Rep. Rush Holt’s 2014 Report Card

Ranked most politically left compared to New Jersey Delegation

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 113th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Holt’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (0^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (5^th percentile); House Democrats (7^th percentile); Safe House Seats (4^th percentile); All Representatives (3^rd percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the lowest % of bills compared to New Jersey Delegation

Holt tends to gather cosponsors only on one side of the aisle. 20% of Holt’s 30 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in the 113th Congress.

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (0^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (21^st percentile); House Democrats (22^nd percentile); Safe House Seats (21^st percentile); All Representatives (19^th percentile).

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

Supported government transparency the most often compared to New Jersey Delegation (tied with 1 other)

GovTrack looked at whether Holt supported any of 12 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Holt 1 point, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills.

Holt cosponsored H.R. 2475: Ending Secret Law Act

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (83^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (80^th percentile); House Democrats (74^th percentile); Safe House Seats (80^th percentile); All Representatives (80^th percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the 4^th least often compared to New Jersey Delegation (tied with 1 other)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Holt introduced 1 bill in the 113th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 1033: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments …

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (25^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (42^nd percentile); House Democrats (58^th percentile); Safe House Seats (38^th percentile); All Representatives (38^th percentile).

Was 16^th most absent in votes compared to All Representatives

Holt missed 13.0% of votes (156 of 1,204 votes) in the 113th Congress. View Holt’s Profile »

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (92^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (95^th percentile); Safe House Seats (96^th percentile); All Representatives (96^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.

Cosponsored the 20^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 1 other)

Holt cosponsored 533 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 New Jersey Delegation (92^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (93^rd percentile); House Democrats (90^th percentile); Safe House Seats (95^th percentile); All Representatives (95^th percentile).

Held the 22^nd most committee positions compared to House Democrats (tied with 2 others)

Holt 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. For comparison to other Members of Congress, we assigned a score giving five points for each full committee leadership position and one point for each subcommittee leadership position. View Holt’s Profile »

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (83^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (71^st percentile); House Democrats (88^th percentile); Safe House Seats (85^th percentile); All Representatives (85^th percentile).

Introduced the 33^rd most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 3 others)

Holt introduced 30 bills and resolutions in the 113th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (83^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (87^th percentile); House Democrats (90^th percentile); Safe House Seats (92^nd percentile); All Representatives (92^nd percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 36^th least often compared to House Democrats

Of the 533 bills that Holt cosponsored, 23% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (18^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (53^rd percentile); House Democrats (17^th percentile); Safe House Seats (59^th percentile); All Representatives (57^th percentile).

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

Got bicameral support on the 35^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 22 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 5 of Holt’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. 624: Recognizing the 350th anniversary of …; H.R. 482: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment …; H.R. 1033: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments …; H.R. 2170: Foreign Language Education Partnership Program …; H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (75^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (82^nd percentile); House Democrats (85^th percentile); Safe House Seats (88^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

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

Got the 49^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Democrats

Holt’s bills and resolutions had 354 cosponsors in the 113th 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 New Jersey Delegation (75^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (67^th percentile); House Democrats (76^th percentile); Safe House Seats (74^th percentile); All Representatives (75^th percentile).

Ranked the 49^th top leader compared to House Democrats

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 113th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Holt’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (58^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (56^th percentile); House Democrats (76^th percentile); Safe House Seats (60^th percentile); All Representatives (60^th percentile).

Got influential cosponsors the 47^th most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 23 others)

6 of Holt’s bills and resolutions in the 113th 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.Res. 587: Expressing support for internal rebuilding, …; H.R. 482: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment …; H.R. 1033: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments …; H.R. 1630: America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act; H.R. 3780: Ocean Energy Safety and Technology …; H.Con.Res. 76: Recognizing the significance of the …

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (75^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (76^th percentile); House Democrats (84^th percentile); Safe House Seats (84^th percentile); All Representatives (84^th percentile).

Laws Enacted

Holt introduced 0 bills that became law in the 113th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.

Compare to all New Jersey Delegation (0^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0^th percentile); House Democrats (0^th percentile); Safe House Seats (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^th percentile).

A bill or joint resolution is considered enacted if it or an exactly identical bill to it is enacted as law. We only consider bills that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively.