Rep. Michael Burgess’s 2016 Report Card

Got their bills out of committee the 2^nd most often compared to All Representatives

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Burgess introduced 22 bills in the 114th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.Res. 19: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 70: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 138: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 173: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 319: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 333: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 350: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 539: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 542: Providing for further consideration of …; H.Res. 611: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 632: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 672: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 744: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 793: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 858: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 893: Providing for consideration of the …; H.Res. 934: Providing for consideration of the …; H.R. 647: Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care …; H.R. 648: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of …; H.R. 1209: Improving Access to Maternity Care …; H.R. 2045: Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters …; H.R. 5510: FTC Process and Transparency Reform …

Compare to all Texas Delegation (97^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (99^th percentile); House Republicans (99^th percentile); All Representatives (100^th percentile).

Introduced the 3^rd most bills compared to House Republicans

Burgess introduced 55 bills and resolutions in the 114th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Texas Delegation (94^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (97^th percentile); House Republicans (99^th percentile); All Representatives (98^th percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 5^th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 5 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 9 of Burgess’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. 292: Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases …; H.R. 648: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of …; H.R. 1209: Improving Access to Maternity Care …; H.R. 1470: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider …; H.R. 2196: Medicare Independence at Home Medical …; H.R. 3660: To amend the Congressional Budget …; H.R. 5395: ECHO Act; H.R. 6139: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for …; H.R. 6229: MISSION ZERO Act

Compare to all Texas Delegation (92^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (94^th percentile); House Republicans (96^th percentile); All Representatives (95^th percentile).

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

Was 9^th most present in votes compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 1 other)

Burgess missed 0.5% of votes (7 of 1,325 votes) in the 114th Congress. View Burgess’s Profile »

Compare to all Texas Delegation (6^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (4^th percentile); All Representatives (8^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 bipartisan cosponsors on the 15^th most bills compared to All Representatives

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 19 of Burgess’s 55 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in the 114th Congress.

Compare to all Texas Delegation (94^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (95^th percentile); House Republicans (94^th percentile); All Representatives (97^th percentile).

Wrote the 16^th most laws compared to All Representatives (tied with 6 others)

Burgess introduced 4 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 114th 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. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization …; H.R. 1470: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider …; H.R. 2196: Medicare Independence at Home Medical …; H.R. 5395: ECHO Act

Compare to all Texas Delegation (83^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (92^nd percentile); House Republicans (91^st percentile); All Representatives (95^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.

Got influential cosponsors the 20^th most often compared to House Republicans (tied with 2 others)

9 of Burgess’s bills and resolutions in the 114th 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. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization …; H.R. 647: Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care …; H.R. 648: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of …; H.R. 1209: Improving Access to Maternity Care …; H.R. 1470: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider …; H.R. 2045: Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters …; H.R. 2461: To amend title XVIII of …; H.R. 3660: To amend the Congressional Budget …; H.R. 6139: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for …

Compare to all Texas Delegation (81^st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (85^th percentile); House Republicans (91^st percentile); All Representatives (90^th percentile).

Ranked 21^st 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 114th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Burgess’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Texas Delegation (58^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (89^th percentile); House Republicans (66^th percentile); All Representatives (81^st percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 37^th least often compared to Serving 10+ Years

Of the 260 bills that Burgess cosponsored, 10% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Texas Delegation (50^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (19^th percentile); House Republicans (47^th percentile); All Representatives (27^th percentile).

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

Got the 56^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Republicans

Burgess’s bills and resolutions had 440 cosponsors in the 114th 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 (69^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (70^th percentile); House Republicans (77^th percentile); All Representatives (76^th percentile).

Ranked the 82^nd top leader compared to All Representatives

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 114th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Burgess’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Texas Delegation (72^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (78^th percentile); House Republicans (72^nd percentile); All Representatives (81^st percentile).

Committee Positions

Burgess held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Burgess’s Profile »

Compare to all Texas Delegation (22^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (21^st percentile); House Republicans (38^th percentile); All Representatives (39^th percentile).

Bills Cosponsored

Burgess cosponsored 260 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 (58^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (44^th percentile); House Republicans (63^rd percentile); All Representatives (44^th percentile).

Government Transparency

GovTrack looked at whether Burgess supported any of 40 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Burgess 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills.

Compare to all Texas Delegation (0^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0^th percentile); House Republicans (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^th percentile).