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
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican

Guy Reschenthaler

U.S. Representative · PA-14

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
6
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
69
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Pete Ricketts
Republican

Pete Ricketts

U.S. Senator · NE

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
66
Advanced
12
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
368
Legislative conversion
1.9%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Josh Riley
Democratic

Josh Riley

U.S. Representative · NY-19

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
17
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
423
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

James E. Risch
Republican

James E. Risch

U.S. Senator · ID

Serving since 2009
Sponsored outputs
60
Advanced
15
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
322
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Luz M. Rivas
Democratic

Luz M. Rivas

U.S. Representative · CA-29

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
190
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Harold Rogers
Republican

Harold Rogers

U.S. Representative · KY-5

Serving since 1981
Sponsored outputs
5
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
79
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mike Rogers
Republican

Mike Rogers

U.S. Representative · AL-3

Serving since 2003
Sponsored outputs
12
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
136
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John W. Rose
Republican

John W. Rose

U.S. Representative · TN-6

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
15
Advanced
2
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
251
Legislative conversion
7.7%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jacky Rosen
Democratic

Jacky Rosen

U.S. Senator · NV

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
75
Advanced
14
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
418
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Deborah K. Ross
Democratic

Deborah K. Ross

U.S. Representative · NC-2

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
33
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
623
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mike Rounds
Republican

Mike Rounds

U.S. Senator · SD

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
63
Advanced
6
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
267
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

David Rouzer
Republican

David Rouzer

U.S. Representative · NC-7

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
30
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
244
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.