Coming in as the second-most effective lawmaker was Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, who chaired the House Transportation Committee. He sponsored 48 bills, with nearly half of them (unsurprisingly) being related to issues of transportation and infrastructure, ranging from pay for the Coast Guard to earthquake preparedness to aircraft certification. While ten of his bills passed the House, and his language was incorporated in other bills that became law, only one of Rep. DeFazio’s bills dir...
