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
Bryan Steil
Republican

Bryan Steil

U.S. Representative · WI-1

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
22
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
118
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

W. Gregory Steube
Republican

W. Gregory Steube

U.S. Representative · FL-17

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
113
Advanced
5
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
323
Legislative conversion
1.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Haley M. Stevens
Democratic

Haley M. Stevens

U.S. Representative · MI-11

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
59
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
319
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Marilyn Strickland
Democratic

Marilyn Strickland

U.S. Representative · WA-10

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
28
Advanced
1
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
368
Legislative conversion
3.6%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Dale W. Strong
Republican

Dale W. Strong

U.S. Representative · AL-5

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
102
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Marlin A. Stutzman
Republican

Marlin A. Stutzman

U.S. Representative · IN-3

Serving since 2010
Sponsored outputs
15
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
153
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Suhas Subramanyam
Democratic

Suhas Subramanyam

U.S. Representative · VA-10

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
43
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
393
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Dan Sullivan
Republican

Dan Sullivan

U.S. Senator · AK

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
71
Advanced
23
Enacted
4
Cosponsored legislation †
275
Legislative conversion
6.7%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Thomas R. Suozzi
Democratic

Thomas R. Suozzi

U.S. Representative · NY-3

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
26
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
627
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Emilia Strong Sykes
Democratic

Emilia Strong Sykes

U.S. Representative · OH-13

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
39
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
286
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mark Takano
Democratic

Mark Takano

U.S. Representative · CA-39

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
27
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
358
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

David J. Taylor
Republican

David J. Taylor

U.S. Representative · OH-2

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
36
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
194
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.