Former U.S. Representative

Rick BoucherNo longer serving

District VA‑9 Party Democratic In office 1983–2011

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,626

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

11,872

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

123

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

52 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 110th at 25. In the 111th, 11 — 5 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 Virginia. Born in Washington County, Va. , August 1, 1946. Graduated from Abingdon High School, Abingdon, Va. , 1964. B. A. , Roanoke College, Salem, Va. , 1968. J. D. , University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Va. , 1971. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Virginia state senate, 1974-1983. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.

Focus

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.

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 847	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 22, 2010
HR 6547	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not Voting	Dec 21, 2010
HR 3082	On Motion to Concur in the Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment	Yea	Dec 21, 2010
HR 2751	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Yea	Dec 21, 2010
HR 2142	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 21, 2010
HR 5116	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 21, 2010
HR 6540	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 21, 2010
HRES 1771	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 21, 2010

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5947	Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Jul 29, 2010
HR 5828	Universal Service Reform Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Jul 22, 2010
HR 5649	Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Jun 30, 2010
HR 4175	End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2009	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Jun 15, 2010
HRES 1182	Congratulating Radford University on the 100th anniversary of the university.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.	Apr 30, 2010
HR 2994	Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201.	Dec 2, 2009
HR 2584	To amend title 35, United States Code, to limit the patentability of tax planning methods.	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	May 21, 2009
HR 865	To convey the New River State Park campground located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County, Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	May 14, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5778	Renewable Fuels Marketing Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Jul 27, 2010
HR 5470	To exclude an external power supply for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from the application of certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.	Became Public Law No: 111-360.	Jul 27, 2010
HRES 1522	Expressing support for designation of the last week of September as National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week and the last Wednesday of September as National Previvor Day.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jul 27, 2010
HRES 173	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Jul 26, 2010
HR 5827	Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.	Jul 22, 2010
HR 4875	Medical School Construction Grant Act	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Jul 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.	Jul 21, 2010
HR 5434	Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.	Jul 20, 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 15, 2010	Truth in Caller Id Act of 2009	House floor
Dec 15, 2010	Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act	House floor
Sep 29, 2010	Remarks on the House floor	House floor
Sep 29, 2010	In Honor of Joseph C. "Papa Joe" Smiddy	Written statement
Jul 29, 2010	Introduction of H.R.----, the "Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010"	Written statement
Jul 26, 2010	Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010	House floor
Jun 30, 2010	Support of the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010	Written statement
May 28, 2010	Honoring Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Moler	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 CommitteeMember2001–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Energy and Commerce Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 25 · End of the 111th Congress
Energy and Environment	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Dec 2009	Hearing, Feb 2001
Communications, Technology, and the Internet	Chair	Listed Feb 2001 to Nov 2009	Hearing, Feb 2001
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Mar 2007

Judiciary CommitteeMember2001–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Judiciary Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 25 · End of the 111th Congress
Courts and Competition Policy	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Dec 2010	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

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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.