Across 6 Congresses, most in the 110th at 81. In the 112th, 48 — 13 more than the median senator, who filed 35. Of the 332, 15 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.
median for the chamber, that Congress
Signed on to someone else's bill
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Their work
Drawn from the 332 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.
Subjects
- Government Operations and Politics 164
- Armed Forces and National Security 121
- Congress 88
- Economics and Public Finance 68
- Law 67
- Health 58
- Congressional reporting requirements 53
- Finance and Financial Sector 52
Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 332.
Most frequent cosponsors
- Daniel K. Inouye 98
- Richard J. Durbin 67
- Frank R. Lautenberg 49
- Carl Levin 48
- Patty Murray 47
- Joseph I. Lieberman 44
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Biography
Votes
How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.
| Bill | Question | Voted | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 8 | Yea | Jan 1, 2013 |
| HR 1 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1 | Yea | Dec 28, 2012 |
| HR 5949 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5949 | Nay | Dec 28, 2012 |
| HR 4310 | On the Conference Report H.R. 4310 | Yea | Dec 21, 2012 |
| S 3637 | On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: S.3637) | Yea | Dec 13, 2012 |
| S 3637 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3637 | Yea | Dec 11, 2012 |
| HR 6156 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6156 | Yea | Dec 6, 2012 |
| S 3254 | On Passage of the Bill S. 3254 | Yea | Dec 4, 2012 |
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions this member introduced.
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2170 | Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 | Became Public Law No: 112-230. | Dec 28, 2012 |
| S 1379 | D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011 | Became Public Law No: 112-229. | Dec 28, 2012 |
| S 1763 | SAVE Native Women Act | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579. | Dec 27, 2012 |
| S 1262 | Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574. | Dec 21, 2012 |
| SRES 624 | A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from the State of Hawaii. | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou | Dec 18, 2012 |
| S 3685 | Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2012 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Dec 17, 2012 |
| S 675 | Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568. | Dec 17, 2012 |
| S 3676 | Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of mea | Dec 12, 2012 |
Cosponsored bills
Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.
Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.
