Byron Donalds

U.S. Representative · FL-19 · Republican

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

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.94· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 60 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

27 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 4 significant (got a roll call vote), 23 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Donalds’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 Donalds.

90/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 68 missed of 674

Voted on 606 of 674 roll calls; missed 68. Lower than 94% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 128 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 432 votes that split the parties. Lower than 59% of House members.

45%100%

8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 94% of House members.

0%70%

+0.64

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

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

H.R. 1118 Value Over Cost Act of 2026Allows General Services Administration multiple award schedule contracts to be evaluated on best value instead of lowest cost. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Jul 22, 2026Substantive46 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1676 Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025Requires Interior Department to approve state wildlife plans within 180 days or auto-approve. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Passed a chamber Dec 10, 2025Substantive336 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 4922 D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025Restricts Washington, D.C.'s authority to change criminal sentences and limits youth offender sentencing discretion. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Passed a chamber Sep 17, 2025Substantive958 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 856 Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActRequires the Office of Management and Budget to evaluate federal procurement practices for national security risks. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Mar 4, 2025Substantive170 words Passed a chamber

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