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Robert Menendez

U.S. Representative · NJ-8 · Democrat

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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
0.88· expected 0.51

Above expectations

Rank 168 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 20
  2. Action in committee 9
  3. Action beyond committee 3
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 0

20 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 19 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Menendez’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 Menendez.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured
100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 0 missed of 674

Voted on 674 of 674 roll calls; missed 0. Higher than 97% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 93 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 472 votes that split the parties. Higher than 62% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 76% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.51

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

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 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 Menendez’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 1717 Communications Security ActEstablishes statutory authority for the FCC's communications security and reliability advisory council with specified membership requirements. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Passed a chamber Jul 16, 2025Substantive641 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 5967 Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention ActEstablishes a task force to develop strategies for preventing consumer scams. AI-readCommerce · Out of committee Sep 16, 2026Substantive405 words Out of committee
  • H.R. 7294 AI for Secure Networks ActAuthorizes artificial intelligence use for federal cybersecurity and network protection. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Sep 16, 2026Substantive335 words Out of committee

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