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
J. French Hill
Republican

J. French Hill

U.S. Representative · AR-2

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
33
Advanced
14
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
122
Legislative conversion
3.6%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

James A. Himes
Democratic

James A. Himes

U.S. Representative · CT-4

Serving since 2009
Sponsored outputs
6
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
187
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ashley Hinson
Republican

Ashley Hinson

U.S. Representative · IA-2

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
34
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
241
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic

Mazie K. Hirono

U.S. Senator · HI

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
62
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
509
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John Hoeven
Republican

John Hoeven

U.S. Senator · ND

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
24
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
219
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Steven Horsford
Democratic

Steven Horsford

U.S. Representative · NV-4

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
33
Advanced
1
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
395
Legislative conversion
3.1%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Erin Houchin
Republican

Erin Houchin

U.S. Representative · IN-9

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
49
Advanced
16
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
207
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Chrissy Houlahan
Democratic

Chrissy Houlahan

U.S. Representative · PA-6

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
36
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
361
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Steny H. Hoyer
Democratic

Steny H. Hoyer

U.S. Representative · MD-5

Serving since 1981
Sponsored outputs
1
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
140
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Val T. Hoyle
Democratic

Val T. Hoyle

U.S. Representative · OR-4

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
15
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
331
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Richard Hudson
Republican

Richard Hudson

U.S. Representative · NC-9

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
17
Advanced
4
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
174
Legislative conversion
5.9%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jared Huffman
Democratic

Jared Huffman

U.S. Representative · CA-2

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
29
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
466
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.