Darin LaHood

U.S. Representative · IL-16 · 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

How it’s measured

0.87· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 170 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

30 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 29 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How LaHood’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 LaHood.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 38 missed of 674

Voted on 636 of 674 roll calls; missed 38. Lower than 85% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

98/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 123 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 445 votes that split the parties. Lower than 56% 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 76% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.46

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.

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LaHood’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

H.R. 7432 Fostering the Future ActModifies foster care and child welfare policies and programs. AI-readFamilies · Passed a chamber May 20, 2026Substantive2.6k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 167 Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2025Creates partnerships for community-led environmental reclamation projects. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Passed a chamber May 14, 2025Substantive1.5k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1152 Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness ActModifies electronic filing and payment requirements for federal taxes. AI-readTaxation · Passed a chamber Apr 1, 2025Substantive281 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 5470 Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation ActDesignates Route 66 as a national historic trail. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Sep 2, 2026Substantive876 words In committee
H.R. 9150 Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access ActRequires Veterans Affairs to provide boxing-based exercise classes to veterans with Parkinson's disease. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Jun 23, 2026Substantive231 words In committee
H.R. 4689 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Bloomington, Illinois, as the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".Names the VA community-based outpatient clinic in Bloomington, Illinois, the Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Clinic. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Dec 19, 2025Substantive395 words In committee
H.R. 623 LICENSE Act of 2025Allows certified examiners to administer commercial driver's license knowledge tests with minimal additional training. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Jan 23, 2025Substantive191 words In committee

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