Rep. Susie Lee’s 2020 Report Card
Representative
from Nevada's 3rd District
Democrat
Serving Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2025
These statistics cover Lee’s record during the 116th Congress (Jan 3, 2019-Jan 3, 2021) and compare her to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 30, 2021.
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 Lee’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.
|
|
Got bicameral support on the 3rd most bills compared to House FreshmenThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.R. 1619: Jobs, Not Waste Act of …; H.R. 2315: Keep Our PACT Act; H.R. 2499: Hire Student Veterans Act; H.R. 2645: Newborn Care Improvement Act of …; H.R. 2721: Cyber Ready Workforce Act; H.R. 3512: Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening …; H.R. 3810: Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous …; H.R. 5789: Small Business Child Care Investment …; H.R. 7541: VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project …; H.J.Res. 76: Providing for congressional disapproval under … Compare to all House Freshmen (97th percentile); House Democrats (84th percentile); All Representatives (90th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
|
|
Ranked the 17th top leader compared to House FreshmenOur 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 Lee’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all House Freshmen (82nd percentile); House Democrats (43rd percentile); All Representatives (64th percentile). |
|
|
Got the 20th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House FreshmenLee’s bills and resolutions had 373 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 House Freshmen (79th percentile); House Democrats (39th percentile); All Representatives (61st percentile). |
|
|
Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 20th most bills compared to House Freshmen (tied with 4 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 15 of Lee’s 25 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Lee caucused with in the 116th Congress. Compare to all House Freshmen (75th percentile); House Democrats (60th percentile); All Representatives (73rd percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
|
|
Joined bipartisan bills the 32nd most often compared to House DemocratsIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 378 bills that Lee cosponsored, 15% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all House Freshmen (44th percentile); House Democrats (86th percentile); All Representatives (48th percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
|
|
Ranked 33rd most politically right compared to House DemocratsOur 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 Lee’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all House Freshmen (41st percentile); House Democrats (86th percentile); All Representatives (47th percentile). |
|
|
Cosponsored the 48th fewest bills compared to House DemocratsLee cosponsored 378 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 House Freshmen (51st percentile); House Democrats (20th percentile); All Representatives (53rd percentile). |
|
|
Was 45th most present in votes compared to All Representatives (tied with 17 others)Lee missed 0.4% of votes (4 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Lee’s Profile » Compare to all House Freshmen (23rd percentile); All Representatives (10th 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. |
|
|
Laws EnactedLee introduced 3 bills 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. 1198: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 4154: Leave no Veteran Behind Act; H.R. 6589: Department of Veterans Affairs Chief … Compare to all House Freshmen (81st percentile); House Democrats (76th percentile); All Representatives (84th 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. |
|
|
Bills IntroducedLee introduced 25 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all House Freshmen (64th percentile); House Democrats (42nd percentile); All Representatives (61st percentile). |
|
|
Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Lee introduced 4 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 1198: To designate the facility of …; H.R. 4154: Leave no Veteran Behind Act; H.R. 6589: Department of Veterans Affairs Chief …; H.J.Res. 76: Providing for congressional disapproval under … Compare to all House Freshmen (62nd percentile); House Democrats (38th percentile); All Representatives (59th percentile). |
|
|
Powerful Cosponsors4 of Lee’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. 2315: Keep Our PACT Act; H.R. 4655: Enhancing Retirement Security for Medicare …; H.R. 6589: Department of Veterans Affairs Chief …; H.J.Res. 76: Providing for congressional disapproval under … Compare to all House Freshmen (58th percentile); House Democrats (28th percentile); All Representatives (50th percentile). |
|
|
Committee PositionsLee 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 Lee’s Profile » Compare to all House Freshmen (68th percentile); House Democrats (40th percentile); All Representatives (42nd 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 the 116th Congress) 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.
