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
Tom Cotton
Republican

Tom Cotton

U.S. Senator · AR

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
95
Advanced
2
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
186
Legislative conversion
1.1%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Joe Courtney
Democratic

Joe Courtney

U.S. Representative · CT-2

Serving since 2007
Sponsored outputs
14
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
221
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Angie Craig
Democratic

Angie Craig

U.S. Representative · MN-2

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
21
Advanced
0
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
686
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Kevin Cramer
Republican

Kevin Cramer

U.S. Senator · ND

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
31
Advanced
4
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
366
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Elijah Crane
Republican

Elijah Crane

U.S. Representative · AZ-2

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
22
Advanced
5
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
234
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jeff Crank
Republican

Jeff Crank

U.S. Representative · CO-5

Serving since 2025
Sponsored outputs
10
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
138
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Mike Crapo
Republican

Mike Crapo

U.S. Senator · ID

Serving since 1993
Sponsored outputs
30
Advanced
7
Enacted
1
Cosponsored legislation †
302
Legislative conversion
4.2%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
Republican

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

U.S. Representative · AR-1

Serving since 2011
Sponsored outputs
19
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
109
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Dan Crenshaw
Republican

Dan Crenshaw

U.S. Representative · TX-2

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
24
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
279
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jasmine Crockett
Democratic

Jasmine Crockett

U.S. Representative · TX-30

Serving since 2023
Sponsored outputs
19
Advanced
2
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
359
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Jason Crow
Democratic

Jason Crow

U.S. Representative · CO-6

Serving since 2019
Sponsored outputs
34
Advanced
1
Enacted
0
Cosponsored legislation †
274
Legislative conversion
0.0%

Metrics through Sep 21, 2026

Ted Cruz
Republican

Ted Cruz

U.S. Senator · TX

Serving since 2013
Sponsored outputs
131
Advanced
32
Enacted
2
Cosponsored legislation †
268
Legislative conversion
1.6%

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.