- GOP Rep. Jim Jordan has been in Congress for nearly 16 years.
- In that time, he's introduced 30 bills.
Rep. Jim Jordan is on the cusp of becoming the next speaker of the House of Representatives without ever getting a bill signed into law that he personally introduced.
According to Congress' online legislative tracker, Jordan's introduced just 30 bills in total throughout his time in office. The failed bills include his attempt to restrict Washington, DC's municipal government from issuing same-sex marriage licenses, "restore Second Amendment rights" to the city, and making a federal law stating that life begins at conception.
As for amendments he's introduced regarding other members of Congress' legislation, the legislative tracker shows he's batting 1 for 17, amending a single bill in 2012 regarding renewable energy and biofuel.
Though he's introduced very few bills while in office, Jordan's co-sponsored 949 pieces of legislation. Co-sponsoring, however, simply means formally signing on to support a bill and doesn't necessarily imply that a member of Congress had any involvement with its formation.
Of the 949 pieces co-sponsored by Jordan, only 69 have become law, with several of them simply naming government buildings.
In 2017, Republican former House Speaker John Boehner said "Fuck Jordan" to Politico Magazine, labeling him as a "legislative terrorist" after he helped orchestrate Boehner's downfall.
Now, in October 2023, Jordan's on the verge of becoming speaker himself after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out of the race. While Jordan's slowly been picking up crucial endorsements from prior GOP holdouts in recent days, it's still unclear whether he has enough Republican support to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy.