Former U.S. Representative

Richard K. ArmeyNo longer serving

District TX‑26 Party Republican In office 1985–2003

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

150

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

6,136

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

206

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Texas. Born in Cando, Towner County, N. Dak. , July 7, 1940. Graduated from Cando High School, Cando, N. Dak. , 1958. B. A. , Jamestown College, Jamestown, N. Dak. , 1963. M. A. , University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N. Dak. , 1964. Ph. D. , University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Okla. , 1968. Professor, University of Montana, Missoula, Mont. Assistant professor, West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, Canyon, Tex. Assistant professor, Austin College, Sherman, Tex. Faculty and administrator, University of North Texas, Denton, Tex. Distinguished fellow of the Fisher Institute, Dallas, Tex. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 2003). Majority leader (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Seventh Congresses). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002.

Focus

Drawn from the 40 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 40.

Most frequent cosponsors

Richard A. Gephardt D-MO 6
Deborah Pryce R-OH 6
Bob Barr R-GA 5
Vito Fossella R-NY 5
Ken Calvert R-CA 5
Pete Sessions R-TX 5

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HRES 341	On Motion to Table	Yea	Jan 28, 1998
HR 2267	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Nov 13, 1997
HR 2267	On Motion to Recommit	Nay	Nov 13, 1997
SCONRES 68	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Nov 13, 1997
HCONRES 137	On motion to suspend the rules and agree	Yea	Nov 13, 1997
HRES 330	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Nov 13, 1997
HRES 327	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Not Voting	Nov 13, 1997
HRES 326	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Nov 13, 1997

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5005	Homeland Security Act of 2002	Became Public Law No: 107-296.	Nov 25, 2002
HRES 615	Providing for a committee of two Members to be appointed by the House to inform the President.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Nov 15, 2002
HRES 614	Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighth Congress.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Nov 15, 2002
HR 5710	Homeland Security Information Sharing Act	Received in the Senate.	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 590	Relating to early organization of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighth Congress.	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8009-8010)	Oct 16, 2002
HR 4483	Syria Accountability Act of 2002	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Sep 18, 2002
HCONRES 464	Expressing the sense of the Congress on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Sep 11, 2002
HRES 510	Designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jul 27, 2002

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5528	Center for International Human Rights Act of 2002	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1744)	Nov 19, 2002
HR 3775	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1502 East Kiest Boulevard in Dallas, Texas, as the "Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building".	Received in the Senate.	Nov 13, 2002
HR 4636	Workers' Bill of Rights	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.	Oct 21, 2002
HR 5655	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Oct 16, 2002
HR 5611	To designate the Federal building located at 324 Twenty-Fifth Street in Ogden, Utah, as the "James V. Hansen Federal Building".	Received in the Senate.	Oct 10, 2002
HR 1342	Capital Gains Tax Rate Reduction Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Oct 9, 2002
HJRES 114	Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002	Became Public Law No: 107-243.	Oct 8, 2002
HR 5531	Sudan Peace Act	Became Public Law No: 107-245.	Oct 7, 2002

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Dec 16, 2002	Activity Report of the Select Committee on Homeland Security	Written statement
Nov 22, 2002	A Happy Birthday Wish to Scott Palmer	House floor
Nov 22, 2002	Concluding Remarks	House floor
Nov 22, 2002	Homeland Security Act of 2002	House floor
Nov 15, 2002	Homeland Security Act of 2002	Written statement
Nov 14, 2002	North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act	House floor
Nov 14, 2002	Investing in America's Future Act of 2002	House floor
Nov 14, 2002	Hour of Meeting on Tuesday, November 19, 2002	House floor

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Homeland Security CommitteeChair2002–2003

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.