Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s 2022 Report Card
Junior
Senator
from Illinois
Democrat
Serving Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2029
These statistics cover Duckworth’s record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare her to other senators also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Feb 12, 2023.
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 Duckworth’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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Joined bipartisan bills the 7th least often compared to All SenatorsOf the 513 bills that Duckworth cosponsored, 15% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Senate Democrats (13th percentile); All Senators (6th 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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Got influential cosponsors the 7th most often compared to All Senators (tied with 1 other)16 of Duckworth’s bills and resolutions in the 117th 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: S. 914: Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure …; S. 1020: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act …; S. 1021: EACH Act of 2021; S. 1347: Environmental Justice for Communities Act …; S. 1680: ASAP Act; S. 1784: Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization …; S. 1814: Women Who Worked on the …; S. 2042: Interagency Committee on Women’s Business …; S. 2261: HOPE Act; S. 2265: Veterans Visa and Protection Act …; S. 2268: I–VETS Act; S. 3635: Public Safety Officer Support Act …; S. 4510: Public Health Air Quality Act …; S. 5276: Right to Build Families Act …; S.Res. 460: A resolution designating November 2021 …; S.Res. 664: A resolution expressing opposition to … Compare to all Senate Democrats (85th percentile); All Senators (92nd percentile). |
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Ranked 13th 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 the 117th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Duckworth’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Democrats (23rd percentile); All Senators (12th percentile). |
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Got bicameral support on the 16th most bills compared to All Senators (tied with 2 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: S. 399: No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans …; S. 476: Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of …; S. 872: Environmental Justice For All Act; S. 1020: Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act …; S. 1178: RECRUIT Act of 2021; S. 1488: Military Hunger Prevention Act; S. 1571: Servicemember Parental Leave Equity Act; S. 1613: GYMS Act of 2021; S. 1680: ASAP Act; S. 1715: Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation …; S. 1784: Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization …; S. 1859: National Guard and Reserve Incentive …; S. 1915: ACE Veterans Act; S. 2042: Interagency Committee on Women’s Business …; S. 2328: Reducing Barriers for Military Voters …; S. 2390: Support Through Loss Act; S. 2481: Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act …; S. 2539: School Bus Safety Act of …; S. 2821: ESP Family Leave Act; S. 3227: Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans …; S. 3635: Public Safety Officer Support Act …; S. 3920: Gas Price Gouging Prevention Act; S. 4047: Get the Lead Out of …; S. 4085: PROVE Act; S. 4184: Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing …; S. 4272: National Guard Promotion Improvement Act …; S. 4998: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility …; S. 5235: Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin …; S.Res. 86: A resolution recommitting the United …; S.Res. 106: A resolution recognizing Girl Scouts …; S.Res. 249: A resolution honoring women in …; S.Res. 637: A resolution expressing support for … Compare to all Senate Democrats (72nd percentile); All Senators (82nd percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Cosponsored the 19th most bills compared to All SenatorsDuckworth cosponsored 513 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 (64th percentile); All Senators (81st percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 21st most bills compared to All SenatorsIn this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 40 of Duckworth’s 86 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Duckworth caucused with in the 117th Congress. Compare to all Senate Democrats (70th percentile); All Senators (79th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Introduced the 22nd most bills compared to All Senators (tied with 1 other)Duckworth introduced 86 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all Senate Democrats (68th percentile); All Senators (77th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedDuckworth introduced 7 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 117th 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: S. 796: Protecting Moms Who Served Act …; S. 914: Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure …; S. 1541: Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable …; S. 1814: Women Who Worked on the …; S. 3635: Public Safety Officer Support Act …; S. 3753: A bill to designate the …; S. 4392: Reduce Our Military’s Reliance on … Compare to all Senate Democrats (49th percentile); All Senators (68th 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 Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Duckworth introduced 13 bills in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: S. 796: Protecting Moms Who Served Act …; S. 914: Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure …; S. 1259: Safe Cribs Act; S. 1541: Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable …; S. 1814: Women Who Worked on the …; S. 2042: Interagency Committee on Women’s Business …; S. 3564: Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of …; S. 3635: Public Safety Officer Support Act …; S. 3753: A bill to designate the …; S. 4392: Reduce Our Military’s Reliance on …; S.Res. 106: A resolution recognizing Girl Scouts …; S.Res. 362: A resolution expressing the support …; S.Res. 777: A resolution expressing the support … Compare to all Senate Democrats (47th percentile); All Senators (59th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsDuckworth 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 Duckworth’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Democrats (17th percentile); All Senators (16th percentile). |
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CosponsorsDuckworth’s bills and resolutions had 539 cosponsors in the 117th 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 Senate Democrats (57th percentile); All Senators (74th percentile). |
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Leadership ScoreOur 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 117th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Duckworth’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Democrats (51st percentile); All Senators (70th percentile). |
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Missed VotesDuckworth missed 2.1% of votes (20 of 949 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Duckworth’s Profile » Compare to all All Senators (44th 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 117th Congress) was the 117th Congress (freshmen) or 116th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
