Former U.S. Representative

Sonny CallahanNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Sonny Callahan
Cosponsored
113

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
5,756

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 8 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Biography

A Representative from Alabama. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. , September 11, 1932. Graduated from McGill Institute High School, Mobile, Ala. , 1950. Attended the University of Alabama, Mobile, Ala. , 1959-1960. United States Navy, 1952-1954. Businessman. Member of the Alabama state house of representatives, 1971-1979. Member of the Alabama state senate, 1979-1983. Unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1982. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 2003). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002. Died on June 25, 2021.

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
HR 333agree to senate amendment with an amendmentNot VotingNov 15, 2002
HR 4628On Agreeing to the Conference ReportNot VotingNov 15, 2002
HR 5708On PassageNot VotingNov 14, 2002
HR 5708On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNot VotingNov 14, 2002
HRES 609On Agreeing to the ResolutionNot VotingNov 14, 2002
HRES 609On Ordering the Previous QuestionNot VotingNov 14, 2002
HRES 606On Agreeing to the ResolutionNot VotingNov 14, 2002
HR 5710On PassageYeaNov 13, 2002

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 5431Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.Sep 24, 2002
HR 2651To extend the temporary suspension of the duty on 4-[[4,6-Bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-2,6-bis(1,1 dimethylethyl)phenol.Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2651)May 20, 2002
HR 4695To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan in Alabama as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.Executive Comment Requested from Interior.May 14, 2002
HR 3999To suspend temporarily the duty on 5-Chloro-1-indanone.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Mar 19, 2002
HR 3998To suspend temporarily the duty on ethyl pyruvate.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Mar 19, 2002
HR 2311Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-66.Nov 12, 2001
HR 2652To extend the temporary suspension of the duty on Calcium bis[monoethyl(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) phosphonate].Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.Jul 31, 2001
HR 2650To extend the temporary suspension of the duty on 2-Methyl-4,6-bis[(octylthio) methyl]phenol.Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.Jul 31, 2001

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HJRES 11Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that.Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.Feb 28, 2001
HR 622Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendments.Feb 14, 2001
HR 39Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2001Executive Comment Requested from Interior.Feb 8, 2001
HR 303Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2001Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of thFeb 6, 2001
HR 330Family Heritage Preservation ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Jan 31, 2001
HR 190To clarify the effect on the citizenship of an individual of the individual's birth in the United States.Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.Jan 31, 2001
HJRES 7Recognizing the 90th birthday of Ronald Reagan.Became Public Law No: 107-1.Jan 31, 2001
HR 179Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees ActSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2960-2961)Jan 30, 2001

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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.