Former U.S. Representative

Sonny CallahanNo longer serving

District AL‑1 Party Republican In office 1985–2003

Fact sheet

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.

Subjects

Foreign Trade and International Finance 7
Chemicals 5
Tariff 5
Armed Forces and National Security 3
Congress 3
Congressional reporting requirements 3
Agriculture and Food 2
Appalachia 2

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 8.

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 333	agree to senate amendment with an amendment	Not Voting	Nov 15, 2002
HR 4628	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Not Voting	Nov 15, 2002
HR 5708	On Passage	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HR 5708	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 609	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 609	On Ordering the Previous Question	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 606	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Nov 14, 2002
HR 5710	On Passage	Yea	Nov 13, 2002

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5431	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.	Sep 24, 2002
HR 2651	To 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 4695	To 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 3999	To suspend temporarily the duty on 5-Chloro-1-indanone.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Mar 19, 2002
HR 3998	To suspend temporarily the duty on ethyl pyruvate.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Mar 19, 2002
HR 2311	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002	Became Public Law No: 107-66.	Nov 12, 2001
HR 2652	To 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 2650	To 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.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 3424	Community Choice in Real Estate Act	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Dec 18, 2001
HR 3448	Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002	Became Public Law No: 107-188.	Dec 11, 2001
HR 3351	Medicare Physician Payment Fairness Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Dec 11, 2001
HR 2917	To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of Congress to the people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash prematurely.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.	Dec 4, 2001
HCONRES 281	Honoring the ultimate sacrifice made by Johnny Micheal Spann, the first American killed in combat during the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, and pledging continued support for members of the Armed Forces.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Dec 4, 2001
HR 3215	Combating Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act	PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT - Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judic	Nov 13, 2001
HR 3252	National Junior College for Deaf and Blind at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.	Nov 8, 2001
HR 3244	Spirit of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.	Nov 7, 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.