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115th Congress (2017-2019), in detail.

Every analytics panel scoped to the 115th Congress (2017-2019), plus comparisons against the 114th.

13,563
Bills introduced
443
Became law
1,809
Roll-call votes
561
Members

Productivity Index

115th Congress by the numbers: 13,563 bills introduced, 443 enacted, 1,809 roll-call votes.

13,563Bills introduced+12.3% vs. previous
443Became law+34.7% vs. previous
1,809Roll-call votes
3.3% of bills introduced this congress have become law.
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress
Section 1

Member Rankings

The named winners and losers — workhorses, mavericks, and bipartisan builders.

The Workhorse Index

Members ranked by primary-sponsored bills.

  1. 1Orrin G. Hatch
    Orrin G. Hatch
    R·UTSENATE
    125bills
  2. 2Chuck Grassley
    Chuck Grassley
    R·IASENATE
    97bills
  3. 3Marco Rubio
    Marco Rubio
    R·FLSENATE
    92bills
  4. 4Amy Klobuchar
    Amy Klobuchar
    D·MNSENATE
    92bills
  5. 5Benjamin L. Cardin
    87bills
  1. 6Robert P. Casey Jr.
    82bills
  2. 7John Cornyn
    John Cornyn
    R·TXSENATE
    82bills
  3. 8Elizabeth Warren
    Elizabeth Warren
    D·MASENATE
    80bills
  4. 9Robert Menendez
    Robert Menendez
    D·NJSENATE
    79bills
  5. 10Edward J. Markey
    Edward J. Markey
    D·MASENATE
    78bills
Show all (10)
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Cosponsor Kings

Members who sign onto the most bills.

  1. 1Richard Blumenthal
    664cosponsorships
  2. 2Elizabeth Warren
    Elizabeth Warren
    D·MASENATE
    646cosponsorships
  3. 3Amy Klobuchar
    Amy Klobuchar
    D·MNSENATE
    591cosponsorships
  4. 4Edward J. Markey
    Edward J. Markey
    D·MASENATE
    552cosponsorships
  5. 5Tammy Baldwin
    Tammy Baldwin
    D·WISENATE
    546cosponsorships
  1. 6Kirsten E. Gillibrand
    520cosponsorships
  2. 7Cory A. Booker
    Cory A. Booker
    D·NJSENATE
    517cosponsorships
  3. 8Christopher A. Coons
    517cosponsorships
  4. 9Sherrod Brown
    Sherrod Brown
    D·OHSENATE
    501cosponsorships
  5. 10Dianne Feinstein
    Dianne Feinstein
    D·CASENATE
    490cosponsorships
Show all (10)
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

The Maverick Meter

Members who vote against their party's majority position most often.

  1. 1Joe Manchin III
    Joe Manchin III
    D·WVSENATE
    26%154 of 594
  2. 2Heidi  Heitkamp
    Heidi Heitkamp
    D·NDSENATE
    22%126 of 582
  3. 3Kyrsten Sinema
    Kyrsten Sinema
    I·AZSENATE
    20%222 of 1084
  4. 4Joe Donnelly
    Joe Donnelly
    D·INSENATE
    20%121 of 591
  5. 5Rand Paul
    Rand Paul
    R·KYSENATE
    20%116 of 578
  1. 6Kirsten E. Gillibrand
    20%117 of 596
  2. 7Doug  Jones
    Doug Jones
    D·ALSENATE
    19%51 of 269
  3. 8Elizabeth Warren
    Elizabeth Warren
    D·MASENATE
    18%106 of 598
  4. 9Mike Lee
    Mike Lee
    R·UTSENATE
    16%96 of 589
  5. 10Jeff Merkley
    Jeff Merkley
    D·ORSENATE
    16%92 of 588
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Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Bipartisan Builders

Cosponsorships of bills sponsored by the opposite party.

  1. 1Angus S. King Jr.
    413cross-party cosponsorships
  2. 2Bernard Sanders
    Bernard Sanders
    I·VTSENATE
    316cross-party cosponsorships
  3. 3Amy Klobuchar
    Amy Klobuchar
    D·MNSENATE
    232cross-party cosponsorships
  4. 4Christopher A. Coons
    214cross-party cosponsorships
  5. 5Susan M. Collins
    Susan M. Collins
    R·MESENATE
    209cross-party cosponsorships
  1. 6Elizabeth Warren
    Elizabeth Warren
    D·MASENATE
    191cross-party cosponsorships
  2. 7Bill Nelson
    Bill Nelson
    D·FLSENATE
    181cross-party cosponsorships
  3. 8Richard Blumenthal
    177cross-party cosponsorships
  4. 9Tammy Baldwin
    Tammy Baldwin
    D·WISENATE
    175cross-party cosponsorships
  5. 10Jon Tester
    Jon Tester
    D·MTSENATE
    167cross-party cosponsorships
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Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Freshman Power Rankings

First-term members of the 115th Congress, ranked by composite activity.

