Former U.S. Senator

Roland BurrisNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Roland  Burris
Cosponsored
302

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
181

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 45 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Senator from Illinois. Born in Centralia, Ill. , August 3, 1937. B. A. , Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill. , 1959. J. D. , Howard University, 1963. National bank examiner for comptroller of the currency, U. S. Treasury Department 1963-1964. Bank executive. Director, Illinois State Department of General Services 1973-1976. Illinois State comptroller 1978-1990, the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. Unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States senator in1984. Illinois State attorney general 1991-1995. Trustee, Financial Accounting Foundation board 1991-1994. Unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1994, 1998, and 2002. Practiced law in Chicago, Ill. Appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate on December 31, 2008, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Barack Obama, but credentials were not in order until January 12, 2009. Took the oath of office on January 15, 2009, and served from January 12, 2009, to November 29, 2010, a successor having been chosen in a special election. Not a candidate for election to the unexpired portion of the term.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
S 510On the Motion to Proceed S. 510YeaNov 18, 2010
S 510On the Cloture Motion S. 510YeaNov 17, 2010
S 3772On the Cloture Motion S. 3772YeaNov 17, 2010
HCONRES 321On the Resolution H.Con.Res. 321YeaSep 29, 2010
HR 3081On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3081YeaSep 29, 2010
SJRES 39On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 39NaySep 29, 2010
HR 3081On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3081YeaSep 28, 2010
S 3816On the Cloture Motion S. 3816YeaSep 28, 2010

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
S 3891Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Sep 29, 2010
S 3886A bill to authorize the establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor and commemorate the accomplishments of Mr. Benjamin Banneker.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Sep 29, 2010
S 1629New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study ActPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 528.Aug 5, 2010
SRES 606A resolution designating August 29, 2010, as "Railroad Retirement Day".Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6739)Aug 4, 2010
SRES 559A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by UnanimouJun 16, 2010
S 1802United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. WithMay 19, 2010
SRES 522A resolution recognizing National Nurses Week.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by UnanimouMay 12, 2010
SRES 509A resolution designating April 2010 as "National STD Awareness Month".Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2813)Apr 29, 2010

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
S 3973Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.Nov 18, 2010
S 3695Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Nov 17, 2010
S 3914A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to complete payments under such title to local educational agencies eligible for such payments within 3 fiscal years.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measureSep 29, 2010
S 3869Military Spouse Employment Programs Evaluation ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Sep 29, 2010
S 3756Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation ActCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1110Sep 29, 2010
SCONRES 73A concurrent resolution honoring the life of Dr. Ronald W. Walters and commending his life as an example to future generations of the people of the United States.Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7840)Sep 29, 2010
S 3849Job Preservation for Parents in Poverty ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Sep 28, 2010
SRES 654A resolution designating December 18, 2010, as "Gold Star Wives Day".Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by UnanimouSep 28, 2010

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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 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.