James C. Justice

U.S. Senator · West Virginia · 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

0.73· expected 1.04

Meets expectations

Rank 49 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

14 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 14 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 commemorative

S. 858 Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location ActDesignates a location for the Hershel 'Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument. AI-readBecame law Sep 10, 2026 · Public Lands and Natural ResourcesCommemorative

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 Justice’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 Justice.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 38 missed of 913

Voted on 875 of 913 roll calls; missed 38. Lower than 78% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

100/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 16 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 807 votes that split the parties. Higher than 83% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

8/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 58% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.56

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.

LiberalConservative

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

All bills

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

S. 858 Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location ActDesignates a location for the Hershel 'Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Became law Sep 10, 2026SubstantiveText pending Commemorative
S. 2933 A bill to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer".Renames a playground in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Introduced Sep 24, 2026Substantive133 words Introduced
S. 2280 A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.Transfers federal land parcels in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to local jurisdiction. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Introduced May 4, 2026Substantive479 words Introduced

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