Former U.S. Representative

Marion BerryNo longer serving

District AR‑1 Party Democratic In office 1997–2011

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,166

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

8,809

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

226

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

81 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 109th at 27. In the 111th, 14 — 2 fewer than the median representative, who filed 16. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 111th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Arkansas. Born in Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Ark. , August 27, 1942. Graduated from DeWitt High School, DeWitt, Ark. B. S. , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1965. Farmer. Gillett, Ark. , city council, 1976-1980. Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, 1986-1994. White House Domestic Policy Council, 1993-1996. Special assistant to President William Clinton for Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance, 1993-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2011). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Died on May 19, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark. Remains were cremated.

Focus

Drawn from the 81 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Foreign Trade and International Finance 42
Tariff 32
Commerce 23
Health 19
Agriculture and Food 15
Dyes and dyeing 12
Arkansas 11
Government Operations and Politics 11

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 81.

Most frequent cosponsors

Jo Ann Emerson R-MO 22
Mike Ross D-AR 21
John Boozman R-AR 18
Vic Snyder D-AR 13
Gene Taylor D-MS 12
Leonard L. Boswell D-IA 11

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 4276	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Aug 5, 1998
HR 4276	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Aug 4, 1998
HR 4276	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Aug 4, 1998
HR 4276	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Aug 4, 1998
HR 4276	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Aug 4, 1998
HR 4276	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Aug 4, 1998
HR 4276	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Aug 4, 1998
HR 4276	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Aug 4, 1998

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HRES 1685	Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the annual September celebration of the harvest of rice in the United States.	Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.	Nov 16, 2010
HRES 1399	Honoring the lives, and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Brandon Paudert and Officer Bill Evans, members of the West Memphis Police Department.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Jul 26, 2010
HR 3634	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as the "George Kell Post Office".	Became Public Law No: 111-180.	Jun 9, 2010
HR 5182	To help certain communities adversely affected by FEMA's flood mapping modernization program.	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Apr 29, 2010
HR 4813	To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.	Apr 26, 2010
HR 4177	Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.	Mar 29, 2010
HR 3979	Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Nov 2, 2009
HR 2753	To delay the implementation of new Medicare hospital geographic wage reclassification criteria until the Secretary of Health and Human Services issues a proposal to revise the hospital wage index classification system that addresses certain considerations.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 8, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 6534	National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act	Referred to House Budget	Dec 16, 2010
HRES 1733	Recognizing Mark Twain as one of America's most famous literary icons on the 175th anniversary of his birth and the 100th anniversary of his death.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Nov 30, 2010
HRES 1724	Commending the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, for its outstanding support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock Air Force Base, members of the Armed Forces stationed there, and their families.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Nov 17, 2010
HR 5234	PBM Audit Reform and Transparency Act of 2010	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.	Sep 29, 2010
HCONRES 311	To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services.	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Sep 29, 2010
HR 6028	To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of the Gray Wolf as an endangered species or threatened species.	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.	Sep 23, 2010
HRES 1603	Expressing support for designation of September 2010 as National Craniofacial Acceptance Month.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Sep 22, 2010
HRES 1226	Commending EyeCare America for its work over the last 25 years.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Sep 22, 2010

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 9, 2010	Tribute to Isadore Banks	Written statement
Sep 29, 2010	Tribute to John ED Regenold	Written statement
Sep 29, 2010	In Tribute to Bill Nix	Written statement
Sep 29, 2010	IN TRIBUTE TO JUDGE STEVE McGUIRE	Written statement
Sep 14, 2010	Tribute to Tony Bell	Written statement
Jul 28, 2010	Tribute to Nick Daniel Bacon	Written statement
Jul 28, 2010	Tribute to Edward M. Cunningham	Written statement
Jul 15, 2010	Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010	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

Appropriations CommitteeMember2003–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Appropriations Committee	Member	Jan 28, 2003 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 35 · End of the 111th Congress
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Homeland Security	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Budget CommitteeMember2007–2011

Agriculture CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 25 · End of the 107th Congress
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 25 · End of the 107th Congress
Water Resources and Environment	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2001	Hearing, Mar 2001
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management	Member	Listed Apr 2001 to Sep 2001	Hearing, Apr 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.