Sen. Martin Heinrich’s 2013 Report Card
Junior
Senator
from New Mexico
Democrat
Serving Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2025
These year-end statistics cover Heinrich’s record during the 2013 legislative year (Jan 3, 2013-Dec 26, 2013) and compare him to other senators serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Dec 1, 2014. On Dec. 1, 2014, the statistics were updated to remove Sen. Schatz from the list of Senate sophomores. Schatz only served for several days in the preceding Congress.
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 Heinrich’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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Supported government transparency the most often compared to Senate Freshmen (tied with 1 other)GovTrack looked at whether Heinrich supported any of 8 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the Senate that we identified in this session. We gave Heinrich 2 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Heinrich cosponsored S. 375: Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act; S. 1467: FISA Court Reform Act of … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (87th percentile); Senate Democrats (58th percentile); All Senators (74th percentile). |
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Got the 2nd fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to Senate DemocratsHeinrich’s bills and resolutions had 13 cosponsors in 2013. 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 Freshmen (20th percentile); Senate Democrats (2nd percentile); All Senators (4th percentile). |
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Got their bills out of committee the 2nd most often compared to Senate Freshmen (tied with 1 other)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Heinrich introduced 2 bills in 2013 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: S. 368: Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act …; S. 753: A bill to provide for … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (80th percentile); Senate Democrats (34th percentile); All Senators (48th percentile). |
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Introduced the 3rd fewest bills compared to Senate DemocratsHeinrich introduced 6 bills and resolutions in 2013. View Bills » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (27th percentile); Senate Democrats (4th percentile); All Senators (8th percentile). |
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Got influential cosponsors the 10th least often compared to Senate Democrats (tied with 7 others)1 of Heinrich’s bills and resolutions in 2013 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. 368: Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (53rd percentile); Senate Democrats (17th percentile); All Senators (18th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 24th least often compared to All SenatorsOf the 143 bills that Heinrich cosponsored, 17% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (31st percentile); Senate Democrats (44th percentile); All Senators (24th 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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Laws EnactedHeinrich introduced 0 bills that became law in 2013. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all Senate Freshmen (0th percentile); Senate Democrats (0th percentile); All Senators (0th percentile). We only count enacted bills (and joint resolutions) that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through companion bills or incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. |
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Working with the HouseThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Compare to all Senate Freshmen (0th percentile); Senate Democrats (0th percentile); All Senators (0th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsHeinrich 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 Heinrich’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (0th percentile); Senate Democrats (0th percentile); All Senators (0th percentile). |
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Bills CosponsoredHeinrich cosponsored 143 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 Freshmen (73rd percentile); Senate Democrats (55th percentile); All Senators (59th percentile). |
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Missed VotesHeinrich missed 0.7% of votes (2 of 291 votes) in 2013. View Heinrich’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (33rd percentile); All Senators (30th 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 2013) was the 113th Congress (freshmen) or 112th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
