Deb Fischer

U.S. Senator · Nebraska · 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

1.44· expected 1.04

Meets expectations

Rank 20 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

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

Became law (1)

1 national policy

S. 629 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025Expands Emergency Conservation Program eligibility and advance payment options for disaster-impacted agricultural and forest land. AI-readBecame law Jul 12, 2026 · Agriculture and FoodNational 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

Became law inside another bill (1)

S.J.Res. 46 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".Identical bill became law as H.J.Res. 87 · Jun 12, 2025Via H.J.Res. 87

Fischer’s own bill stalled, but the Congressional Research Service lists an identical bill, or one with similar text, that became law. Shown for context; not counted in the score, which follows the Center for Effective Lawmaking. How this works

How Fischer’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 Fischer.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 9 missed of 915

Voted on 906 of 915 roll calls; missed 9. Higher than 79% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 33 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 831 votes that split the parties. Higher than 58% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

9/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 63% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.46

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

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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Fischer’s bills that became law

All bills

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Fischer’s effectiveness score.

1 national policy

S. 629 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025Expands Emergency Conservation Program eligibility and advance payment options for disaster-impacted agricultural and forest land. AI-readAgriculture and Food · Became law Jul 12, 2026Substantive592 words National policy

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