Rep. Nancy Mace’s 2022 Report Card

Wrote the fewest laws compared to South Carolina Delegation (tied with 1 other)

Mace introduced 1 bill 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: H.R. 6042: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (0^th percentile); House Freshmen (49^th percentile); House Republicans (52^nd percentile); All Representatives (35^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 2^nd least often compared to South Carolina Delegation

1 of Mace’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: H.R. 2326: Veterans’ Cyber Risk Awareness Act

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (14^th percentile); House Freshmen (17^th percentile); House Republicans (21^st percentile); All Representatives (13^th percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 2^nd fewest bills compared to South Carolina Delegation

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 3 of Mace’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. 1509: To repeal portions of a …; H.R. 8384: Standing with Moms Act; H.Con.Res. 83: Setting forth the congressional budget …

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

Got the 2^nd fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to South Carolina Delegation

Mace’s bills and resolutions had 85 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 South Carolina Delegation (14^th percentile); House Freshmen (31^st percentile); House Republicans (24^th percentile); All Representatives (15^th percentile).

Ranked the 2^nd bottom/follower compared to South Carolina Delegation

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 Mace’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (14^th percentile); House Freshmen (31^st percentile); House Republicans (26^th percentile); All Representatives (16^th percentile).

Was 2^nd most present in votes compared to South Carolina Delegation

Mace missed 0.9% of votes (9 of 998 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Mace’s Profile »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (14^th percentile); House Freshmen (53^rd percentile); All Representatives (43^rd 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 their bills out of committee the 14^th most often compared to House Republicans (tied with 8 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Mace introduced 5 bills in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 2326: Veterans’ Cyber Risk Awareness Act; H.R. 6039: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 6040: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 6041: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 6042: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (71^st percentile); House Freshmen (85^th percentile); House Republicans (90^th percentile); All Representatives (71^st percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 30^th most often compared to All Representatives

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 332 bills that Mace cosponsored, 40% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (86^th percentile); House Freshmen (90^th percentile); House Republicans (86^th percentile); All Representatives (93^rd percentile).

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

Cosponsored the 53^rd most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 1 other)

Mace cosponsored 332 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 South Carolina Delegation (57^th percentile); House Freshmen (62^nd percentile); House Republicans (75^th percentile); All Representatives (49^th percentile).

Bills Introduced

Mace introduced 22 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (29^th percentile); House Freshmen (65^th percentile); House Republicans (57^th percentile); All Representatives (44^th percentile).

Writing Bipartisan Bills

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 8 of Mace’s 22 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Mace caucused with in the 117th Congress.

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (57^th percentile); House Freshmen (66^th percentile); House Republicans (66^th percentile); All Representatives (46^th percentile).

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

Committee Positions

Mace 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 Mace’s Profile »

Compare to all South Carolina Delegation (29^th percentile); House Freshmen (61^st percentile); House Republicans (47^th percentile); All Representatives (43^rd percentile).