Don Bacon

Representative · NE-2 · R

Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 3, 2017

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Working relationships

How often this member works with colleagues across party lines, from bill sponsorships and recorded votes in this Congress. Bills are H.R., S., H.J.Res. and S.J.Res.; resolutions, post office namings, and Congressional Gold Medal and commemorative coin bills are left out. Independents are counted with the party they caucus with. These figures describe the public record; they do not measure effectiveness or ideology.

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Don Bacon

Representative · NE-2 · R

Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 3, 2017

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Portrait: U.S. Government Publishing Office, via unitedstates/images (public domain)

Working relationships

119th Congress, House.

Bills with other-party backing

40%

20 of 50 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.

House median 33% · Republicans 35%

Cosponsoring the other party's bills

45%

263 of 582 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Democrat.

House median 15% · Republicans 10%

Voting with own party

91%

On 469 party-line votes, voted with most Republicans 426 times.

House median 98% · Republicans 98%

Voting with the other party

19%

On 525 contested votes, voted the same way as most Democrats 99 times.

House median 11% · Republicans 11%

Closest collaborators

Counted both ways: bills by the colleague that this member cosponsored, and bills by this member that the colleague cosponsored.

All colleagues

Josh GottheimerDNJ-521 of theirs · 12 of this member's
Brian K. FitzpatrickRPA-113 of theirs · 6 of this member's
Michael LawlerRNY-1711 of theirs · 7 of this member's
Joe NeguseDCO-27 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Jennifer A. KiggansRVA-215 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-73 of theirs · 13 of this member's
August PflugerRTX-117 of theirs · 6 of this member's
Young KimRCA-406 of theirs · 6 of this member's
Salud O. CarbajalDCA-245 of theirs · 7 of this member's
Jason CrowDCO-65 of theirs · 7 of this member's

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Josh GottheimerDNJ-521 of theirs · 12 of this member's
Joe NeguseDCO-27 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-73 of theirs · 13 of this member's
Salud O. CarbajalDCA-245 of theirs · 7 of this member's
Jason CrowDCO-65 of theirs · 7 of this member's
Suzanne BonamiciDOR-1

Voting most alike

Contested roll calls (at least 10% of yea and nay votes on the losing side) on which both voted yea or nay, and how often they made the same choice. Colleagues who shared too few of these votes with this member are not ranked.

Most alike

Carlos A. GimenezRFL-2896% · 470 of 489
Glenn ThompsonRPA-1595% · 493 of 519
Dan NewhouseRWA-495% · 492 of 518
David P. JoyceROH-1495% · 485 of 511
Mario Diaz-BalartRFL-2695% · 476 of 503

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Bills this member sponsored or joined as an original cosponsor, with original backers from both parties, that passed at least one chamber (12). Furthest along first.

Passed the HouseH.R. 2846To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Chrissy Houlahan · original backers: 1 D, 1 R · passed the House Sep 15, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 2004Tyler’s Law
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ted Lieu · original backers: 13 D, 7 R · passed the House Sep 15, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 1266Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Jimmy Panetta · original backers: 18 D, 18 R · passed the House Sep 15, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 309National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Troy E. Nehls · original backers: 10 D, 21 R · passed the House Sep 14, 2026
Passed the House

Each member's party on each date comes from congress-legislators term records. Party-line votes are roll calls on which most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides; procedural votes are included. The Vice President's tie-breaking votes and impeachment verdicts are not counted, and a bill enacted as part of another bill counts only at the stage it reached on its own. Medians include everyone who served in the chamber this Congress with enough records (5 sponsored bills, 10 cosponsorships, 25 votes). Computed Oct 23, 2026, 5:50 AM ET from Congress.gov and House and Senate roll calls.

119th Congress, House.

Bills with other-party backing

40%

20 of 50 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.

House median 33% · Republicans 35%

Cosponsoring the other party's bills

45%

263 of 582 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Democrat.

House median 15% · Republicans 10%

Voting with own party

91%

On 469 party-line votes, voted with most Republicans 426 times.

House median 98% · Republicans 98%

Voting with the other party

19%

On 525 contested votes, voted the same way as most Democrats 99 times.

House median 11% · Republicans 11%

Closest collaborators

Counted both ways: bills by the colleague that this member cosponsored, and bills by this member that the colleague cosponsored.

All colleagues

Josh GottheimerDNJ-521 of theirs · 12 of this member's
Brian K. FitzpatrickRPA-113 of theirs · 6 of this member's
Michael LawlerRNY-1711 of theirs · 7 of this member's
Joe NeguseDCO-27 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Jennifer A. KiggansRVA-215 of theirs · 2 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-73 of theirs · 13 of this member's
August PflugerRTX-117 of theirs · 6 of this member's
Young KimRCA-406 of theirs · 6 of this member's
Salud O. CarbajalDCA-245 of theirs · 7 of this member's
Jason CrowDCO-65 of theirs · 7 of this member's

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Josh GottheimerDNJ-521 of theirs · 12 of this member's
Joe NeguseDCO-27 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-73 of theirs · 13 of this member's
Salud O. CarbajalDCA-245 of theirs · 7 of this member's
Jason CrowDCO-65 of theirs · 7 of this member's
Suzanne BonamiciDOR-1

Voting most alike

Most alike

Carlos A. GimenezRFL-2896% · 470 of 489
Glenn ThompsonRPA-1595% · 493 of 519
Dan NewhouseRWA-495% · 492 of 518
David P. JoyceROH-1495% · 485 of 511
Mario Diaz-BalartRFL-2695% · 476 of 503

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Bills this member sponsored or joined as an original cosponsor, with original backers from both parties, that passed at least one chamber (12). Furthest along first.

Passed the HouseH.R. 2846To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Chrissy Houlahan · original backers: 1 D, 1 R · passed the House Sep 15, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 2004Tyler’s Law
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ted Lieu · original backers: 13 D, 7 R · passed the House Sep 15, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 1266Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Jimmy Panetta · original backers: 18 D, 18 R · passed the House Sep 15, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 309National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Troy E. Nehls · original backers: 10 D, 21 R · passed the House Sep 14, 2026
Passed the House

Don Bacon

Working relationships

Don Bacon

Working relationships

Closest collaborators

All colleagues

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Voting most alike

Most alike

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Closest collaborators

All colleagues

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Voting most alike

Most alike

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Most alike among Democrats