Former U.S. Representative

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.No longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.
15 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 108th at 4. In the 110th, 4 — 14 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18. Of the 15, 1 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 110th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
781

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
9,349

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 15 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Alabama. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. , August 22, 1947. Graduated from public schools. B. A. , University of Alabama, 1969. J. D. , University of Alabama Law School, 1972. United States Army, 1972. United States Army Reserves, 1976-1978. Assistant district attorney, Madison County, Ala. , 1973-1975. Lawyer, private practice. District attorney of Madison County, Ala. , 1981-1990. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2009). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008.

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 6853On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaSep 22, 2008
HR 1907On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaSep 22, 2008
HR 6685On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaSep 22, 2008
HR 6460On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNot VotingSep 18, 2008
HR 3036On PassageNot VotingSep 18, 2008
HR 3036On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNot VotingSep 18, 2008
HR 3036On Agreeing to the AmendmentNot VotingSep 18, 2008
HRES 1441On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaSep 18, 2008

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HRES 1224Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th anniversary.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Sep 29, 2008
HR 4213To amend the Small Business Act to provide for an increase in the amount of awards under the first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation Research program.Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.Jan 28, 2008
HR 4212To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to deem certain small business concerns qualified HUBZone small business concerns.Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.Nov 15, 2007
HR 1145Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area ActSubcommittee Hearings Held.Jul 12, 2007
HR 5930Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area ActReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.Aug 7, 2006
HR 4684To amend the Small Business Act to provide for an increase in the amount of awards under the first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation Research program.Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.Feb 6, 2006
HR 4532Technology Education Incentive Act of 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Dec 14, 2005
HR 4531To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to deem certain small business concerns qualified HUBZone small business concerns.Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.Dec 14, 2005

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 7187LEAN Act of 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2135)Nov 20, 2008
HR 5897Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Sep 28, 2008
HR 6217To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices.Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.Sep 25, 2008
HRES 1499Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Sep 25, 2008
HR 6849To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.Became Public Law No: 110-398.Sep 23, 2008
HR 5714United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008Became Public Law No: 110-450.Sep 22, 2008
HRES 988Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month".Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Sep 22, 2008
HRES 1375Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Sep 15, 2008

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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.