Rep. Seth Moulton’s 2015 Report Card
Representative
from Massachusetts's 6th District
Democrat
Serving Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2025
These year-end statistics cover Moulton’s record during the 2015 legislative year (Jan 6, 2015-Dec 31, 2015) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 9, 2016.
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 Moulton’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 fewest bills compared to Massachusetts DelegationMoulton cosponsored 133 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 Massachusetts Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (41st percentile); House Democrats (10th percentile); Safe House Seats (28th percentile); All Representatives (28th percentile). |
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Was most present in votes compared to Massachusetts DelegationMoulton missed 0.1% of votes (1 of 704 votes) in 2015. View Moulton’s Profile » Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (6th percentile); Safe House Seats (6th percentile); All Representatives (6th 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. |
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Got the fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to Massachusetts Delegation (tied with 1 other)Moulton’s bills and resolutions had 52 cosponsors in 2015. 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 Massachusetts Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (53rd percentile); House Democrats (21st percentile); Safe House Seats (22nd percentile); All Representatives (24th percentile). |
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Got influential cosponsors the 3rd most often compared to House Freshmen (tied with 2 others)5 of Moulton’s bills and resolutions in 2015 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. 2670: Microloan Modernization Act of 2015; H.R. 2671: Recruit Act; H.R. 2672: Train Act; H.R. 2673: Retain Act; H.R. 2674: Flexibility and Oversight Act Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (89th percentile); House Freshmen (92nd percentile); House Democrats (86th percentile); Safe House Seats (85th percentile); All Representatives (86th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 5th most often compared to House FreshmenIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 133 bills that Moulton cosponsored, 37% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (78th percentile); House Freshmen (92nd percentile); House Democrats (72nd percentile); Safe House Seats (89th percentile); All Representatives (88th percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Supported government transparency the 9th most often compared to House Freshmen (tied with 7 others)GovTrack looked at whether Moulton supported any of 28 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Moulton 2 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Moulton cosponsored H.R. 20: Government By the People Act …; H.R. 4006: Statutes at Large Modernization Act Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (44th percentile); House Freshmen (75th percentile); House Democrats (31st percentile); Safe House Seats (62nd percentile); All Representatives (65th percentile). |
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Introduced the 26th fewest bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 12 others)Moulton introduced 5 bills and resolutions in 2015. View Bills » Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (11th percentile); House Freshmen (33rd percentile); House Democrats (13th percentile); Safe House Seats (14th percentile); All Representatives (15th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedMoulton introduced 0 bills that became law in 2015. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th 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. |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Moulton introduced 1 bill in 2015 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 2670: Microloan Modernization Act of 2015 Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (56th percentile); House Freshmen (50th percentile); House Democrats (66th percentile); Safe House Seats (45th percentile); All Representatives (46th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsMoulton 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 Moulton’s Profile » Compare to all Massachusetts Delegation (22nd percentile); House Freshmen (56th percentile); House Democrats (38th percentile); Safe House Seats (36th percentile); All Representatives (38th percentile). |
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 2015) was the 114th Congress (freshmen) or 113th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
