Jack Bergman

U.S. Representative · MI-1 · 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
1.62· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 80 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 26
  2. Action in committee 13
  3. Action beyond committee 4
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 1

26 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 26 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 national policy

  • H.R. 1823 VA Budget Shortfall Accountability ActEstablishes accountability measures for Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfalls. AI-readBecame law Jan 20, 2026 · Armed Forces and National SecurityNational 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 Bergman’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 Bergman.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured
98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 16 missed of 674

Voted on 658 of 674 roll calls; missed 16. Lower than 61% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 81 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 462 votes that split the parties. Higher than 58% 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 68% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
+0.43

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

All bills

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

How we count words
  • H.R. 1823 VA Budget Shortfall Accountability ActEstablishes accountability measures for Department of Veterans Affairs budget shortfalls. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Jan 20, 2026Substantive480 words National policy
  • H.R. 7683 VA Fiscal Management Modernization ActModernizes Veterans Affairs fiscal management and financial operations. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Oct 9, 2026Substantive892 words Out of committee
  • H.R. 6993 BEACON Act of 2026Creates or modifies a program related to armed forces and national security. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Oct 1, 2026Substantive2.6k words Out of committee
  • H.R. 3132 CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025Expands healthcare or benefits choices available to veterans. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee May 6, 2025Substantive3.8k words Out of committee

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