Former U.S. Representative

Joe BartonNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Joe Barton
97 bills introduced

Across 9 Congresses, most in the 109th at 22. In the 115th, 7 — 11 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18. Of the 97, 4 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 115th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,332

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
15,543

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 97 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 97.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Texas. Born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex. , September 15, 1949. Graduated from Waco High School, Waco, Tex. , 1968. B. A. , Texas A&. M University, College Station, Tex. , 1972. M. S. , Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. , 1973. Business executive. White House Fellowship, served as aide to Secretary of Energy James B. Edwards, 1981-1982. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 2019). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018. Chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses).

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.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 7217IMPROVE ActReceived in the Senate.Dec 12, 2018
HR 6511Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform ActCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed HearinNov 29, 2018
HR 3325ACE Kids ActOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.Sep 13, 2018
HR 6488SAVE ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Aug 8, 2018
HR 5930Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.May 23, 2018
HR 3298Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017Became Public Law No: 115-45.Aug 4, 2017
HR 1821DELIVER Act of 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Mar 30, 2017
HR 4942DELIVER Act of 2016Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Apr 14, 2016

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 5499Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Dec 19, 2018
HRES 1172Honoring the life of President George Herbert Walker Bush.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Dec 10, 2018
HR 6557Inventor Protection ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.Sep 28, 2018
HR 6664Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.Sep 27, 2018
HR 5282Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the WSep 24, 2018
HR 5879Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4586)Aug 28, 2018
HR 6547APPS Act of 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.Jul 26, 2018
HR 6291Efficient Drug Disposal Act of 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Jul 26, 2018

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

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.