James Lankford

U.S. Senator · Oklahoma · Republican · Chair, Select Committee on Ethics

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

0.57· expected 1.48

Below expectations

Rank 68 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

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

60 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 58 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 commemorative

S. 2283 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the "Oscar J. Upham Post Office".Names the postal facility at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma the Oscar J. Upham Post Office. AI-readBecame law Dec 18, 2025 · Government Operations and PoliticsCommemorative

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 Lankford’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 Lankford.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 6 missed of 915

Voted on 909 of 915 roll calls; missed 6. Higher than 88% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

100/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 18 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 837 votes that split the parties. Higher than 79% 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 52% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.59

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

All bills

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

S. 2283 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the "Oscar J. Upham Post Office".Names the postal facility at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma the Oscar J. Upham Post Office. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Became law Dec 18, 2025Ceremonial155 words Commemorative
S. 3175 CIPZIP Act of 2025Unable to determine bill content; title acronym CIPZIP Act lacks summary. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Sep 14, 2026Substantive1.7k words Out of committee
S. 4632 Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026Provides automatic continuing appropriations to prevent government shutdowns. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · Out of committee Jun 1, 2026Substantive2.3k words Out of committee
S. 81 Guidance Clarity Act of 2025Clarifies federal agency guidance requirements and procedures. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Nov 3, 2025Substantive396 words Out of committee
S. 6 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActRequires medical care for infants born alive after abortion and establishes criminal penalties for non-compliance. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Jan 22, 2025Substantive873 words Introduced

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