Sen. Todd Young’s 2017 Report Card
Senior
Senator
from Indiana
Republican
Serving Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2029
These year-end statistics cover Young’s record during the 2017 legislative year (Jan 3, 2017-Dec 31, 2017) and compare him to other senators serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 6, 2018.
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 Young’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 bipartisan cosponsors on the most bills compared to Senate FreshmenIn this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 8 of Young’s 15 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in 2017. Compare to all Senate Freshmen (88th percentile); Senate Republicans (50th percentile); All Senators (47th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the most often compared to Senate FreshmenIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 110 bills that Young cosponsored, 35% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (88th percentile); Senate Republicans (83rd percentile); All Senators (78th 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 the most cosponsors on their bills compared to Senate FreshmenYoung’s bills and resolutions had 113 cosponsors in 2017. 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 Freshmen (88th percentile); Senate Republicans (46th percentile); All Senators (35th percentile). |
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Ranked the top leader compared to Senate 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 2017 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Young’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Freshmen (88th percentile); Senate Republicans (48th percentile); All Senators (50th percentile). |
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Cosponsored the 2nd fewest bills compared to Senate FreshmenYoung cosponsored 110 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 Freshmen (13th percentile); Senate Republicans (42nd percentile); All Senators (22nd percentile). |
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Got their bills out of committee the 11th least often compared to Senate Republicans (tied with 2 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Young introduced 3 bills in 2017 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: S. 1182: The American Legion 100th Anniversary …; S.Res. 114: A resolution expressing the sense …; S.Res. 345: A resolution designating August 3, … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (63rd percentile); Senate Republicans (19th percentile); All Senators (24th percentile). |
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Got bicameral support on the 13th fewest bills compared to All Senators (tied with 4 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: S. 1257: Modernizing the Interstate Placement of …; S.J.Res. 31: Authorization for Use of Military … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (63rd percentile); Senate Republicans (15th percentile); All Senators (12th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Introduced the 19th fewest bills compared to All Senators (tied with 3 others)Young introduced 15 bills and resolutions in 2017. View Bills » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (75th percentile); Senate Republicans (21st percentile); All Senators (18th percentile). |
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Got influential cosponsors the 24th least often compared to All Senators (tied with 21 others)2 of Young’s bills and resolutions in 2017 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. 1182: The American Legion 100th Anniversary …; S.Res. 114: A resolution expressing the sense … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (50th percentile); Senate Republicans (29th percentile); All Senators (23rd percentile). |
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Laws EnactedYoung introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2017. 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. 1182: The American Legion 100th Anniversary … Compare to all Senate Freshmen (50th percentile); Senate Republicans (33rd percentile); All Senators (49th 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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Committee PositionsYoung 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 Young’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (50th percentile); Senate Republicans (6th percentile); All Senators (8th percentile). |
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Ideology ScoreOur 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 2017 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Young’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Freshmen (63rd percentile); Senate Republicans (35th percentile); All Senators (66th percentile). |
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Missed VotesYoung missed 0.6% of votes (2 of 325 votes) in 2017. View Young’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Freshmen (38th percentile); All Senators (42nd percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Young supported any of 8 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the Senate that we identified in this session. We gave Young 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Compare to all Senate Freshmen (0th percentile); Senate Republicans (0th percentile); All Senators (0th 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 2017) was the 115th Congress (freshmen) or 114th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
