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
Greg Landsman
Democratic

Greg Landsman

U.S. Representative · OH-1

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
32
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
535
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Nicholas A. Langworthy
Republican

Nicholas A. Langworthy

U.S. Representative · NY-23

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
47
Advanced
13
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
323
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

James Lankford
Republican

James Lankford

U.S. Senator · OK

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
75
Advanced
18
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
336
Legislative conversion
1.8%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Rick Larsen
Democratic

Rick Larsen

U.S. Representative · WA-2

Serving since 2001
Sponsored outputs
12
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
243
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John B. Larson
Democratic

John B. Larson

U.S. Representative · CT-1

Serving since 1999
Sponsored outputs
20
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
371
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

George Latimer
Democratic

George Latimer

U.S. Representative · NY-16

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
10
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
465
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Robert E. Latta
Republican

Robert E. Latta

U.S. Representative · OH-5

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
19
Advanced
8
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
105
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Michael Lawler
Republican

Michael Lawler

U.S. Representative · NY-17

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
123
Advanced
14
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
1,082
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Laurel M. Lee
Republican

Laurel M. Lee

U.S. Representative · FL-15

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
30
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
176
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mike Lee
Republican

Mike Lee

U.S. Senator · UT

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
137
Advanced
11
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
225
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Summer L. Lee
Democratic

Summer L. Lee

U.S. Representative · PA-12

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
24
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
520
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Susie Lee
Democratic

Susie Lee

U.S. Representative · NV-3

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
26
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
315
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.