With the 113th Congress in the books, it is time to take a look at the final co-sponsorship standings. I was once told that “the number of cosponsors a bill collects is not important.” The stats this year contradict that assertion. Eighteen of the top twenty-five most cosponsored bills passed the House. At least one bill listed as merely “Introduced” – H.R. 721 (No. 25; and lobbied by yours truly) was enacted in part in H.R. 5771, the tax extenders bill. The same is true for H.R. 647. Counting those two bills, twelve of the top twenty-five most-cosponsored bills became law in the 113th Congress.
Stay tuned for the 114th Congress. 218and51.com will continue posting and expand coverage into votes and Senate cosponsorships.
| Rank | Bill | Cosponsors | Author | Title | Status |
| 1 | HR 647 | Total: 380 194R 186D |
Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) | ABLE Act of 2013 | Passed House |
| 2 | HR 850 | Total: 378 218R 160D |
Edward R. Royce (R-CA) | Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 | Passed House |
| 2 | HR 3302 | Total: 378 199R 179D |
Jeff Miller (R-FL) | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as t… | Became Law |
| 4 | HR 938 | Total: 355 207R 148D |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) | United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 | Passed House |
| 5 | HR 755 | Total: 354 160R 194D |
Michael T. McCaul (R-TX) | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patr… | Introduced |
| 6 | HR 324 | Total: 326 205R 121D |
Jeff Miller (R-FL) | To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service For… | Became Law |
| 7 | HR 4411 | Total: 321 193R 128D |
Mark Meadows (R-NC) | Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 | Passed House |
| 8 | HR 685 | Total: 312 183R 129D |
Sam Johnson (R-TX) | American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act | Became Law |
| 9 | HR 1209 | Total: 309 182R 127D |
Pete Olson (R-TX) | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the “Doolittle Tok… | Became Law |
| 10 | HR 627 | Total: 307 143R 164D |
Erik Paulsen (R-MN) | National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act | Passed House |
| 10 | HR 1518 | Total: 307 117R 190D |
Ed Whitfield (R-KY) | PAST Act | Introduced |
| 12 | HR 2203 | Total: 304 191R 113D |
Patrick J. Tiberi (R-OH) | To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in r… | Became Law |
| 13 | HR 2366 | Total: 302 165R 137D |
Doug Lamborn (R-CO) | World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | Became Law |
| 14 | HR 360 | Total: 301 96R 205D |
Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) | To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair,… | Became Law |
| 14 | HR 1726 | Total: 301 117R 184D |
Bill Posey (R-FL) | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borin… | Became Law |
| 14 | HR 2932 | Total: 301 100R 201D |
Joe Courtney (D-CT) | United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act | Introduced |
| 17 | HR 2939 | Total: 299 112R 187D |
Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA) | To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. | Became Law |
| 18 | HR 3658 | Total: 298 141R 157D |
Kay Granger (R-TX) | Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2013 | Became Law |
| 19 | HR 2866 | Total: 293 188R 105D |
Lee Terry (R-NE) | Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | Passed Senate |
| 20 | HR 523 | Total: 275 229R 46D |
Erik Paulsen (R-MN) | Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 | Introduced |
| 21 | HR 1852 | Total: 272 174R 98D |
Kevin Yoder (R-KS) | Email Privacy Act | Introduced |
| 22 | HR 1563 | Total: 267 141R 126D |
Brett Guthrie (R-KY) | Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2013 | Introduced |
| 23 | HR 543 | Total: 258 97R 161D |
Christopher P. Gibson (R-NY) | Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2013 | Introduced |
| 24 | HRES 434 | Total: 256 55R 201D |
Karen Bass (D-CA) | Honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Nelson Mandela and expressing condo… | Passed House |
| 25 | HR 721 | Total: 251 143R 108D |
Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) | Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013 | Introduced |