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
SCONRES 49	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy.	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.	Mar 26, 2010
SRES 394	A resolution congratulating the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine for its 150 years of commitment to advancing science and improving health.	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S397-398)	Feb 1, 2010
S 2866	Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act of 2009	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Dec 10, 2009
S 2841	S Corporation Inventory Contribution Act of 2009	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Dec 7, 2009
S 2565	A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain decorative plates, sculptures, and plaques.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Oct 30, 2009
S 2564	A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid and 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid, dimethylamine salt.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Oct 30, 2009
S 2563	A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Imazapyr.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Oct 30, 2009
S 2562	A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on MCPB Acid and MCPB Sodium Salt.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Oct 30, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
S 3973	Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.	Nov 18, 2010
S 3695	Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2010	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Nov 17, 2010
S 3914	A 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 measure as introduced: CR S7811)	Sep 29, 2010
S 3869	Military Spouse Employment Programs Evaluation Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Sep 29, 2010
S 3756	Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1110.	Sep 29, 2010
SCONRES 73	A 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 3849	Job Preservation for Parents in Poverty Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Sep 28, 2010
SRES 654	A 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 Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7666-7669; text as passed Senate: CR S7666; text of measure as introduced: CR S7636)	Sep 28, 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
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.