Mitch McConnell

U.S. Senator · Kentucky · Republican · Chair, Joint Committee of Congress on the Library

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

How it’s measured

0.49· expected 1.48

Below expectations

Rank 75 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

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

7 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 7 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 national policy

S. 4530 A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.Unknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readBecame law May 29, 2026 · Government Operations and PoliticsNational 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 McConnell’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 McConnell.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

85/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 137 missed of 915

Voted on 778 of 915 roll calls; missed 137. Lower than 100% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

97/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 47 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 724 votes that split the parties. Lower than 70% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

11/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 78% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.40

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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McConnell’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

S. 4530 A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.Unknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Became law May 29, 2026Substantive188 words National policy
S. 2572 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026Appropriates funds for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · Out of committee Jul 31, 2025Substantive24k words Out of committee
S. 1674 Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025Adjusts the boundary of Mammoth Cave National Park. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Jul 21, 2026Substantive140 words In committee

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