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
Chuck Edwards
Republican

Chuck Edwards

U.S. Representative · NC-11

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
15
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
250
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Sarah Elfreth
Democratic

Sarah Elfreth

U.S. Representative · MD-3

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
17
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
352
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jake Ellzey
Republican

Jake Ellzey

U.S. Representative · TX-6

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
4
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
196
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Tom Emmer
Republican

Tom Emmer

U.S. Representative · MN-6

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
10
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
33
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Joni Ernst
Republican

Joni Ernst

U.S. Senator · IA

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
99
Advanced
17
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
202
Legislative conversion
1.2%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Veronica Escobar
Democratic

Veronica Escobar

U.S. Representative · TX-16

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
315
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Adriano Espaillat
Democratic

Adriano Espaillat

U.S. Representative · NY-13

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
47
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
331
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ron Estes
Republican

Ron Estes

U.S. Representative · KS-4

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
20
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
123
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Dwight Evans
Democratic

Dwight Evans

U.S. Representative · PA-3

Serving since 2016
Sponsored outputs
14
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
547
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Gabe Evans
Republican

Gabe Evans

U.S. Representative · CO-8

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
26
Advanced
11
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
258
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mike Ezell
Republican

Mike Ezell

U.S. Representative · MS-4

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
29
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
216
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Pat Fallon
Republican

Pat Fallon

U.S. Representative · TX-4

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
174
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.