Suzanne Bonamici
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici's 2013 Report Card
Representative from Oregon's 1st District
Serving Feb 7, 2012 – Jan 3, 2021
These year-end statistics cover Bonamici's record during the 2013 legislative year (Jan 3, 2013-Dec 26, 2013) and compare her to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Dec 1, 2014. On Dec. 1, 2014, the statistics were updated to remove Sen. Schatz from the list of Senate sophomores. Schatz only served for several days in the preceding Congress.
A higher or lower number below doesn't necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Bonamici's legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Got influential cosponsors the 5th most often compared to House Sophomores (tied with 4 others)
4 of Bonamici's bills and resolutions in 2013 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.
Those bills were: H.R. 954: WISE Investment Act; H.R. 990: SAFE Lending Act of 2013; H.R. 1425: Marine Debris Emergency Act of ...; H.R. 1491: To authorize the Administrator of ...
Compare to all House Sophomores (89th percentile); House Democrats (85th percentile); Safe House Seats (85th percentile); All Representatives (86th percentile).
Cosponsored the 11th most bills compared to House Sophomores (tied with 2 others)
Bonamici cosponsored 211 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »
Joined bipartisan bills the 15th most often compared to House Sophomores
In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 211 bills that Bonamici cosponsored, 28% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »
Compare to all House Sophomores (82nd percentile); House Democrats (41st percentile); Safe House Seats (73rd percentile); All Representatives (70th percentile).
Introduced the 20th fewest bills compared to House Sophomores (tied with 14 others)
Bonamici introduced 6 bills and resolutions in 2013. View Bills »
Compare to all House Sophomores (22nd percentile); House Democrats (29th percentile); Safe House Seats (30th percentile); All Representatives (28th percentile).
Was 24th most present in votes compared to All Representatives (tied with 13 others)
Bonamici missed 0.2% of votes (1 of 641 votes) in 2013. View Bonamici's Profile »
Compare to all House Sophomores (9th percentile); Safe House Seats (5th percentile); All Representatives (5th percentile).
Bonamici introduced 0 bills that became law in 2013. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.
Compare to all House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile).
Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Bonamici introduced 2 bills in 2013 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.
Those bills were: H.R. 1425: Marine Debris Emergency Act of ...; H.R. 1491: To authorize the Administrator of ...
Compare to all House Sophomores (74th percentile); House Democrats (95th percentile); Safe House Seats (82nd percentile); All Representatives (83rd percentile).
The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 2 of Bonamici's bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.
Those bills were: H.R. 990: SAFE Lending Act of 2013; H.R. 1491: To authorize the Administrator of ...
Compare to all House Sophomores (68th percentile); House Democrats (63rd percentile); Safe House Seats (66th percentile); All Representatives (66th percentile).
Bonamici held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Bonamici's Profile »
Bonamici's bills and resolutions had 77 cosponsors in 2013. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »
GovTrack looked at whether Bonamici supported any of 12 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Bonamici 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills.