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
Aaron Bean
Republican

Aaron Bean

U.S. Representative · FL-4

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
25
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
195
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Joyce Beatty
Democratic

Joyce Beatty

U.S. Representative · OH-3

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
23
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
431
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Nicholas J. Begich III
Republican

Nicholas J. Begich III

U.S. Representative · AK

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
41
Advanced
19
Enacted
6
Cosponsored legislation †
204
Legislative conversion
14.6%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Wesley Bell
Democratic

Wesley Bell

U.S. Representative · MO-1

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
34
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
518
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Michael F. Bennet
Democratic

Michael F. Bennet

U.S. Senator · CO

Serving since 2009
Sponsored outputs
80
Advanced
8
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
383
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Cliff Bentz
Republican

Cliff Bentz

U.S. Representative · OR-2

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
15
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
104
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ami Bera
Democratic

Ami Bera

U.S. Representative · CA-6

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
26
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
307
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jack Bergman
Republican

Jack Bergman

U.S. Representative · MI-1

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
27
Advanced
4
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
281
Legislative conversion
4.4%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
Democratic

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

U.S. Representative · VA-8

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
63
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
361
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Stephanie I. Bice
Republican

Stephanie I. Bice

U.S. Representative · OK-5

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
33
Advanced
6
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
226
Legislative conversion
3.3%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Andy Biggs
Republican

Andy Biggs

U.S. Representative · AZ-5

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
110
Advanced
11
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
240
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Sheri Biggs
Republican

Sheri Biggs

U.S. Representative · SC-3

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
308
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.