  1. 1Jamie Raskin
    Jamie Raskin
    D·MD-8HOUSE
    1,056composite score
  2. 2Ro Khanna
    Ro Khanna
    D·CA-17HOUSE
    1,031composite score
  3. 3Darren Soto
    Darren Soto
    D·FL-9HOUSE
    1,031composite score
  4. 4Brian K. Fitzpatrick
    849composite score
  5. 5Pramila Jayapal
    Pramila Jayapal
    D·WA-7HOUSE
    810composite score
  1. 6Adriano Espaillat
    Adriano Espaillat
    D·NY-13HOUSE
    708composite score
  2. 7Jacky Rosen
    Jacky Rosen
    D·NV-3HOUSE
    707composite score
  3. 8Margaret Wood Hassan
    660composite score
  4. 9Salud O. Carbajal
    Salud O. Carbajal
    D·CA-24HOUSE
    638composite score
  5. 10Kamala D. Harris
    Kamala D. Harris
    D·CASENATE
    630composite score
Show all (10)
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Closest Re-elections

Members whose last election was decided by the smallest margins.

  1. 1Margaret Wood Hassan
    0.14pt margin
  2. 2Patrick J. Toomey
    1.43pt margin
  3. 3Doug  Jones
    Doug Jones
    D·ALSENATE
    1.63pt margin
  4. 4Catherine Cortez Masto
    2.43pt margin
  5. 5Roy Blunt
    Roy Blunt
    R·MOSENATE
    2.79pt margin
  1. 6Ron Johnson
    Ron Johnson
    R·WISENATE
    3.36pt margin
  2. 7Michael F. Bennet
    5.66pt margin
  3. 8Richard Burr
    Richard Burr
    R·NCSENATE
    5.7pt margin
  4. 9Cindy Hyde-Smith
    Cindy Hyde-Smith
    R·MSSENATE
    7.27pt margin
  5. 10John Kennedy
    John Kennedy
    R·LASENATE
    7.49pt margin
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115th Congress

Attendance Hall of Fame & Hall of Shame

Who showed up — and who didn't.

Hall of Fame · best 5

  1. 1Tina Smith
    Tina Smith
    D·MNSENATE
    100.0%274 of 274
  2. 2Elizabeth Warren
    Elizabeth Warren
    D·MASENATE
    100.0%599 of 599
  3. 3Angus S. King Jr.
    100.0%599 of 599
  4. 4Jack Reed
    Jack Reed
    D·RISENATE
    100.0%599 of 599
  5. 5Chuck Grassley
    Chuck Grassley
    R·IASENATE
    100.0%599 of 599
  1. 6Michael B. Enzi
    Michael B. Enzi
    R·WYSENATE
    100.0%599 of 599
  2. 7John Thune
    John Thune
    R·SDSENATE
    100.0%599 of 599
  3. 8Mitch McConnell
    Mitch McConnell
    R·KYSENATE
    100.0%599 of 599
  4. 9Susan M. Collins
    Susan M. Collins
    R·MESENATE
    100.0%599 of 599
  5. 10Joni Ernst
    Joni Ernst
    R·IASENATE
    99.8%599 of 600
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Hall of Shame · worst 5

  1. 1Jeff Sessions
    Jeff Sessions
    R·ALSENATE
    60.6%39 of 99 missed
  2. 2John McCain
    John McCain
    R·AZSENATE
    68.7%236 of 754 missed
  3. 3Marsha Blackburn
    Marsha Blackburn
    R·TNSENATE
    86.0%197 of 1407 missed
  4. 4Robert Menendez
    Robert Menendez
    D·NJSENATE
    87.7%84 of 683 missed
  5. 5Tammy Duckworth
    Tammy Duckworth
    D·ILSENATE
    88.6%77 of 676 missed
  1. 6Johnny Isakson
    Johnny Isakson
    R·GASENATE
    90.1%66 of 665 missed
  2. 7Kyrsten Sinema
    Kyrsten Sinema
    I·AZSENATE
    90.8%123 of 1333 missed
  3. 8Thad Cochran
    Thad Cochran
    R·MSSENATE
    91.3%37 of 425 missed
  4. 9Jacky Rosen
    Jacky Rosen
    D·NVSENATE
    92.6%97 of 1307 missed
  5. 10Jeff Flake
    Jeff Flake
    R·AZSENATE
    92.6%48 of 647 missed
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Source: Congress.gov115th Congress
Section 2

Bills Pulse

What Congress is working on, what makes it through, and what dies on the way.

The Mortality Funnel

Only 3.3% of bills introduced in the 115th Congress have become law (443 of 13,563).

Introduced
13,563
Saw action
13,563100%
Passed a chamber
2,06815%
Passed both chambers
1,20158%
Became law
44337%
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Time to Pass

Median time from introduction to enactment: 234 days.

< 30 days
35
30–90 days
51
90–180 days
78
180–365 days
144
1–2 years
135
2+ years
0
Range: 1 – 720 days · 443 enacted bills
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Policy Area Treemap

13,563 bills across 33 policy areas.

Bills by policy area in 115th Congress (2017-2019)
Health1,526Armed Forces and National…1,108Government Operations and…1,008Taxation983International Affairs918Crime and Law Enforcement827Public Lands and Natural …718Education607Congress594Finance and Financial Sec…556
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Most Active Bills (last 30 days)

The bills Congress keeps coming back to.

