Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s 2019 Report Card
Senate Democratic Conference Secretary
Junior
Senator
from Wisconsin
Democrat
Serving Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2025
These year-end statistics cover Baldwin’s record during the 2019 legislative year (Jan 3, 2019-Dec 31, 2019) and compare her to other senators serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 18, 2020.
Members of Congress with party leadership roles often do not participate in the legislative process in the same way as other Members of Congress. Since Baldwin was busy being Senate Democratic Conference Secretary, the metrics of legislative activity listed below may not apply.
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 Baldwin’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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Got influential cosponsors the 7th most often compared to All Senators (tied with 5 others)10 of Baldwin’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. 679: HAVEN Act; S. 851: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health …; S. 1069: Digital Coast Act; S. 1153: Stop Student Debt Relief Scams …; S. 1196: A bill to designate the …; S. 1394: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act; S. 1556: No Junk Plans Act; S. 2712: A bill to designate the …; S. 3020: Commitment to Veteran Support and …; S.Res. 207: A resolution congratulating the Senate … Compare to all Senate Democrats (84th percentile); All Senators (88th percentile). |
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Got the 16th most cosponsors on their bills compared to All SenatorsBaldwin’s bills and resolutions had 430 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 Democrats (71st percentile); All Senators (84th percentile). |
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Ranked the 16th top leader compared to All SenatorsOur 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 Baldwin’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Democrats (80th percentile); All Senators (84th percentile). |
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Cosponsored the 18th most bills compared to All SenatorsBaldwin cosponsored 399 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 Democrats (60th percentile); All Senators (82nd percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 17th most bills compared to All Senators (tied with 3 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 29 of Baldwin’s 48 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Baldwin caucused with in 2019. Compare to all Senate Democrats (78th percentile); All Senators (80th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Got bicameral support on the 18th most bills compared to All Senators (tied with 3 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: S. 30: Chiropractic Health Parity for Military …; S. 654: COMMUTE Act; S. 669: Air Carrier Access Amendments Act …; S. 679: HAVEN Act; S. 792: DAIRY PRIDE Act; S. 1009: Early Detection to Stop Infant …; S. 1027: National Scenic Trails Parity Act; S. 1069: Digital Coast Act; S. 1153: Stop Student Debt Relief Scams …; S. 1196: A bill to designate the …; S. 1621: Boosting Rates of American Veteran …; S. 1880: Treatment Family Care Services Act; S. 1955: Made in America Act of …; S. 2655: Working Students Act; S. 2735: Advancing Youth Enrollment Act; S. 3020: Commitment to Veteran Support and …; S.Res. 170: A resolution recognizing the Fifth …; S.Res. 175: A resolution supporting increased awareness … Compare to all Senate Democrats (60th percentile); All Senators (79th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Was 17th most present in votes compared to All Senators (tied with 8 others)Baldwin missed 0.2% of votes (1 of 428 votes) in 2019. View Baldwin’s Profile » Compare to all All Senators (16th percentile). |
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Ranked 23rd most politically left compared to All SenatorsOur 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 Baldwin’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Democrats (47th percentile); All Senators (22nd percentile). |
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Laws EnactedBaldwin introduced 3 bills 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. 679: HAVEN Act; S. 1196: A bill to designate the …; S. 1287: Strengthening Buy America for Small … Compare to all Senate Democrats (82nd percentile); All Senators (77th 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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Bills IntroducedBaldwin introduced 48 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills » Compare to all Senate Democrats (58th percentile); All Senators (74th percentile). |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Baldwin introduced 6 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: S. 679: HAVEN Act; S. 1069: Digital Coast Act; S. 1196: A bill to designate the …; S. 1287: Strengthening Buy America for Small …; S. 2712: A bill to designate the …; S.Res. 270: A resolution recognizing the 50th … Compare to all Senate Democrats (49th percentile); All Senators (44th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsBaldwin 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 Baldwin’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Democrats (18th percentile); All Senators (20th percentile). |
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Joining Bipartisan BillsOf the 399 bills that Baldwin cosponsored, 26% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Senate Democrats (56th percentile); All Senators (45th 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.
