111th Congress (2009-2011), in detail.
Every analytics panel scoped to the 111th Congress (2009-2011), plus comparisons against the 110th.
Productivity Index
111th Congress by the numbers: 13,683 bills introduced, 385 enacted, 2,351 roll-call votes.
Member Rankings
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Bills Pulse
What Congress is working on, what makes it through, and what dies on the way.
The Mortality Funnel
Only 2.8% of bills introduced in the 111th Congress have become law (385 of 13,683).
- H.R. 6534
National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
291.5velocity - H.R. 6520
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
121velocity - H.Res. 1765
Supporting a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and condemning unilateral measures to declare or recognize a Palestinian state, and for other purposes.
88.5velocity - S. 4023
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
76.5velocity - H.R. 6507
To designate the buildings occupied by the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, and 1201 4th Street, Southeast, in the District of Columbia as the "James L. Oberstar United States Department of Transportation Building Complex".
73.5velocity - H.Res. 1461
Supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2010, and congratulating Team USA and World Fit participants.
61velocity - S. 4020
Restoring the 10th Amendment Act
47velocity - H.R. 4853
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
43velocity - H.R. 6511
Ensuring Affordable Energy Act
42velocity - H.Res. 1743
Congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein on being selected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
41velocity
- H.R. 24
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
425cosponsors - H.R. 1740
EARLY Act
378cosponsors - H.R. 775
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
352cosponsors - H.R. 2194
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
343cosponsors - H.R. 5092
To amend section 48 (relating to depiction of animal cruelty) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
341cosponsors - H.R. 22
United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009
339cosponsors - H.R. 2014
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").
337cosponsors - H.R. 235
Social Security Fairness Act of 2009
334cosponsors - H.R. 1207
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009
320cosponsors - H.R. 4684
National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010
314cosponsors
- 1H.R. 1132
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
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- 5S.Res. 595
A resolution designating the week beginning September 12, 2010, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".
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- 7H.Con.Res. 261
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.
D17R17100balance - 8H.Con.Res. 159
Recognizing the fifth anniversary of the declaration by the United States Congress of genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
D15R15100balance - 9H.R. 4505
To enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
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- Democrat266
- Republican180
- Democrat63
- Independent1
- Republican41
Votes & Polarization
Roll-call patterns, partisan fault lines, and the moments Congress was nearly tied.
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On the Motion (Coburn Motion to Suspend Rule 22 Re: Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 4213 to the Committee on Finance)
senate·H.R. 4213·Jul 21, 20100vote marginYea 4949 Nay - 2
Call of the House
house·Jul 1, 20100vote margin - 3
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house·Jul 1, 20100vote margin - 4
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house·Mar 11, 20100vote margin - 5
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house·Jan 12, 20100vote margin - 6
Call of the House
house·Dec 16, 20090vote margin - 7
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house·Dec 16, 20090vote margin - 8
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house·Jun 19, 20090vote margin - 9
Call of the House
house·Jan 6, 20090vote margin - 10
Election of the Speaker
house·Jan 6, 20090vote margin
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- 4Judiciary Committeehouse1125referrals42enacted
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