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
Pramila Jayapal
Democratic

Pramila Jayapal

U.S. Representative · WA-7

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
47
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
551
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Hakeem S. Jeffries
Democratic

Hakeem S. Jeffries

U.S. Representative · NY-8

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
5
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
31
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Dusty Johnson
Republican

Dusty Johnson

U.S. Representative · SD

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
39
Advanced
5
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
138
Legislative conversion
2.8%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
Democratic

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.

U.S. Representative · GA-4

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
890
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Julie Johnson
Democratic

Julie Johnson

U.S. Representative · TX-32

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
26
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
455
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mike Johnson
Republican

Mike Johnson

U.S. Representative · LA-4

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
9
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
3
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ron Johnson
Republican

Ron Johnson

U.S. Senator · WI

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
59
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jim Jordan
Republican

Jim Jordan

U.S. Representative · OH-4

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
1
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
22
Legislative conversion
—

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

David P. Joyce
Republican

David P. Joyce

U.S. Representative · OH-14

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
122
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John Joyce
Republican

John Joyce

U.S. Representative · PA-13

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
25
Advanced
4
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
145
Legislative conversion
4.4%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

James C. Justice
Republican

James C. Justice

U.S. Senator · WV

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
5
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
294
Legislative conversion
7.1%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Tim Kaine
Democratic

Tim Kaine

U.S. Senator · VA

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
91
Advanced
15
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
503
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.

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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.