From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.66· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 215 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 14
  2. Action in committee 3
  3. Action beyond committee 3
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 0

14 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 13 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Hern’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 Hern.

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

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 16 missed of 674

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

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Party loyalty

How it’s measured
99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 48 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 465 votes that split the parties. Higher than 71% of House members.

45%100%
10/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 66% of House members.

0%70%
+0.68

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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Hern’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 Hern’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 1069 PROTECT Our Kids ActProhibits federal education funding for schools with partnerships or support from Chinese government entities. AI-readEducation · Passed a chamber Dec 4, 2025Substantive498 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 5267 American Franchise ActModifies franchise employment and labor law requirements. AI-readLabor and Employment · Out of committee Sep 8, 2026Substantive1.3k words Out of committee
  • H.R. 9468 STAR ActModifies health care policy or programs under the STAR Act framework. AI-readHealth · Out of committee Jul 15, 2026Substantive612 words Out of committee

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