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
Brian Schatz
Democratic

Brian Schatz

U.S. Senator · HI

Serving since 2012
Sponsored outputs
59
Advanced
9
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
314
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Adam B. Schiff
Democratic

Adam B. Schiff

U.S. Senator · CA

Serving since 2001
Sponsored outputs
97
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
592
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Derek Schmidt
Republican

Derek Schmidt

U.S. Representative · KS-2

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
17
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
335
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Eric Schmitt
Republican

Eric Schmitt

U.S. Senator · MO

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
56
Advanced
14
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
166
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Bradley Scott Schneider
Democratic

Bradley Scott Schneider

U.S. Representative · IL-10

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
29
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
395
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Hillary J. Scholten
Democratic

Hillary J. Scholten

U.S. Representative · MI-3

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
49
Advanced
6
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
381
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Kim Schrier
Democratic

Kim Schrier

U.S. Representative · WA-8

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
367
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Charles E. Schumer
Democratic

Charles E. Schumer

U.S. Senator · NY

Serving since 1981
Sponsored outputs
33
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
249
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

David Schweikert
Republican

David Schweikert

U.S. Representative · AZ-1

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
96
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Austin Scott
Republican

Austin Scott

U.S. Representative · GA-8

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
10
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
146
Legislative conversion
9.1%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Rick Scott
Republican

Rick Scott

U.S. Senator · FL

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
184
Advanced
23
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
395
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Democratic

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

U.S. Representative · VA-3

Serving since 1993
Sponsored outputs
18
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
214
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.