Former U.S. Senator

Roland BurrisNo longer serving

State IL Party Democratic In office 2009–2010

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

301

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

181

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

160

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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.

Focus

Drawn from the 45 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 45.

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

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
S 3891	Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Sep 29, 2010
S 3886	A 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 1629	New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 528.	Aug 5, 2010
SRES 606	A 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 559	A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5046-5047; text as passed Senate: CR S5046-5047; text of measure as introduced: CR S4996)	Jun 16, 2010
S 1802	United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2009	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-645.	May 19, 2010
SRES 522	A resolution recognizing National Nurses Week.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3661-3662; text as passed Senate: S3661-3662; text of measure as introduced: CR S3647)	May 12, 2010
SRES 509	A 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

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
SRES 92	A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez.	Star Print ordered on the resolution.	Mar 31, 2009
S 473	Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Mar 30, 2009
S 714	National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.	Mar 26, 2009
S 355	Increasing America's Global Development Capacity Act of 2009	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1066-1067)	Mar 26, 2009
S 475	Military Spouses Residency Relief Act	Became Public Law No: 111-97.	Mar 25, 2009
S 546	Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2009	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2911)	Mar 23, 2009
S 535	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Mar 23, 2009
S 307	Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S791-792)	Mar 23, 2009

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
Nov 18, 2010	FDA Food Safety Modernization Act--Motion to Proceed	Senate floor
Nov 15, 2010	Tribute to Dr. Margaret Burroughs and Bishop Arthur Brazier	Senate floor
Nov 15, 2010	Upcoming Cloture Votes	Senate floor
Sep 29, 2010	Taiwan's Double Ten Day	Senate floor
Sep 28, 2010	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010--Motion to Proceed	Senate floor
Sep 20, 2010	Tribute to Irving Burgie	Senate floor
Sep 14, 2010	Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010--Continued	Senate floor
Aug 5, 2010	Pigford Settlement	Senate 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

Armed Services CommitteeMember2009–2010

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 21, 2009 to Nov 18, 2010	S.Res. 18 · Last recorded vote
Airland	Member	Listed Oct 2009 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009
Readiness and Management Support	Member	Listed Oct 2009 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009
Personnel	Member	Listed Oct 2009 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeMember2009–2010

Veterans' Affairs CommitteeMember2009–2010

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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 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.