Rep. Michael Conaway’s 2019 Report Card

Got bicameral support on the 3^rd most bills compared to Texas Delegation (tied with 2 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 4 of Conaway’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.Res. 115: Calling upon the leadership of …; H.Res. 116: Calling for a prompt multinational …; H.Res. 141: Calling upon the leadership of …; H.R. 2334: To designate the Department of …

Compare to all Texas Delegation (86^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (70^th percentile); House Republicans (88^th percentile); All Representatives (76^th percentile).

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

Wrote the 4^th most laws compared to Texas Delegation (tied with 2 others)

Conaway introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2019. 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. 2334: To designate the Department of …

Compare to all Texas Delegation (83^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (53^rd percentile); House Republicans (69^th percentile); All Representatives (63^rd 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 bipartisan cosponsors on the 5^th most bills compared to Texas Delegation (tied with 1 other)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 8 of Conaway’s 17 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Conaway caucused with in 2019.

Compare to all Texas Delegation (83^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (52^nd percentile); House Republicans (82^nd percentile); All Representatives (62^nd percentile).

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

Was 6^th most present in votes compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 2 others)

Conaway missed 0.1% of votes (1 of 701 votes) in 2019. View Conaway’s Profile »

Compare to all Texas Delegation (6^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (3^rd percentile); All Representatives (6^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.

Joined bipartisan bills the 13^th least often compared to House Republicans

Of the 102 bills that Conaway cosponsored, 24% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Texas Delegation (42^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (64^th percentile); House Republicans (6^th percentile); All Representatives (55^th percentile).

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

Ranked 16^th 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 2019 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Conaway’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Texas Delegation (75^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (89^th percentile); House Republicans (59^th percentile); All Representatives (81^st percentile).

Introduced the 25^th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 5 others)

Conaway introduced 17 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills »

Compare to all Texas Delegation (78^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (56^th percentile); House Republicans (85^th percentile); All Representatives (67^th percentile).

Got the 32^nd most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Republicans

Conaway’s bills and resolutions had 230 cosponsors in 2019. 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 (78^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (45^th percentile); House Republicans (84^th percentile); All Representatives (62^nd percentile).

Ranked the 35^th top leader compared to House 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 2019 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Conaway’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Texas Delegation (72^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (42^nd percentile); House Republicans (82^nd percentile); All Representatives (57^th percentile).

Got influential cosponsors the 27^th least often compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 20 others)

1 of Conaway’s bills and resolutions in 2019 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. 141: Calling upon the leadership of …

Compare to all Texas Delegation (25^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (17^th percentile); House Republicans (36^th percentile); All Representatives (22^nd percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the 36^th least often compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 18 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Conaway introduced 1 bill in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 2334: To designate the Department of …

Compare to all Texas Delegation (36^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (23^rd percentile); House Republicans (41^st percentile); All Representatives (26^th percentile).

Cosponsored the 52^nd fewest bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 1 other)

Conaway cosponsored 102 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 (22^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (14^th percentile); House Republicans (23^rd percentile); All Representatives (12^th percentile).

Committee Positions

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

Compare to all Texas Delegation (81^st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (73^rd percentile); House Republicans (88^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).