Robert Menendez

Former Senator from New Jersey, 2006–2024 · Democrat

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

1.02· expected 1.14

Meets expectations

Rank 31 of 102 who served in the Senate that Congress · expected = average of 53 majority-party members

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

51 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 51 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Menendez’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 Menendez. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s Senate.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

86/ 100

Chamber median 97 · 81 missed of 582

Voted on 501 of 582 roll calls; missed 81. Lower than 95% of senators.

50%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Senate D median 99 · Rank 46 of 53

Sided with the Democratic majority on 379 votes that split the parties. Lower than 53% of senators.

40%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

20/ 100

Chamber median 18 · +2

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

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.37

Democratic middle 80%: -0.48 to -0.21

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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Menendez’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

S. 920 International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024Crime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Dec 16, 2024Substantive5.3k words Introduced
S. 288 End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2024International Affairs · Introduced Sep 23, 2024SubstantiveText pending Introduced
S. 2336 MISSILES ActInternational Affairs · Out of committee May 7, 2024Substantive5.6k words Out of committee
S. 2043 Department of State Authorization Act of 2023International Affairs · Out of committee Aug 22, 2023Substantive58k words Out of committee
S. 847 International Children with Disabilities Protection Act of 2023International Affairs · Out of committee Jul 25, 2023Substantive3.8k words Out of committee
S. 1203 Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023International Affairs · Out of committee Jul 25, 2023Substantive6.9k words Out of committee
S. 1457 Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023International Affairs · Out of committee Jul 25, 2023Substantive1.7k words Out of committee
S. 396 Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023International Affairs · Out of committee May 4, 2023Substantive2.2k words Out of committee
S. 682 PARTNER with ASEAN ActInternational Affairs · Out of committee May 4, 2023Substantive670 words Out of committee
S. 509 Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act of 2023International Affairs · Out of committee Mar 9, 2023Substantive800 words Out of committee
S. 1331 PSLF Payment Completion Fairness ActEducation · In committee Apr 10, 2024Substantive61 words In committee
S. 3867 Livable Communities Act of 2024Housing and Community Development · In committee Mar 12, 2024Substantive7.5k words In committee
S. 2142 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023Finance and Financial Sector · In committee Mar 12, 2024Substantive25k words In committee
S. 2059 Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2023Crime and Law Enforcement · In committee Jan 11, 2024Substantive1.9k words In committee
S. 1090 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education, and for other purposes.Armed Forces and National Security · In committee Apr 26, 2023Substantive100 words In committee

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