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Sen. Sherrod Brown’s 2022 Report Card

Senior Senator from Ohio
Democrat
Serving Jan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2025

These statistics cover Brown’s record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare him to other senators also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Feb 12, 2023.

A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Brown’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.

Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.

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Ranked the 5th top leader compared to All Senators

Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 117th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Brown’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Senate Democrats (91st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (93rd percentile); All Senators (95th percentile).

 

Got influential cosponsors the 6th most often compared to All Senators

19 of Brown’s bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.

Those bills were: S. 547: Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan …; S. 727: CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act …; S. 823: A bill to amend the …; S. 1068: Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and …; S. 1303: Build America, Buy America Act; S. 1892: Bicycle Commuter Act of 2021; S. 2065: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act …; S. 2554: Renters Tax Credit Act of …; S. 2578: A bill to extend the …; S. 2758: Stock Buyback Accountability Act of …; S. 4102: SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act; S. 4429: Fair Warning Act of 2022; S. 5114: PREVENT Act of 2022; S.Res. 172: A resolution declaring racism a …; S.Res. 219: A resolution designating May 18, …; S.Res. 261: A resolution recognizing June 2021 …; S.Res. 652: A resolution recognizing June 2022 …; S.Res. 819: A resolution affirming the commitment …; S.Res. 877: A resolution designating the week …

Compare to all Senate Democrats (89th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (93rd percentile); All Senators (94th percentile).

 

Got the 6th most cosponsors on their bills compared to All Senators

Brown’s bills and resolutions had 883 cosponsors in the 117th Congress. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »

Compare to all Senate Democrats (89th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (92nd percentile); All Senators (94th percentile).

 

Cosponsored the 7th most bills compared to Serving 10+ Years

Brown cosponsored 586 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Senate Democrats (74th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (89th percentile); All Senators (88th percentile).

 

Ranked 12th most politically left compared to All Senators

Our unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 117th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Brown’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Senate Democrats (21st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (11th percentile); All Senators (11th percentile).

 

Joined bipartisan bills the 12th least often compared to Serving 10+ Years

Of the 586 bills that Brown cosponsored, 18% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Senate Democrats (32nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (19th percentile); All Senators (21st percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.
 

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 14th most bills compared to All Senators

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 49 of Brown’s 92 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Brown caucused with in the 117th Congress.

Compare to all Senate Democrats (79th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (82nd percentile); All Senators (86th percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.
 

Got bicameral support on the 15th most bills compared to All Senators

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 33 of Brown’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the House. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Those bills were: S. 336: A bill to amend the …; S. 385: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act …; S. 581: HAPI Act; S. 800: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes …; S. 1188: SFC Heath Robinson Burn Pit …; S. 1296: Daniel J. Harvey Jr. and …; S. 1303: Build America, Buy America Act; S. 1568: TRAIN Act; S. 1837: Law Enforcement Training for Mental …; S. 1892: Bicycle Commuter Act of 2021; S. 2048: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage …; S. 2049: Trafficking Survivors Housing Act of …; S. 2236: Expanding Health Care Options for …; S. 2255: Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act …; S. 2586: Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of …; S. 2740: PREPARE Act; S. 2853: POWER Act; S. 2966: American Energy Worker Opportunity Act …; S. 3310: BEACON Act of 2021; S. 3667: African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act; S. 4105: Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act; S. 4121: A bill to designate the …; S. 4289: Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection …; S. 4399: All-American Flag Act; S. 4429: Fair Warning Act of 2022; S. 4847: Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for …; S.Res. 137: A resolution supporting the goals …; S.Res. 198: A resolution recognizing the roles …; S.Res. 261: A resolution recognizing June 2021 …; S.Res. 569: A resolution supporting the goals …; S.Res. 617: A resolution recognizing the roles …; S.Res. 652: A resolution recognizing June 2022 …; S.J.Res. 16: A joint resolution providing for …

Compare to all Senate Democrats (74th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (80th percentile); All Senators (85th percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.
 

Got their bills out of committee the 16th most often compared to All Senators (tied with 2 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Brown introduced 23 bills in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: S. 1303: Build America, Buy America Act; S. 1568: TRAIN Act; S. 1817: Bridge Investment Act of 2021; S. 2049: Trafficking Survivors Housing Act of …; S. 2255: Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act …; S. 3667: African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act; S. 3685: John P. Parker House Study …; S. 4105: Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act; S. 4121: A bill to designate the …; S. 4399: All-American Flag Act; S. 4646: Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors …; S.Res. 51: An original resolution authorizing expenditures …; S.Res. 74: A resolution designating February 28, …; S.Res. 144: A resolution recognizing the week …; S.Res. 198: A resolution recognizing the roles …; S.Res. 219: A resolution designating May 18, …; S.Res. 365: A resolution honoring the life, …; S.Res. 384: A resolution designating the week …; S.Res. 490: A resolution recognizing the essential …; S.Res. 523: A resolution designating February 28, …; S.Res. 557: A resolution recognizing the week …; S.Res. 617: A resolution recognizing the roles …; S.Res. 658: A resolution designating June 6, …

Compare to all Senate Democrats (74th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (74th percentile); All Senators (82nd percentile).

 

Introduced the 18th most bills compared to All Senators

Brown introduced 92 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Senate Democrats (74th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (80th percentile); All Senators (82nd percentile).

 

Was 19th most present in votes compared to All Senators (tied with 4 others)

Brown missed 1.1% of votes (10 of 949 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Brown’s Profile »

Compare to all Serving 10+ Years (25th percentile); All Senators (18th percentile).

 

Laws Enacted

Brown introduced 5 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 117th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills »

Those bills were: S. 1303: Build America, Buy America Act; S. 1568: TRAIN Act; S. 1817: Bridge Investment Act of 2021; S. 2049: Trafficking Survivors Housing Act of …; S. 4646: Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors …

Compare to all Senate Democrats (32nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (52nd percentile); All Senators (55th percentile).

The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill.
 

Committee Positions

Brown held a leadership position on 1 committee and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Brown’s Profile »

Compare to all Senate Democrats (60th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (48th percentile); All Senators (65th percentile).

Additional Notes

Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.

Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).

Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.

Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of the 117th Congress) was the 117th Congress (freshmen) or 116th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.