Rep. Peter Welch’s 2020 Report Card

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 9^th most bills compared to All Representatives

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 33 of Welch’s 43 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Welch caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (97^th percentile); House Democrats (97^th percentile); All Representatives (98^th percentile).

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

Got bicameral support on the 12^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 5 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 15 of Welch’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. 789: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in …; H.R. 803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in …; H.R. 1216: North Country National Scenic Trail …; H.R. 1479: BTU Act of 2019; H.R. 1769: DAIRY PRIDE Act; H.R. 2042: Electric CARS Act of 2019; H.R. 3079: Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships …; H.R. 3523: End Price Gouging for Medications …; H.R. 3852: Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act …; H.R. 3956: Stop Online Booking Scams Act …; H.R. 5113: GREENER Fuels Act; H.R. 5391: WHERA Act; H.R. 7041: National Institutes of Health Director …; H.R. 7806: SOS Act; H.R. 8277: Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of …

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (93^rd percentile); House Democrats (94^th percentile); All Representatives (96^th percentile).

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

Cosponsored the 37^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 1 other)

Welch cosponsored 737 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 Serving 10+ Years (89^th percentile); House Democrats (84^th percentile); All Representatives (91^st percentile).

Introduced the 43^rd most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 3 others)

Welch introduced 43 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (85^th percentile); House Democrats (83^rd percentile); All Representatives (89^th percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the 59^th least often compared to House Democrats (tied with 31 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Welch introduced 3 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 2044: Smart Building Acceleration Act; H.R. 3079: Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships …; H.R. 3851: Brand USA Extension Act

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (45^th percentile); House Democrats (24^th percentile); All Representatives (47^th percentile).

Ranked the 75^th 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 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Welch’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (76^th percentile); House Democrats (70^th percentile); All Representatives (83^rd percentile).

Got the 85^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 2 others)

Welch’s bills and resolutions had 643 cosponsors in the 116th 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 Serving 10+ Years (71^st percentile); House Democrats (65^th percentile); All Representatives (80^th percentile).

Laws Enacted

Welch introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 116th 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. 3851: Brand USA Extension Act

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (38^th percentile); House Democrats (25^th percentile); All Representatives (37^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.

Powerful Cosponsors

5 of Welch’s bills and resolutions in the 116th 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. 275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation …; H.R. 803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in …; H.R. 3851: Brand USA Extension Act; H.R. 3852: Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act …; H.R. 9036: American Renewable Energy and Efficiency …

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (51^st percentile); House Democrats (42^nd percentile); All Representatives (61^st percentile).

Committee Positions

Welch 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 Welch’s Profile »

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

Joining Bipartisan Bills

Of the 737 bills that Welch cosponsored, 10% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (39^th percentile); House Democrats (56^th percentile); All Representatives (31^st percentile).

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

Ideology Score

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 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Welch’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (39^th percentile); House Democrats (54^th percentile); All Representatives (29^th percentile).

Missed Votes

Welch missed 2.8% of votes (27 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Welch’s Profile »

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (55^th percentile); All Representatives (61^st 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.