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
Paul Tonko
Democratic

Paul Tonko

U.S. Representative · NY-20

Serving since 2009
Sponsored outputs
28
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
637
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Norma J. Torres
Democratic

Norma J. Torres

U.S. Representative · CA-35

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
41
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
245
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ritchie Torres
Democratic

Ritchie Torres

U.S. Representative · NY-15

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
52
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
408
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Lori Trahan
Democratic

Lori Trahan

U.S. Representative · MA-3

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
18
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
346
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Derek Tran
Democratic

Derek Tran

U.S. Representative · CA-45

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
330
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Tommy Tuberville
Republican

Tommy Tuberville

U.S. Senator · AL

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
40
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
258
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Michael R. Turner
Republican

Michael R. Turner

U.S. Representative · OH-10

Serving since 2003
Sponsored outputs
11
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
153
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Lauren Underwood
Democratic

Lauren Underwood

U.S. Representative · IL-14

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
38
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
253
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

David G. Valadao
Republican

David G. Valadao

U.S. Representative · CA-22

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
327
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jefferson Van Drew
Democratic

Jefferson Van Drew

U.S. Representative · NJ-2

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
57
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
447
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Beth Van Duyne
Republican

Beth Van Duyne

U.S. Representative · TX-24

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
48
Advanced
6
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
245
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Matt Van Epps
Republican

Matt Van Epps

U.S. Representative · TN-7

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
8
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
94
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.