Betty McCollum

U.S. Representative · MN-4 · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 11, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.12· expected 0.51

Below expectations

Rank 400 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 9
  2. Action in committee 2
  3. Action beyond committee 0
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

9 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 8 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How McCollum’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 McCollum.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured
99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 8 missed of 676

Voted on 668 of 676 roll calls; missed 8. Higher than 69% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 40 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Higher than 88% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
10/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −2

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

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.42

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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McCollum’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

How we count words
  • H.R. 8016 Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026Phases out nonessential uses of PFAS chemicals and requires manufacturers to report annual PFAS use. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · In committee Mar 20, 2026Substantive15k words In committee
  • H.R. 2977 MRRRI ActAddresses water resource management and environmental protection issues. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · In committee Apr 21, 2025Substantive4.2k words In committee

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