Mark B. Messmer

U.S. Representative · IN-8 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

0.45· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 277 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

Introduced 16
Action in committee 7
Action beyond committee 2
Passed chamber 0
Became law 0

16 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 15 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Messmer’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 Messmer.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 13 missed of 674

Voted on 661 of 674 roll calls; missed 13. Lower than 51% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 46 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Higher than 72% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 62% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.54

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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Messmer’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

H.R. 6213 Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025Prohibits OSHA from finalizing or enforcing a heat injury prevention workplace standard. AI-readLabor and Employment · Out of committee Jul 21, 2026Substantive84 words Out of committee
H.R. 7720 Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026Requires states to verify child care provider payments and hold providers accountable for fraud. AI-readFamilies · Out of committee Apr 6, 2026Substantive114 words Out of committee
H.R. 9128 CFTC Protection of Information and Data Act of 2026Establishes data protection and information handling requirements for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · In committee Jun 15, 2026Substantive909 words In committee
H.R. 7547 DOD and USDA Interagency Research ActEstablishes research collaboration between Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Jun 15, 2026Substantive1.5k words In committee
H.R. 7469 SNAP Online Access Act of 2026Unable to determine bill's specific provisions without summary or text. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Mar 20, 2026Substantive244 words In committee
H.R. 7264 Restoring America’s Floodplains ActUnable to determine bill content; no summary available. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Mar 20, 2026Substantive345 words In committee
H.R. 6657 Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025Reforms the restaurant meals program for food assistance recipients. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Jan 13, 2026Substantive392 words In committee

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