Scoring transparency
Scoring rules
Every rule is public and versioned. A rule only runs when the official source it depends on is connected and verified — otherwise it stays off. Changing a point value creates a new version; past events keep the version they were scored under.
Legislative activity
Sponsor of an original bill (H.R./S.) or joint resolution, on the date it is introduced. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not score.
Source: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress) · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
Officially recorded cosponsor of an original bill or joint resolution. Withdrawn cosponsorships are voided. Cosponsors never inherit sponsor milestones.
Source: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress) · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025 · max 10 per week
A bill the politician sponsored is reported by a committee. Once per bill, to the documented sponsor only.
Source: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress) · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
A sponsored bill passes its first chamber. Once per bill, to the documented sponsor only.
Source: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress) · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
A sponsored bill passes the second chamber (a separate chamber-passage milestone). Once per bill, to the documented sponsor only.
Source: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress) · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
A sponsored bill becomes public law. Once per bill, to the documented sponsor only.
Source: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress) · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
An amendment the politician sponsored is agreed to on the floor. Once per amendment, to the documented sponsor only.
Source: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress) · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
Floor & public activity
The member is recorded speaking on the House or Senate floor in the Congressional Record. Once per Record item per member. Extensions of Remarks are not spoken and do not count.
Source: GovInfo — Congressional Record · Official record · v1 since Jan 3, 2025
Bonus per minute of a verified floor speech, capped at 20 minutes per speech. Duration must come from documented timing (e.g. official video timestamps) — never from transcript word counts.
Source: Manually verified public events · Verified by two administrators · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · up to 20 minutes per event
Each recorded floor vote where the member votes Yea, Nay or Present. How they vote never affects points. Quorum calls do not count.
Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — roll call votes / U.S. Senate — roll call votes · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
Each recorded floor vote marked Not Voting, unless a documented exception (approved by a second administrator) covers that date.
Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — roll call votes / U.S. Senate — roll call votes · Official record · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
A publicly noticed constituent town hall, scored only after a second administrator verifies the documentation.
Source: Manually verified public events · Verified by two administrators · v2 since Jan 3, 2025
Documented substantive participation in a committee hearing or markup.
Source: Manually verified public events · Verified by two administrators · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · Not part of the Scoring 2.0 defaults.
Electoral & approval
Per percentage point of approval gained versus the same provider's previous comparable poll (same population and question). Polling data, not an official congressional record.
Source: Approved polling providers · Verified by two administrators · v1 since Jan 3, 2025
Per percentage point of approval lost versus the same provider's previous comparable poll.
Source: Approved polling providers · Verified by two administrators · v1 since Jan 3, 2025
Certified primary or primary-runoff victory. Election-enabled profiles only.
Source: State election authorities — certified results · Certified result + two-person review · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · election-season leagues only
Certified general, general-runoff or special election victory. Election-enabled profiles only.
Source: State election authorities — certified results · Certified result + two-person review · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · election-season leagues only
Certified primary or primary-runoff loss. Election-enabled profiles only; profiles can ignore losses.
Source: State election authorities — certified results · Certified result + two-person review · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · election-season leagues only
Certified general, general-runoff or special election loss. Election-enabled profiles only; profiles can ignore losses.
Source: State election authorities — certified results · Certified result + two-person review · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · election-season leagues only
Officially documented assumption of an eligible office.
Source: State election authorities — certified results · Certified result + two-person review · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · Wildcard eligibility rules not published yet.
Executive action
Signed eligible state legislation.
Source: State government sources · Official record · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · Governor sources not registered yet.
Officially documented executive order.
Source: State government sources · Official record · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · Governor sources not registered yet.
State budget enacted.
Source: State government sources · Official record · v1 since Jan 3, 2025 · Governor sources not registered yet.
Scoring window
Monday 12:00 AM through Sunday 11:59 PM Eastern. Official records list dates, not times, so each is placed at noon Eastern on its date.
Provisional → final
Weeks stay provisional for 3 days after they end so late-published records count, then they are finalized and locked. Rule changes only ever apply from a future date.
Corrections & disputes
Corrections to official records published during the finalization window update provisional scores automatically. After a week is final its result never changes; later corrections are logged on the event with the reason and source. Anyone signed in can report a data issue.