Andy Barr

U.S. Representative · KY-6 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

2.02· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 56 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

57 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 56 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Barr’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Barr.

93/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 48 missed of 674

Voted on 626 of 674 roll calls; missed 48. Lower than 91% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 35 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 455 votes that split the parties. Higher than 76% of House members.

45%100%

12/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 52% of House members.

0%70%

+0.49

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

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

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Barr’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 747 Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025Expands sanctions on Chinese entities and officials involved in fentanyl trafficking through 2029. AI-readInternational Affairs · Passed a chamber Sep 3, 2025Substantive898 words Passed a chamber

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