Mike Braun

Former Senator from Indiana, 2019–2025 · Republican

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 118th Congress

How it’s measured

2.48· expected 0.85

Above expectations

Rank 6 of 102 who served in the Senate that Congress · expected = average of 49 minority-party members

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

120 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 117 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (4)

4 national policy

S. 2414 Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023Became law Dec 23, 2024 · Government Operations and PoliticsNational policy
S. 3126 Mark Our Place ActBecame law Nov 25, 2024 · Armed Forces and National SecurityNational policy
S. 1510 GAO Inspector General Parity ActBecame law Nov 25, 2024 · Government Operations and PoliticsNational policy
S. 112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.Became law Oct 6, 2023 · Armed Forces and National SecurityNational policy

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 Braun’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 118th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Braun. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s Senate.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

88/ 100

Chamber median 97 · 85 missed of 691

Voted on 606 of 691 roll calls; missed 85. Lower than 91% of senators.

50%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

96/ 100

Senate R median 95 · Rank 23 of 49

Sided with the Republican majority on 471 votes that split the parties. Lower than 71% of senators.

40%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

9/ 100

Chamber median 18 · −9

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 90% of senators.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.80

Republican middle 80%: 0.35 to 0.85

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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Braun’s bills that passed the Senate or further

All bills

7 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Braun’s effectiveness score.

S. 2414 Working Dog Health and Welfare Act of 2023Government Operations and Politics · Became law Dec 23, 2024Substantive520 words National policy
S. 3126 Mark Our Place ActArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Nov 25, 2024Substantive102 words National policy
S. 1510 GAO Inspector General Parity ActGovernment Operations and Politics · Became law Nov 25, 2024SubstantiveText pending National policy
S. 112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.Armed Forces and National Security · Became law Oct 6, 2023Substantive806 words National policy
S. 3574 National Fossil ActGovernment Operations and Politics · Introduced Jul 30, 2024Substantive104 words Introduced
S. 3068 VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023Housing and Community Development · Introduced Jul 15, 2024Substantive194 words Introduced
S. 2717 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 231 North Franklin Street in Greensburg, Indiana, as the "Brigadier General John T. Wilder Post Office".Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Apr 26, 2024Ceremonial83 words Introduced

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