David Kustoff

U.S. Representative · TN-8 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

3.14· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 16 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

28 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 26 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (2)

2 national policy

H.R. 5345 Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActRequires Social Security Administration to improve services for identity theft victims. AI-readBecame law Oct 7, 2026 · Social WelfareNational policy
H.R. 517 Filing Relief for Natural Disasters ActAuthorizes IRS to postpone federal tax deadlines for state-declared disaster victims. AI-readBecame law Jul 24, 2025 · TaxationNational 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 Kustoff’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 Kustoff.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 5 missed of 674

Voted on 669 of 674 roll calls; missed 5. Higher than 78% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 90 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 469 votes that split the parties. Higher than 55% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 67% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.54

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

Kustoff’s bills that became law

All bills

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

2 national policy

H.R. 5345 Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft ActRequires Social Security Administration to improve services for identity theft victims. AI-readSocial Welfare · Became law Oct 7, 2026Substantive323 words National policy
H.R. 517 Filing Relief for Natural Disasters ActAuthorizes IRS to postpone federal tax deadlines for state-declared disaster victims. AI-readTaxation · Became law Jul 24, 2025Substantive463 words National policy

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