Former U.S. Representative

Ron BarberNo longer serving

District AZ‑2 Party Democratic In office 2012–2015

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

294

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,430

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

104

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

17 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 113th at 16. In the 113th, 16 — 3 more than the median representative, who filed 13. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 112th to 113th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Arizona. Born in Wakefield, England, August 25, 1945. Graduated from Rincon High School, Tucson, Ariz. , 1963. B. A. , University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. , 1967. Businessman. Staff and director, Arizona department of economic security, division of developmental disabilities, 1976-2006. Staff, United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 2007-2012. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and reelected to the succeeding Congress (June 12, 2012-January 3, 2015). Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014.

Focus

Drawn from the 17 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 17.

Most frequent cosponsors

Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ 8
Ed Pastor D-AZ 6
Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ 6
Ann Kirkpatrick D-AZ 5
Gwen Moore D-WI 4
Ed Perlmutter D-CO 3

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 882	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Apr 15, 2013
HR 1162	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Apr 15, 2013
HR 1120	On Passage	No	Apr 12, 2013
HR 1120	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Apr 12, 2013
HRES 146	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Apr 11, 2013
HRES 146	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Apr 11, 2013
HR 678	On Passage	Yea	Apr 10, 2013
HR 678	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Apr 10, 2013

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5760	Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 20, 2014
HR 5552	To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry".	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 18, 2014
HRES 736	Affirming the importance of the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to the United States Armed Forces and national security on its 60th anniversary.	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Sep 18, 2014
HR 5273	Post-9/11 Veterans Education Fairness Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.	Aug 15, 2014
HR 4574	Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.	Jul 21, 2014
HR 4375	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Post Office".	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Apr 2, 2014
HR 4274	To amend the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act to provide a permanent appropriation of funds for the payment of death gratuities for survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services in event of any future period of lapsed appropriations.	Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.	Mar 18, 2014
HRES 507	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of a women's economic bill of rights.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Mar 6, 2014

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5766	21st Century SCASDP Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.	Dec 11, 2014
HR 4793	Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.	Nov 13, 2014
HR 5441	To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States.	Became Public Law No: 113-199.	Nov 12, 2014
HRES 743	Expressing support for designation of the week of September 22, 2014, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Nov 12, 2014
HRES 728	Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.	Nov 12, 2014
HR 5618	Veterans Health Administration Management Improvement Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 18, 2014
HRES 707	Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Sep 18, 2014
HR 1339	Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 17, 2014

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 10, 2014	Personal explanation	Written statement
Nov 14, 2014	In Recognition of the 25th Anniversary of Combat Operations of the 55th Electronic Combat Group	Written statement
Sep 19, 2014	Recognition of Access Tucson in Honor of 30 Years of Service	Written statement
Sep 19, 2014	Congressional Recognition of Quakewrap for Its Success in Improving Infrastructure Safety Worldwide	Written statement
Sep 19, 2014	Congressional Recognition for the El Rio Community Health Center of Tucson, Arizona in Recognition of the Opening of Its New Congress Health Center	Written statement
Sep 17, 2014	Preventing the Epidemic of Suicide	House floor
Sep 10, 2014	Personal explanation	Written statement
Sep 8, 2014	Congressional Recognition for the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus in Honor of Their 75th Anniversary	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

Armed Services CommitteeMember2012–2015

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jun 26, 2012 to Jan 3, 2015	H.Res. 707 · End of the 113th Congress
Readiness	Member	Listed Feb 2013 to Apr 2014	Hearing, Feb 2013
Tactical Air and Land Forces	Member	Listed Feb 2013 to Feb 2014	Hearing, Feb 2013
Strategic Forces	Member	Listed Jun 2012 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Jun 2012
Emerging Threats and Capabilities	Member	Listed Jul 2012 to Jul 2012	Hearing, Jul 2012

Homeland Security CommitteeMember2012–2015

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Homeland Security Committee	Member	Jun 26, 2012 to Jan 3, 2015	H.Res. 707 · End of the 113th Congress
Oversight and Management Efficiency	Member	Listed Feb 2013 to Nov 2014	Hearing, Feb 2013
Counterterrorism and Intelligence	Member	Listed Jun 2012 to Dec 2012	Hearing, Jun 2012
Transportation Security	Member	Listed Jul 2012 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Jul 2012
Transportation Security	Member	Listed May 2012 to Jun 2012	Hearing, May 2012

Small Business CommitteeMember2013–2015

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Small Business Committee	Member	Jan 23, 2013 to Jan 3, 2015	H.Res. 42 · End of the 113th Congress
Agriculture, Energy and Trade	Member	Listed Feb 2014 to Feb 2014	Congressional Directory, Feb 2014
Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access	Member	Listed Feb 2014 to Feb 2014	Congressional Directory, Feb 2014

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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.