Former U.S. Representative

Cardiss CollinsNo longer serving

District IL‑7 Party Democratic In office 1973–1997

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

3,063

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Illinois. Born Cardiss Hortense Robertson in St. Louis, Mo. , September 24, 1931. Graduated from Detroit High School of Commerce, Detroit, Mich. Attended Northwestern University. Secretary, accountant, and auditor for Illinois department of revenue. Committeewoman of Chicago's twenty-fourth ward. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, United States Representative George W. Collins, and reelected to the eleven succeeding Congresses (June 5, 1973-January 3, 1997). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996. Died on February 3, 2013, in Alexandria, Va. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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 3610	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Sep 28, 1996
HRES 546	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Sep 28, 1996
HR 4236	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Sep 28, 1996
HR 3163	Suspend the rules and pass	Nay	Sep 28, 1996
HR 1332	Suspend the rules and pass, as amended	Yea	Sep 28, 1996
S 1505	Suspend the rules and pass	Nay	Sep 27, 1996
HR 4000	Suspend the rules and pass, as amended	Yea	Sep 27, 1996
S 39	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Sep 27, 1996

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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.