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
Gus M. Bilirakis
Republican

Gus M. Bilirakis

U.S. Representative · FL-12

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
335
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Democratic

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

U.S. Representative · GA-2

Serving since 1993
Sponsored outputs
8
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
389
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Marsha Blackburn
Republican

Marsha Blackburn

U.S. Senator · TN

Serving since 2003
Sponsored outputs
141
Advanced
18
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
489
Legislative conversion
0.8%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Everton Blair Jr.
Democratic

Everton Blair Jr.

U.S. Representative · GA-13

Serving since 2026
Sponsored outputs
0
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
13
Legislative conversion
—

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Richard Blumenthal
Democratic

Richard Blumenthal

U.S. Senator · CT

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
124
Advanced
12
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
796
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic

Lisa Blunt Rochester

U.S. Senator · DE

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
40
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
313
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Lauren Boebert
Republican

Lauren Boebert

U.S. Representative · CO-4

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
269
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic

Suzanne Bonamici

U.S. Representative · OR-1

Serving since 2012
Sponsored outputs
66
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
607
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Cory A. Booker
Democratic

Cory A. Booker

U.S. Senator · NJ

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
119
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
714
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John Boozman
Republican

John Boozman

U.S. Senator · AR

Serving since 2001
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
6
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
253
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mike Bost
Republican

Mike Bost

U.S. Representative · IL-12

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
25
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
307
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Brendan F. Boyle
Democratic

Brendan F. Boyle

U.S. Representative · PA-2

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
317
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.