Abigail Davis Spanberger

Former Representative for Virginia’s 7th District, 2019–2025 · Democrat

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 118th Congress

How it’s measured

1.10· expected 0.60

Above expectations

Rank 143 of 445 who served in the House that Congress · expected = average of 218 minority-party members

How far Spanberger’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

37 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 33 substantive, 3 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 commemorative

H.R. 7508 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1285 Emancipation Highway in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as the "Gladys P. Todd Post Office".Became law Jan 4, 2025 · Government Operations and PoliticsCommemorative

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Spanberger’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 118th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Spanberger. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s House.

Spanberger in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 11 missed of 1,235

Voted on 1,224 of 1,235 roll calls; missed 11. Higher than 78% of House members.

35%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

92/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 187 of 218

Sided with the Democratic majority on 863 votes that split the parties. Lower than 77% of House members.

50%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

21/ 100

Chamber median 16 · +5

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 80% of House members.

0%60%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.20

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.24

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

Spanberger’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

17 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Spanberger’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 7508 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1285 Emancipation Highway in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as the "Gladys P. Todd Post Office".Government Operations and Politics · Became law Jan 4, 2025Ceremonial76 words Commemorative
H.R. 1156 China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2023Finance and Financial Sector · Passed a chamber May 30, 2023Substantive362 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 2909 Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023Crime and Law Enforcement · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive671 words In committee
H.R. 2534 PROTECT 340B Act of 2023Health · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive1.9k words In committee
H.R. 957 Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act of 2023Taxation · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive85 words In committee
H.R. 9667 Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels ActImmigration · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive1.1k words In committee
H.R. 8588 Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2024Social Welfare · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive867 words In committee
H.R. 5958 Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2023Health · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive1.6k words In committee
H.R. 9936 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 with respect to workforce development, and for other purposes.Agriculture and Food · In committee Nov 4, 2024Substantive730 words In committee
H.R. 6877 Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards ActAgriculture and Food · In committee Aug 29, 2024Substantive889 words In committee
H.R. 7709 PREPARE ACT of 2024Health · In committee Mar 22, 2024Substantive3.4k words In committee
H.R. 7730 Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl ActCrime and Law Enforcement · In committee Mar 22, 2024Substantive489 words In committee
H.R. 6564 Farm Credit Adjustment ActAgriculture and Food · In committee Jan 24, 2024Substantive121 words In committee
H.R. 4306 Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection ActArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Nov 29, 2023Substantive432 words In committee
H.R. 5051 REAP Modernization Act of 2023Agriculture and Food · In committee Sep 26, 2023Substantive1.1k words In committee
H.R. 2393 Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023Immigration · In committee Apr 7, 2023Substantive1.7k words In committee
H.R. 1689 Connecting Students with Mental Health Services ActEducation · In committee Mar 31, 2023Substantive710 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.