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
Chip Roy
Republican

Chip Roy

U.S. Representative · TX-21

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
68
Advanced
10
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
143
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Raul Ruiz
Democratic

Raul Ruiz

U.S. Representative · CA-25

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
264
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Michael A. Rulli
Republican

Michael A. Rulli

U.S. Representative · OH-6

Serving since 2024
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
324
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John H. Rutherford
Republican

John H. Rutherford

U.S. Representative · FL-5

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
9
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
318
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Patrick Ryan
Democratic

Patrick Ryan

U.S. Representative · NY-18

Serving since 2022
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
232
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Maria Elvira Salazar
Republican

Maria Elvira Salazar

U.S. Representative · FL-27

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
19
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
376
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Andrea Salinas
Democratic

Andrea Salinas

U.S. Representative · OR-6

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
40
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
655
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Linda T. Sánchez
Democratic

Linda T. Sánchez

U.S. Representative · CA-38

Serving since 2003
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
338
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Bernard Sanders
I Independent

Bernard Sanders

U.S. Senator · VT

Serving since 1991
Sponsored outputs
54
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
458
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Steve Scalise
Republican

Steve Scalise

U.S. Representative · LA-1

Serving since 2008
Sponsored outputs
3
Advanced
3
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
6
Legislative conversion
100.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic

Mary Gay Scanlon

U.S. Representative · PA-5

Serving since 2018
Sponsored outputs
25
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
441
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Janice D. Schakowsky
Democratic

Janice D. Schakowsky

U.S. Representative · IL-9

Serving since 1999
Sponsored outputs
39
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
591
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.