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
Raphael G. Warnock
Democratic

Raphael G. Warnock

U.S. Senator · GA

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
27
Advanced
3
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
358
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Elizabeth Warren
Democratic

Elizabeth Warren

U.S. Senator · MA

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
83
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
501
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

U.S. Representative · FL-25

Serving since 2005
Sponsored outputs
28
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
452
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Maxine Waters
Democratic

Maxine Waters

U.S. Representative · CA-43

Serving since 1991
Sponsored outputs
44
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
264
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democratic

Bonnie Watson Coleman

U.S. Representative · NJ-12

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
53
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
650
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Randy K. Weber, Sr.
Republican

Randy K. Weber, Sr.

U.S. Representative · TX-14

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
23
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
502
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Daniel Webster
Republican

Daniel Webster

U.S. Representative · FL-11

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
10
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
256
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Peter Welch
Democratic

Peter Welch

U.S. Senator · VT

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
82
Advanced
9
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
627
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Bruce Westerman
Republican

Bruce Westerman

U.S. Representative · AR-4

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
12
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
100
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic

Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. Senator · RI

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
98
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
424
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

George Whitesides
Democratic

George Whitesides

U.S. Representative · CA-27

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
23
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
296
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Roger F. Wicker
Republican

Roger F. Wicker

U.S. Senator · MS

Serving since 1995
Sponsored outputs
45
Advanced
12
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
291
Legislative conversion
3.0%

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.