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April McClain Delaney

U.S. Representative · MD-6 · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.84· expected 0.51

Above expectations

Rank 176 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 30
  2. Action in committee 15
  3. Action beyond committee 3
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

30 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 30 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How McClain Delaney’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

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

McClain Delaney in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
97/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 18 missed of 674

Voted on 656 of 674 roll calls; missed 18. Lower than 64% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
96/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 161 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 463 votes that split the parties. Lower than 81% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
14/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 69% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.29

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

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

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McClain Delaney’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in McClain Delaney’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 8981 SCALE Biology ActFunds synthetic cell and organism biology research and development. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Jul 21, 2026Substantive1.8k words Out of committee
  • H.R. 3159 Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization ActExpands interest rate protections for servicemembers and requires financial literacy training. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee May 14, 2026Substantive460 words Out of committee
  • H.R. 6061 American Farmers First ActProhibits Treasury from providing financial support to Argentina and directs crop producer assistance payments. AI-readForeign Trade and International Finance · Out of committee Jan 13, 2026Substantive247 words Out of committee

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