: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; S. 66: South Florida Clean Coastal Waters …; S. 108: A bill to authorize the …; S. 407: Air America Act of 2022; S. 623: Sunshine Protection Act of 2021; S. 1657: South China Sea and East …; S. 1687: Small Business Cyber Training Act …; S. 1790: Secure Equipment Act of 2021; S. 2159: A bill to designate the …; S. 2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 3240: Free Veterans from Fees Act; S. 3589: Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act …; S. 3895: United States Commission on International …; S. 4216: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization …; S.Res. 44: A resolution denouncing the Maduro …; S.Res. 62: A resolution congratulating the Tampa …; S.Res. 81: A resolution honoring Las Damas …; S.Res. 231: A resolution expressing support for …; S.Res. 276: A resolution congratulating the University …; S.Res. 312: A resolution congratulating the Tampa …; S.Res. 393: A resolution designating September 2021 …; S.Res. 483: A resolution remembering the December …; S.Res. 508: A resolution honoring the memories …; S.Res. 535: A resolution commemorating the 105th …; S.Res. 632: A resolution calling for the …; S.Res. 642: A resolution expressing support for …; S.Res. 659: A resolution honoring the memory …; S.Res. 689: A resolution commemorating the passage …; S.Res. 730: A resolution remembering the 30th …; S.Res. 764: A resolution designating September 2022, …

Compare to all Senate Republicans (92nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (87th percentile); All Senators (91st percentile).


 

Wrote the 10th most laws compared to All Senators (tied with 2 others)

Rubio introduced 10 bills 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: S. 46: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of …; S. 65: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; S. 66: South Florida Clean Coastal Waters …; S. 108: A bill to authorize the …; S. 1687: Small Business Cyber Training Act …; S. 1790: Secure Equipment Act of 2021; S. 2159: A bill to designate the …; S. 2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 3240: Free Veterans from Fees Act; S. 3895: United States Commission on International …

Compare to all Senate Republicans (86th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (84th percentile); All Senators (88th 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.


 

Joined bipartisan bills the 24th most often compared to All Senators

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 511 bills that Rubio cosponsored, 37% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Senate Republicans (64th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (73rd percentile); All Senators (75th percentile).

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


 

Committee Positions

Rubio held a leadership position on 1 committee and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Rubio’s Profile »

Compare to all Senate Republicans (70th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (48th percentile); All Senators (65th percentile).


 

Missed Votes

Rubio missed 5.3% of votes (50 of 949 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Rubio’s Profile »

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (70th percentile); All Senators (72nd 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.