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
Tony Wied
Republican

Tony Wied

U.S. Representative · WI-8

Serving since 2024
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
239
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Nikema Williams
Democratic

Nikema Williams

U.S. Representative · GA-5

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
58
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
474
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Roger Williams
Republican

Roger Williams

U.S. Representative · TX-25

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
40
Advanced
15
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
218
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Frederica S. Wilson
Democratic

Frederica S. Wilson

U.S. Representative · FL-24

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
29
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
501
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Joe Wilson
Republican

Joe Wilson

U.S. Representative · SC-2

Serving since 2001
Sponsored outputs
35
Advanced
6
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
332
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Robert J. Wittman
Republican

Robert J. Wittman

U.S. Representative · VA-1

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
23
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
274
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Steve Womack
Republican

Steve Womack

U.S. Representative · AR-3

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
11
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
81
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ron Wyden
Democratic

Ron Wyden

U.S. Senator · OR

Serving since 1981
Sponsored outputs
92
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
572
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Rudy Yakym III
Republican

Rudy Yakym III

U.S. Representative · IN-2

Serving since 2022
Sponsored outputs
32
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
276
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Todd Young
Republican

Todd Young

U.S. Senator · IN

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
63
Advanced
13
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
237
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ryan K. Zinke
Republican

Ryan K. Zinke

U.S. Representative · MT-1

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
14
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
152
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.