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
Doris O. Matsui
Democratic

Doris O. Matsui

U.S. Representative · CA-7

Serving since 2005
Sponsored outputs
29
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
345
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Lucy McBath
Democratic

Lucy McBath

U.S. Representative · GA-6

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
326
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Sarah McBride
Democratic

Sarah McBride

U.S. Representative · DE

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
10
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
666
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Michael T. McCaul
Republican

Michael T. McCaul

U.S. Representative · TX-10

Serving since 2005
Sponsored outputs
13
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
168
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Lisa C. McClain
Republican

Lisa C. McClain

U.S. Representative · MI-9

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
19
Advanced
9
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
53
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

April McClain Delaney
Democratic

April McClain Delaney

U.S. Representative · MD-6

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
29
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
451
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jennifer L. McClellan
Democratic

Jennifer L. McClellan

U.S. Representative · VA-4

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
27
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
488
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Tom McClintock
Republican

Tom McClintock

U.S. Representative · CA-5

Serving since 2009
Sponsored outputs
26
Advanced
11
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
73
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Betty McCollum
Democratic

Betty McCollum

U.S. Representative · MN-4

Serving since 2001
Sponsored outputs
12
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
398
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mitch McConnell
Republican

Mitch McConnell

U.S. Senator · KY

Serving since 1985
Sponsored outputs
14
Advanced
8
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
63
Legislative conversion
14.3%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

David McCormick
Republican

David McCormick

U.S. Senator · PA

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
46
Advanced
10
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
369
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Richard McCormick
Republican

Richard McCormick

U.S. Representative · GA-7

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
312
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.