  • H.R. 5499

    Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act

    357
    velocity
  • H.R. 7368

    Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

    118.5
    velocity
  • S.Res. 746

    A resolution calling for a prompt multinational freedom of navigation operation in the Black Sea and urging the cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

    101
    velocity
  • S.Res. 734

    A resolution authorizing the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.).

    63.5
    velocity
  • H.R. 7331

    To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Post Office".

    46.5
    velocity
  • S. 3777

    Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018

    35
    velocity
  • S. 1906

    A bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

    30
    velocity
  • H.R. 7327

    SECURE Technology Act

    29.5
    velocity
  • S.Res. 738

    A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should continue its limited military activities within Syria and that ending such activities at this time would embolden ISIS, Bashar al-Assad, Iran, and Russia and put our Kurdish allies in great jeopardy.

    29
    velocity
  • H.R. 7319

    To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to provide flexibility with respect to the leaseback of certain Federal real property, and for other purposes.

    23.5
    velocity
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Most Cosponsored Bills

Which bills built the biggest coalitions.

  • H.R. 930

    Lymphedema Treatment Act

    385
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 2519

    The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

    385
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 820

    Childhood Cancer STAR Act

    371
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 299

    Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018

    330
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 392

    Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017

    329
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 1698

    Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act

    323
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 5499

    Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act

    311
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 3274

    President John F. Kennedy Commemorative Coin Act

    307
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 2358

    Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act

    306
    cosponsors
  • H.R. 1017

    Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

    305
    cosponsors
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Bipartisan Magnet Bills

Bills with the most balanced D/R cosponsorship.

  • 1
    H.R. 1361

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.

    D52
    R52
    100
    balance
  • 2
    H.R. 3395

    529 OPTIONS Act

    D39
    R39
    100
    balance
  • 3
    H.R. 4706

    Music Modernization Act of 2017

    D35
    R35
    100
    balance
  • 4
    H.R. 1550

    Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017

    D26
    R26
    100
    balance
  • 5
    H.R. 3605

    Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017

    D24
    R24
    100
    balance
  • 6
    H.R. 4610

    Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act

    D21
    R21
    100
    balance
  • 7
    H.R. 949

    Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

    D19
    R19
    100
    balance
  • 8
    H.R. 2666

    AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017

    D19
    R19
    100
    balance
  • 9
    H.R. 2983

    Stop the Asian Carp Now Act of 2017

    D17
    R17
    100
    balance
  • 10
    H.R. 2652

    Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017

    D17
    R17
    100
    balance
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Chamber Composition

Every member who served at any point during the 115th Congress.

house456
house party composition
  • Democrat204
  • Republican252
senate105
senate party composition
  • Democrat48
  • Independent2
  • Republican55
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress
Section 3

Votes & Polarization

Roll-call patterns, partisan fault lines, and the moments Congress was nearly tied.

Closest Votes

Roll-call votes decided by the smallest margins.

  • 1

    On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 695

    senate·H.R. 695·Dec 21, 2018
    0
    vote margin
    Yea 47
    47 Nay
  • 2

    On the Nomination PN2117

    senate·Dec 11, 2018
    0
    vote margin
    Yea 50
    50 Nay
  • 3

    On the Cloture Motion PN2117

    senate·Nov 29, 2018
    0
    vote margin
    Yea 49
    49 Nay
  • 4

    On the Cloture Motion PN1412

    senate·Nov 28, 2018
    0
    vote margin
    Yea 50
    50 Nay
  • 5

    On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 63

    senate·S.J.Res. 63·Oct 10, 2018
    0
    vote margin
    Yea 50
    50 Nay
  • 6

    On the Nomination PN367

    senate·Feb 28, 2018
    0
    vote margin
    Yea 49
    49 Nay
  • 7

    On the Cloture Motion PN1341

    senate·Jan 24, 2018
    0
    vote margin
    Yea 49
    49 Nay
  • 8

    On the Nomination PN1341

    senate·Jan 24, 2018
    0
    vote margin
    Yea 49
    49 Nay
  • 9

    Call of the House

    house·Jan 20, 2018
    0
    vote margin
  • 10

    Call of the House

    house·Jan 8, 2018
    0
    vote margin
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Committee Power Index

Committees ranked by bills referred and bills enacted.

Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Vote Type Breakdown

1,809 roll-call votes by category.

Votes by type in 115th Congress (2017-2019)
procedural728amendment415confirmation330passage189other62journal43cloture27adjournment10quorum4election1
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

VP Tie-Breakers

Times the Vice President cast the deciding vote in the Senate.

13
Tie-breaker votes
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress

Vote Activity Calendar

1,809 roll-call votes over 321 days.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
SunTueThuSat
Source: Congress.gov115th Congress
Section 4

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Section 5

vs. Previous Congress

115th vs. 114th Congress

Side-by-side, with directional change.

Bills introduced
13,563
vs.
12,073
+12.3%
Became law
443
vs.
329
+34.7%
Roll-call votes
1,809
vs.
1,829
-1.1%