Former U.S. Representative

Charles F. BassNo longer serving

District NH‑2 Party Republican In office 1995–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

577

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

8,230

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

140

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

35 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 109th at 12. In the 112th, 10 — 5 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. 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

Biography

A Representative from New Hampshire. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. , January 8, 1952. Graduated from Holderness School, Plymouth, N. H. , 1970. A. B. , Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. , 1974. Staff for United States Representative William S. Cohen of Maine, 1974. Staff for United States Representative David F. Emery of Maine, 1975-1979. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Ninety-seventh Congress in 1980. Delegate to New Hampshire constitutional convention, 1984. Member of the New Hampshire general court, 1982-1988. Member of the New Hampshire state senate, 1988-1992. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2007). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

Focus

Drawn from the 35 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 35.

Most frequent cosponsors

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
HR 8	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HRES 844	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Jan 1, 2013
HR 4212	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HR 443	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6726	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6364	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Not Voting	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6612	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not Voting	Dec 31, 2012
S 3454	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not Voting	Dec 31, 2012

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6438	Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012	Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.	Sep 19, 2012
HR 4017	Smart Energy Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.	Feb 21, 2012
HR 3293	To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) to issue, at no cost to the United States, a military service identification card to persons who served in the Armed Forces.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Dec 8, 2011
HR 3342	Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 4, 2011
HR 3211	Humanitarian Device Reform Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Oct 18, 2011
HR 1343	To return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States.	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Oct 6, 2011
HR 2253	To establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.	Sep 8, 2011
HR 1591	SERVE Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Aug 25, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 1594	Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Retirees and Dependents Act	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Jun 8, 2005
HR 997	English Language Unity Act of 2005	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2948-2949)	Jun 8, 2005
HR 2427	To postpone the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.	Jun 7, 2005
HR 2664	Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2005	Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	May 26, 2005
HR 2231	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2175-2176)	May 19, 2005
HR 994	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.	May 19, 2005
HR 2428	Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.	May 18, 2005
HR 2107	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund Act of 2005	Became Public Law No: 109-314.	May 16, 2005

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 5, 2012	Personal explanation	Written statement
Dec 5, 2012	Personal explanation	Written statement
Oct 12, 2012	Honoring Elizabeth ``libby'' Curran, People Magazine's Teacher of the Year	Written statement
Sep 21, 2012	Honoring Col. Robert Fortnam, USAF (Ret.) of New Hampshire	Written statement
Aug 3, 2012	Honoring the Washington, New Hampshire Meetinghouse	Written statement
Jun 21, 2012	H.R. 1756, the National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2011	Written statement
Jun 20, 2012	Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act	House floor
Jun 8, 2012	Recognizing the New Hampshire Lna of the Year	Written statement

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

Energy and Commerce CommitteeMember2001–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Energy and Commerce Committee	Member	Jan 12, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 33 · End of the 112th Congress
	Member	Feb 8, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007	H.Res. 32 · End of the 109th Congress
Communications and Technology	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Dec 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Environment and the Economy	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Energy and Power	Member	Listed Apr 2011 to Apr 2011	Hearing, Apr 2011
Energy and Power	Member	Listed Mar 2011 to Mar 2011	Hearing, Mar 2011
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2006	Hearing, Mar 2001
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2006	Hearing, Mar 2001
Telecommunications and the Internet	Member	Listed Apr 2002 to Sep 2006	Hearing, Apr 2002
Environment and Hazardous Materials	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to May 2006	Hearing, Mar 2001

Budget CommitteeMember2001–2003

Intelligence (Permanent Select) CommitteeMember2001–2001

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2001–2001

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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.