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
Bill Huizenga
Republican

Bill Huizenga

U.S. Representative · MI-4

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
14
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
223
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Wesley Hunt
Republican

Wesley Hunt

U.S. Representative · TX-38

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
17
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
209
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jeff Hurd
Republican

Jeff Hurd

U.S. Representative · CO-3

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
27
Advanced
7
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
209
Legislative conversion
3.9%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jon Husted
Republican

Jon Husted

U.S. Senator · OH

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
55
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
161
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican

Cindy Hyde-Smith

U.S. Senator · MS

Serving since 2018
Sponsored outputs
42
Advanced
13
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
337
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Darrell Issa
Republican

Darrell Issa

U.S. Representative · CA-48

Serving since 2001
Sponsored outputs
54
Advanced
12
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
127
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Glenn Ivey
Democratic

Glenn Ivey

U.S. Representative · MD-4

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
3
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
258
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Brian Jack
Republican

Brian Jack

U.S. Representative · GA-3

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
9
Advanced
6
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
120
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jonathan L. Jackson
Democratic

Jonathan L. Jackson

U.S. Representative · IL-1

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
8
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
575
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ronny Jackson
Republican

Ronny Jackson

U.S. Representative · TX-13

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
4
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
174
Legislative conversion
3.1%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Sara Jacobs
Democratic

Sara Jacobs

U.S. Representative · CA-51

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
32
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
367
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John James
Republican

John James

U.S. Representative · MI-10

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
26
Advanced
3
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
128
Legislative conversion
4.6%

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.