Christopher A. Coons

U.S. Senator · Delaware · Democrat · Chair, Select Committee on Ethics

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

How it’s measured

1.02· expected 0.63

Above expectations

Rank 39 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

55 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 54 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 national policy

S. 3424 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 AI-readBecame law Feb 6, 2026 · Finance and Financial SectorNational policy

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 Coons’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

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

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 52 missed of 915

Voted on 863 of 915 roll calls; missed 52. Lower than 88% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

94/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 34 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 793 votes that split the parties. Lower than 84% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

11/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 79% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.24

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 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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Coons’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

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

S. 3424 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Became law Feb 6, 2026Substantive1.6k words National policy
S. 1659 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025Increases bankruptcy trustee and U.S. trustee fees and extends temporary bankruptcy judgeships for five years. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Introduced Aug 8, 2025SubstantiveText pending Introduced
S. 4392 Energy Security Pacts ActUnknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jul 27, 2026Substantive6.4k words Out of committee
S. 2546 A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.Extends the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation's authority to build a commemorative work in Washington, D.C. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Jul 23, 2026Substantive72 words Out of committee
S. 4591 NO FAKES Act of 2026Establishes requirements for disclosure and regulation of artificial intelligence in commercial products. AI-readCommerce · Out of committee Jun 24, 2026Substantive14k words Out of committee
S. 2328 Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025Allows military service members to earn academic credit for military training and education. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive519 words Out of committee
S. 1883 DISRUPT ActBill title indicates disruption-related policy; full text unavailable for summary. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jun 18, 2025Substantive5.2k words Out of committee
S. 1731 COUNTER Act of 2025Bill title indicates counter-related policy; full text unavailable for summary. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jun 18, 2025Substantive2.4k words Out of committee
S. 1463 Finding ORE ActBill title indicates offshore renewable energy policy; full text unavailable for summary. AI-readEnergy · Out of committee Jun 18, 2025Substantive1.7k words Out of committee

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