AFDES Government Performance Program

Congressional Performance Observatory

Measure lawmaking conversion. Verify public outcomes.

The Congressional Performance Observatory follows the legislative record from introduction through advancement and enactment, measuring how effectively members convert eligible sponsored legislation into law. It separately documents independently verified public outcomes so legislative conversion is not presented as a measure of every congressional duty.

Congressional record

Members of Congress

Browse members and examine their documented sponsored and cosponsored legislative activity, progression through the lawmaking process, enacted measures, and legislative conversion rate.

539 members
539Active members
18,716Sponsored outputs
2,538Advanced outputs
108Enacted outputs
175,374Cosponsored legislation
Henry Cuellar
Democratic

Henry Cuellar

U.S. Representative · TX-28

Serving since 2005
Sponsored outputs
4
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
191
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John R. Curtis
Republican

John R. Curtis

U.S. Senator · UT

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
52
Advanced
12
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
230
Legislative conversion
2.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Steve Daines
Republican

Steve Daines

U.S. Senator · MT

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
65
Advanced
23
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
343
Legislative conversion
2.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Sharice Davids
Democratic

Sharice Davids

U.S. Representative · KS-3

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
28
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
492
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Warren Davidson
Republican

Warren Davidson

U.S. Representative · OH-8

Serving since 2016
Sponsored outputs
43
Advanced
6
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
190
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Danny K. Davis
Democratic

Danny K. Davis

U.S. Representative · IL-7

Serving since 1997
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
602
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Donald G. Davis
Democratic

Donald G. Davis

U.S. Representative · NC-1

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
30
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
676
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Monica De La Cruz
Republican

Monica De La Cruz

U.S. Representative · TX-15

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
5
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
179
Legislative conversion
3.1%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Madeleine Dean
Democratic

Madeleine Dean

U.S. Representative · PA-4

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
450
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Diana DeGette
Democratic

Diana DeGette

U.S. Representative · CO-1

Serving since 1997
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
298
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Rosa L. DeLauro
Democratic

Rosa L. DeLauro

U.S. Representative · CT-3

Serving since 1991
Sponsored outputs
37
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
228
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Suzan K. DelBene
Democratic

Suzan K. DelBene

U.S. Representative · WA-1

Serving since 2012
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
571
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Methodology

Measure the record, then show the evidence.

The Observatory’s Legislative Conversion Rate measures how effectively a member converts eligible sponsored legislation into enacted law. It is a defined measure of lawmaking activity—not a claim to measure every congressional responsibility. Other public outcomes are documented and verified separately.

† Cosponsorship is reported as contextual legislative activity. It may reflect support for legislation but is not treated as equivalent to sponsorship and is not included in the Legislative Conversion Rate.

01

Outputs

Count eligible legislation sponsored by the member using official congressional records. Sponsorship is treated as legislative output, not as an outcome by itself.

02

Progress

Follow sponsored legislation through defined stages of the legislative process so introduction is distinguished from committee advancement, chamber passage, congressional passage, and enactment.

03

Outcomes

Count enacted sponsored legislation as a legislative outcome. Independently verified district or public outcomes are maintained separately, with their attribution and verification status preserved.

04

Conversion

Legislative Conversion Rate = enacted eligible sponsored legislation ÷ total eligible sponsored legislation × 100. Cosponsorship and non-legislative public outcomes do not enter this calculation.

Source architecture

Official records first.

Official congressional records form the basis of the legislative dataset. The ingestion layer preserves source URLs, retrieval dates, record identifiers, verification notes, and an auditable evidence trail for published metrics. Claims about broader public outcomes are treated separately and require independent verification before AFDES presents them as verified outcomes.