Don Bacon

U.S. Representative · NE-2 · Republican

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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
1.07· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 144 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 51
  2. Action in committee 6
  3. Action beyond committee 2
  4. Passed chamber 2
  5. Became law 0

51 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 49 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Bacon’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 Bacon.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured
100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 2 missed of 674

Voted on 672 of 674 roll calls; missed 2. Higher than 88% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
91/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 216 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Lower than 94% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
21/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +9

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 96% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
+0.28

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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Bacon’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

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

How we count words
  • H.R. 217 CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025Unknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Passed a chamber May 20, 2025Substantive396 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 2243 LEOSA Reform ActAllows qualified law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms in more locations nationwide. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Passed a chamber May 15, 2025Substantive747 words Passed a chamber

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