Former U.S. Representative

W. Todd AkinNo longer serving

District MO‑2 Party Republican In office 2001–2013

Fact sheet
Official portrait of W. Todd Akin
52 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 110th at 13. In the 112th, 12 — 3 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 52, 3 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,579

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
7,131

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 52 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 52.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Missouri. Born in New York, N. Y. , July 5, 1947. B. S. , Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass. , 1971. M. Div. , Covenant Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. , 1984. United States Army, 1971-1980. Member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 1988-2001. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2013). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. Died on October 3, 2021, in Wildwood, Mo.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 3197On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDec 20, 2012
HR 4310On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On PassageYeaDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Agreeing to the ResolutionAyeDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaDec 20, 2012

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 3337Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .Jun 29, 2012
HR 6000VERIFI Act of 2012Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Jun 21, 2012
HR 2985Veteran's I.D. Card ActSubcommittee Hearings Held.Jun 20, 2012
HR 3248To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building".Became Public Law No: 112-118.May 15, 2012
HR 3247To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building".Became Public Law No: 112-117.May 15, 2012
HR 3246To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as the "Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building".Became Public Law No: 112-116.May 15, 2012
HR 4971SAFE ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 27, 2012
HRES 464Congratulating the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2011 World Series Championship.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Nov 14, 2011

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HCONRES 115Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .Apr 25, 2012
HR 4385RAISE ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.Apr 18, 2012
HR 3848Protecting Foods and Beverages from Government Attack Act of 2012Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Apr 18, 2012
HRES 526Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia and the establishment of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict with Georgia's internationally recognized borders.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Mar 28, 2012
HR 9Small Business Tax Cut ActReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Mar 26, 2012
HR 4158To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts' space missions.Became Public Law No: 112-185.Mar 22, 2012
HR 3395Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.Mar 19, 2012
HR 2040National Right-to-Work ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.Mar 19, 2012

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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 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.