Rep. Yvette Clarke’s 2020 Report Card

Got their bills out of committee the 7^th least often compared to New York Delegation (tied with 2 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Clarke introduced 3 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 4737: Department of Homeland Security Climate …; H.R. 4739: Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and …; H.R. 5564: Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act

Compare to all New York Delegation (22^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (45^th percentile); House Democrats (24^th percentile); All Representatives (47^th percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 7^th fewest bills compared to New York Delegation (tied with 2 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 9 of Clarke’s 32 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Clarke caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all New York Delegation (22^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (46^th percentile); House Democrats (30^th percentile); All Representatives (48^th percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.

Ranked 16^th most politically left compared to All Representatives

Our 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 Clarke’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all New York Delegation (7^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (3^rd percentile); House Democrats (6^th percentile); All Representatives (3^rd percentile).

Cosponsored the 19^th most bills compared to All Representatives

Clarke cosponsored 884 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 New York Delegation (96^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (94^th percentile); House Democrats (92^nd percentile); All Representatives (96^th percentile).

Was 20^th most present in votes compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 4 others)

Clarke missed 0.6% of votes (6 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Clarke’s Profile »

Compare to all New York Delegation (19^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (10^th percentile); All Representatives (17^th 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.

Joined bipartisan bills the 34^th least often compared to All Representatives

Of the 884 bills that Clarke cosponsored, 6% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all New York Delegation (11^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (10^th percentile); House Democrats (14^th percentile); All Representatives (8^th percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.

Got influential cosponsors the 62^nd most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 17 others)

8 of Clarke’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. 585: BREATHE Act; H.R. 2009: Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic …; H.R. 3230: Defending Each and Every Person …; H.R. 3777: National Commission To Investigate the …; H.R. 4272: TPS for Victims of Hurricane …; H.R. 4737: Department of Homeland Security Climate …; H.R. 4739: Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and …; H.R. 7164: Honoring Real Patriots Act of …

Compare to all New York Delegation (59^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (76^th percentile); House Democrats (70^th percentile); All Representatives (82^nd percentile).

Introduced the 101^st most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 5 others)

Clarke introduced 32 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all New York Delegation (63^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (71^st percentile); House Democrats (64^th percentile); All Representatives (76^th percentile).

Got the 108^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to All Representatives

Clarke’s bills and resolutions had 550 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 New York Delegation (48^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (66^th percentile); House Democrats (59^th percentile); All Representatives (75^th percentile).

Laws Enacted

Clarke introduced 0 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.

Compare to all New York Delegation (0^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0^th percentile); House Democrats (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^th 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.

Working with the Senate

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 5 of Clarke’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Those bills were: H.R. 594: Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Teresa …; H.R. 996: Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act; H.R. 1596: To direct the Joint Committee …; H.R. 2231: Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019; H.R. 6383: Uterine Fibroid Research and Education …

Compare to all New York Delegation (67^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (62^nd percentile); House Democrats (48^th percentile); All Representatives (64^th percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.

Committee Positions

Clarke held a leadership position on 1 committee and 0 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Clarke’s Profile »

Compare to all New York Delegation (78^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (78^th percentile); House Democrats (86^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

Leadership Score

Our 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 Clarke’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all New York Delegation (41^st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (58^th percentile); House Democrats (51^st percentile); All Representatives (70^th percentile).