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
Kristen McDonald Rivet
Democratic

Kristen McDonald Rivet

U.S. Representative · MI-8

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
19
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
342
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Addison P. McDowell
Republican

Addison P. McDowell

U.S. Representative · NC-6

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
19
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
286
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Morgan McGarvey
Democratic

Morgan McGarvey

U.S. Representative · KY-3

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
20
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
340
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

James P. McGovern
Democratic

James P. McGovern

U.S. Representative · MA-2

Serving since 1997
Sponsored outputs
36
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
558
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John J. McGuire III
Republican

John J. McGuire III

U.S. Representative · VA-5

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
309
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

LaMonica McIver
Democratic

LaMonica McIver

U.S. Representative · NJ-10

Serving since 2024
Sponsored outputs
19
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
603
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Gregory W. Meeks
Democratic

Gregory W. Meeks

U.S. Representative · NY-5

Serving since 1997
Sponsored outputs
44
Advanced
10
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
243
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Analilia Mejia
Democratic

Analilia Mejia

U.S. Representative · NJ-11

Serving since 2026
Sponsored outputs
4
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
134
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Christian D. Menefee
Democratic

Christian D. Menefee

U.S. Representative · TX-18

Serving since 2026
Sponsored outputs
4
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
102
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Robert Menendez
Democratic

Robert Menendez

U.S. Representative · NJ-8

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
313
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Grace Meng
Democratic

Grace Meng

U.S. Representative · NY-6

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
39
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
424
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jeff Merkley
Democratic

Jeff Merkley

U.S. Senator · OR

Serving since 2009
Sponsored outputs
127
Advanced
11
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
684
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.