Jim Banks

U.S. Senator · Indiana · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

0.96· expected 1.04

Meets expectations

Rank 43 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

104 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 103 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law inside another bill (1)

S. 744 Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency ActIdentical bill became law as H.R. 1316 · Aug 19, 2025Via H.R. 1316

Banks’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 Banks’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 Banks.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 12 missed of 915

Voted on 903 of 915 roll calls; missed 12. Higher than 69% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

100/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 9 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 830 votes that split the parties. Higher than 90% 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 67% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.65

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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Banks’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

S. 921 Tyler’s LawUnknown; bill summary not available. AI-readHealth · Introduced Mar 24, 2026Substantive489 words Introduced
S. 3589 RISE ActExpands federal education programs and funding for student achievement. AI-readEducation · Out of committee Aug 5, 2026Substantive1.8k words Out of committee
S. 3794 SAFE Drugs Act of 2026Establishes safety standards and oversight for pharmaceutical drugs. AI-readHealth · Out of committee Jul 27, 2026Substantive1.3k words Out of committee
S. 3138 Veterans SPORT ActEstablishes or modifies sports and recreation programs for veterans. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive80 words Out of committee
S. 1657 Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to review and process all pending veteran benefit claims. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive170 words Out of committee
S. 1116 Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025Establishes requirements for veterans' burial and final resting place benefits and services. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive125 words Out of committee
S. 972 Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025Unknown; bill summary not yet available from Congress. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Dec 9, 2025Substantive360 words Out of committee
S. 2292 Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee AmendmentsHealth · Out of committee Sep 8, 2025Substantive6.4k words Out of committee
S. 4043 Health Care for Homeless Veterans ActExpands or modifies healthcare services for homeless veterans. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Apr 29, 2026Substantive56 words In committee
S. 3992 Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026Establishes a fund for joint military and veterans medical facilities. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Apr 29, 2026Substantive919 words In committee
S. 1992 Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025Bill title indicates veterans' appeals focus; summary unavailable for detailed description. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Dec 10, 2025Substantive2.8k words In committee
S. 2308 PATRIOT Parks ActUnknown; bill summary not yet available from Congress. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Dec 9, 2025Substantive770 words In committee
S. 2385 Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History ActUnknown; bill summary not yet available from Congress. AI-readArts, Culture, Religion · In committee Dec 9, 2025Substantive1.3k words In committee
S. 1543 Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025Establishes a new Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration to oversee VA economic and educational assistance programs. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee May 21, 2025Substantive1.7k words In committee

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