Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s 2020 Report Card
Representative
from Hawaii's 2nd District
Democrat
Served Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2021
These statistics cover Gabbard’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 Gabbard’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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Was 4th most absent in votes compared to All RepresentativesGabbard missed 36.0% of votes (343 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Gabbard’s Profile » Compare to all All Representatives (99th 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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Introduced the 16th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 3 others)Gabbard introduced 55 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all House Democrats (92nd percentile); All Representatives (96th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 30th most often compared to House DemocratsIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 445 bills that Gabbard cosponsored, 16% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all House Democrats (87th 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. |
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Got bicameral support on the 34th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 8 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.Res. 709: Supporting the designation of “GivingTuesday” …; H.Res. 718: Supporting the designation of “GivingTuesday” …; H.Res. 766: Censuring President Donald J. Trump.; H.Res. 771: Censuring the President of the …; H.R. 663: Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 2588: Oxybenzone and Octinoxate Impact Study …; H.R. 2916: COFA Veterans Review Act of …; H.R. 2917: Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of …; H.R. 7455: Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities …; H.R. 8336: Unplug the Internet Kill Switch … Compare to all House Democrats (84th percentile); All Representatives (90th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Got their bills out of committee the 31st least often compared to House Democrats (tied with 27 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Gabbard introduced 2 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 663: Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 4301: School Shooting Safety and Preparedness … Compare to all House Democrats (13th percentile); All Representatives (32nd percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 44th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 4 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 21 of Gabbard’s 55 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Gabbard caucused with in the 116th Congress. Compare to all House Democrats (84th percentile); All Representatives (89th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Laws EnactedGabbard introduced 1 bill 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. 663: Burn Pits Accountability Act Compare to all House Democrats (25th percentile); All Representatives (37th 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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Powerful Cosponsors4 of Gabbard’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. 663: Burn Pits Accountability Act; H.R. 1588: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act …; H.R. 4301: School Shooting Safety and Preparedness …; H.R. 8285: Election Fraud Prevention Act Compare to all House Democrats (28th percentile); All Representatives (50th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsGabbard held a leadership position on 0 committees and 0 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Gabbard’s Profile » Compare to all House Democrats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Bills CosponsoredGabbard cosponsored 445 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 Democrats (35th percentile); All Representatives (64th percentile). |
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CosponsorsGabbard’s bills and resolutions had 416 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 Democrats (44th percentile); All Representatives (65th 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 the 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Gabbard’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all House Democrats (74th percentile); All Representatives (40th 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 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Gabbard’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all House Democrats (51st percentile); All Representatives (70th 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.
