John Fetterman

U.S. Senator · Pennsylvania · Democrat

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

0.25· expected 0.63

Below expectations

Rank 93 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

26 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 24 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Fetterman’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Fetterman.

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 59 missed of 915

Voted on 856 of 915 roll calls; missed 59. Lower than 92% of senators.

85%100%

80/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 47 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 787 votes that split the parties. Lower than 100% of senators.

75%100%

25/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +16

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 100% of senators.

0%30%

−0.18

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

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

S. 4538 Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026Authorizes a feasibility study for designating Washington's Trail—1753 as a national historic trail. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Sep 17, 2026Substantive110 words Out of committee
S. 3733 A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application.Authorizes public libraries to collect fees for passport application execution. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jul 27, 2026Substantive351 words Out of committee
S. 3468 National Programmable Cloud Laboratories Network Act of 2025Establishes a national network of programmable cloud computing laboratories. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Jul 13, 2026Substantive1.7k words Out of committee

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