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
Jared F. Golden
Democratic

Jared F. Golden

U.S. Representative · ME-2

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
13
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
224
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Craig A. Goldman
Republican

Craig A. Goldman

U.S. Representative · TX-12

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
3
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
231
Legislative conversion
7.1%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Daniel S. Goldman
Democratic

Daniel S. Goldman

U.S. Representative · NY-10

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
46
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
707
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jimmy Gomez
Democratic

Jimmy Gomez

U.S. Representative · CA-34

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
277
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Vicente Gonzalez
Democratic

Vicente Gonzalez

U.S. Representative · TX-34

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
12
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
216
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Lance Gooden
Republican

Lance Gooden

U.S. Representative · TX-5

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
14
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
221
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Maggie Goodlander
Democratic

Maggie Goodlander

U.S. Representative · NH-2

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
13
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
352
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Paul A. Gosar
Republican

Paul A. Gosar

U.S. Representative · AZ-9

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
25
Advanced
4
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
268
Legislative conversion
4.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Josh Gottheimer
Democratic

Josh Gottheimer

U.S. Representative · NJ-5

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
92
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
925
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

DG
Republican

Darline Graham

U.S. Senator · SC

Serving since 2026
Sponsored outputs
1
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
55
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Chuck Grassley
Republican

Chuck Grassley

U.S. Senator · IA

Serving since 1975
Sponsored outputs
92
Advanced
37
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
241
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Sam Graves
Republican

Sam Graves

U.S. Representative · MO-6

Serving since 2001
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
100
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.