Former U.S. Representative

Leonard L. BoswellNo longer serving

District IA‑3 Party Democratic In office 1997–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,985

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

10,374

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

174

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

80 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 110th at 20. In the 112th, 18 — 3 more 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 Iowa. Born in Harrison County, Mo. , January 10, 1934. Graduated from Lamoni High School, Lamoni, Iowa, 1952. B. A. , Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, 1969. United States Army, 1956-1976. Farmer. Board of directors of the local farmer's cooperative, 1979-1993, president for thirteen years. Member of the Iowa state senate, 1984-1996, president, 1992-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Died on August 17, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa.

Focus

Drawn from the 80 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 80.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

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

Search these bills

Congress

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	Yea	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	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6612	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
S 3454	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5836	Veterans and Service Members Educational Benefits Safety Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Sep 26, 2012
HR 5834	National Education for Service Heritage Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Sep 26, 2012
HRES 782	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 14, 2012
HR 4869	Armed Forces Breast Cancer Research Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Jul 10, 2012
HR 5835	Veterans Access to Capital Act of 2012	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.	May 18, 2012
HR 4313	Farm Service Accountability Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit.	May 10, 2012
HCONRES 103	Expressing the sense of Congress that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the President and Vice-President of the United States, and Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, should not be less than the effective Federal tax rate paid by middle class Americans.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 17, 2012
HRES 474	Recognizing the valuable contributions of community colleges and encouraging local partnerships with such institutions to train and revitalize the United States workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Nov 18, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 1581	Reforestation Tax Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jul 18, 2002
HR 5107	Senior Nutrition Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.	Jul 17, 2002
HR 1436	Nurse Reinvestment Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jul 12, 2002
HR 3238	Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jul 11, 2002
HR 3017	Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jul 11, 2002
HR 822	Medicare Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant Direct Reimbursement Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jul 11, 2002
HRES 478	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to implementing the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of 2000.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jul 10, 2002
HR 5060	Veterans Right-To-Know Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 27, 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 13, 2012	Honoring Congressman Leonard Boswell	House floor
Sep 20, 2012	Providing for Consideration of House Joint Resolution 118, Disapproving Rule Relating to Waiver and Expenditure Authority with Respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program...	House floor
Sep 12, 2012	Honoring Congressman Jerry Costello	House floor
Aug 2, 2012	Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012	House floor
Aug 1, 2012	Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act	House floor
Jul 24, 2012	Preserving America's Family Farms Act	House floor
Jul 18, 2012	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013	House floor
Jun 29, 2012	Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act	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

Agriculture CommitteeMember2001–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture Committee	Member	Feb 13, 2003 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 79 · End of the 112th Congress
	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Feb 5, 2003	H.Res. 25 · Congressional Record, H313
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management	Ranking Member	Listed Apr 2009 to Dec 2012	Hearing, Apr 2009
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to May 2012	Hearing, Mar 2007
Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Jul 2008	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Livestock and Horticulture	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2001–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 25 · End of the 112th Congress
Aviation	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Nov 2012	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Highways and Transit	Member	Listed Jan 2009 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Jan 2009
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jul 2010	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Highways and Transit	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Feb 2002	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Armed Services CommitteeMember2010–2011

Intelligence (Permanent Select) CommitteeMember2001–2009

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee	Member	By Jun 20, 2003 to Jan 3, 2009	Congressional Directory, Jul 2003 · End of the 110th Congress
	Member	Mar 14, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	Congressional Record, H903 · End of the 107th Congress
Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence	Vice Chair	Listed Jun 2003 to Apr 2007	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Terrorism and Homeland Security	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

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.

$1 $5 $10

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 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.