Sen. Patrick “Pat” Toomey’s 2019 Report Card
Junior
Senator
from Pennsylvania
Republican
Served Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2023
These year-end statistics cover Toomey’s record during the 2019 legislative year (Jan 3, 2019-Dec 31, 2019) and compare him to other senators serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 18, 2020.
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 Toomey’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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Cosponsored the 5th fewest bills compared to All SenatorsToomey cosponsored 83 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 (8th percentile); All Senators (4th percentile). |
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Ranked the 8th top leader compared to Senate RepublicansOur 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 Toomey’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Republicans (85th percentile); All Senators (80th percentile). |
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Got bicameral support on the 10th most bills compared to Senate Republicans (tied with 1 other)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: S. 134: Combat Online Predators Act; S. 287: Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act …; S. 400: Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act; S. 479: PACT Act; S. 692: Protect Medical Innovation Act of …; S. 733: Consumer Financial Choice and Capital …; S. 803: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act; S. 1508: Thin Blue Line Act; S. 1644: Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act; S. 2264: Eric’s Law; S. 3134: A bill to add Ireland … Compare to all Senate Republicans (79th percentile); All Senators (58th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Got the 11th most cosponsors on their bills compared to Senate RepublicansToomey’s bills and resolutions had 260 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 Senate Republicans (79th percentile); All Senators (64th percentile). |
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Got their bills out of committee the 11th least often compared to Senate Republicans (tied with 4 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Toomey introduced 4 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: S. 134: Combat Online Predators Act; S. 479: PACT Act; S.Res. 33: A resolution supporting the contributions …; S.Res. 267: A resolution recognizing the September … Compare to all Senate Republicans (19th percentile); All Senators (23rd percentile). |
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Ranked 13th most politically left compared to Senate RepublicansOur 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 Toomey’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Republicans (23rd percentile); All Senators (59th percentile). |
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Was 22nd most absent in votes compared to All Senators (tied with 2 others)Toomey missed 4.4% of votes (19 of 428 votes) in 2019. View Toomey’s Profile » Compare to all All Senators (76th percentile). |
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Introduced the 24th fewest bills compared to All Senators (tied with 5 others)Toomey introduced 23 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills » Compare to all Senate Republicans (30th percentile); All Senators (23rd percentile). |
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Got influential cosponsors the 22nd least often compared to All Senators (tied with 11 others)2 of Toomey’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: S. 479: PACT Act; S. 692: Protect Medical Innovation Act of … Compare to all Senate Republicans (28th percentile); All Senators (21st percentile). |
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Laws EnactedToomey 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: S. 479: PACT Act Compare to all Senate Republicans (19th percentile); All Senators (20th 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. |
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Writing Bipartisan BillsIn this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 13 of Toomey’s 23 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Toomey caucused with in 2019. Compare to all Senate Republicans (40th percentile); All Senators (31st percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Committee PositionsToomey held a leadership position on 0 committees and 2 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Toomey’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Republicans (23rd percentile); All Senators (20th percentile). |
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Joining Bipartisan BillsOf the 83 bills that Toomey cosponsored, 28% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Senate Republicans (42nd percentile); All Senators (51st percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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 2019) was the 116th Congress (freshmen) or 115th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
