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 2949	Authorizing the President of the United States, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Sargent Shriver.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.	Nov 7, 2001
HCONRES 262	Expressing the sense of Congress that the President, at the WTO round of negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from November 9-13, 2001, and at any subsequent round of negotiations, should preserve the ability of the United States to enforce rigorously its trade laws and should ensure that United States exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade laws by other countries.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Nov 6, 2001
HCONRES 253	Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to ending the violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and endorsing the recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	Oct 25, 2001
HR 2316	To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Oct 17, 2001
HCONRES 248	Expressing the sense of the Congress that public schools may display the words "God Bless America" as an expression of support for the Nation.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Oct 12, 2001
HCONRES 243	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor should be presented to the public safety officers who have perished and select other public safety officers who deserve special recognition for outstanding valor above and beyond the call of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Oct 12, 2001
HR 2964	To provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Oct 10, 2001
HCONRES 184	Providing for a National Day of Reconciliation.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Sep 25, 2001

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