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
Kat Cammack
Republican

Kat Cammack

U.S. Representative · FL-3

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
27
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
141
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Maria Cantwell
Democratic

Maria Cantwell

U.S. Senator · WA

Serving since 1993
Sponsored outputs
25
Advanced
8
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
242
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Shelley Moore Capito
Republican

Shelley Moore Capito

U.S. Senator · WV

Serving since 2001
Sponsored outputs
28
Advanced
8
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
343
Legislative conversion
4.2%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Salud O. Carbajal
Democratic

Salud O. Carbajal

U.S. Representative · CA-24

Serving since 2017
Sponsored outputs
36
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
609
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mike Carey
Republican

Mike Carey

U.S. Representative · OH-15

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
31
Advanced
4
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
251
Legislative conversion
3.3%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

André Carson
Democratic

André Carson

U.S. Representative · IN-7

Serving since 2008
Sponsored outputs
16
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
909
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Republican

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

U.S. Representative · GA-1

Serving since 2015
Sponsored outputs
63
Advanced
7
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
400
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

John R. Carter
Republican

John R. Carter

U.S. Representative · TX-31

Serving since 2003
Sponsored outputs
4
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
106
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Troy A. Carter
Democratic

Troy A. Carter

U.S. Representative · LA-2

Serving since 2021
Sponsored outputs
29
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
594
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Greg Casar
Democratic

Greg Casar

U.S. Representative · TX-35

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
9
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
328
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ed Case
Democratic

Ed Case

U.S. Representative · HI-1

Serving since 2002
Sponsored outputs
32
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
439
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Bill Cassidy
Republican

Bill Cassidy

U.S. Senator · LA

Serving since 2009
Sponsored outputs
118
Advanced
19
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
332
Legislative conversion
1.0%

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.