Former U.S. Representative

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

District AL‑5 Party Democratic In office 1991–2009

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

781

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

10,267

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

168

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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.

Focus

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

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 15.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

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 7321	On Passage	Aye	Dec 10, 2008
HR 7321	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1534	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1534	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1533	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1533	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Dec 10, 2008
HR 6867	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Oct 3, 2008
S 3197	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Oct 3, 2008

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HRES 1224	Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th anniversary.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Sep 29, 2008
HR 4213	To 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 4212	To 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 1145	Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Jul 12, 2007
HR 5930	Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.	Aug 7, 2006
HR 4684	To 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 4532	Technology Education Incentive Act of 2005	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Dec 14, 2005
HR 4531	To 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

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 463	Investment in America Act of 2003	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Mar 26, 2003
HR 1305	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Mar 18, 2003
HRES 142	To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas should be increased to serve 20,000,000 individuals by 2006.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Mar 18, 2003
HR 1263	Code Adam Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Mar 13, 2003
HR 1231	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-585, Part I.	Mar 13, 2003
HR 594	Social Security Fairness Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	Mar 13, 2003
HR 583	Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Mar 13, 2003
HR 412	National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Mar 13, 2003

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Sep 30, 2008	Tribute to Peter and Betsy Lowe for Receiving the 2008 Arthritis Foundation Award	Written statement
Sep 27, 2008	Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on Its 75th Anniversary	House floor
Sep 24, 2008	Recognizing the Honorable Bud Cramer and the Honorable Terry Everett on Their Retirement from Congress	House floor
Sep 8, 2008	Tribute to Margaret Hoelzer	Written statement
Jul 16, 2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	House floor
Apr 22, 2008	Tribute to Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb	Written statement
Apr 22, 2008	Tribute to Judge David Breland	Written statement
Feb 25, 2008	Tribute to Mr. Verdery Roberson	Written statement

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Intelligence (Permanent Select) CommitteeMember2002–2009

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee	Member	By Jun 20, 2003 to Jan 3, 2009	Congressional Directory, Jul 2003 · End of the 110th Congress
	Member	Apr 11, 2002 to Jan 3, 2003	Congressional Record, H1270 · End of the 107th Congress
Technical and Tactical Intelligence	Vice Chair	Listed Jun 2003 to Apr 2007	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Oversight	Chair	Listed Mar 2005 to Apr 2007	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Terrorism and Homeland Security	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Appropriations CommitteeMember2001–2009

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Appropriations Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2009	H.Res. 25 · End of the 110th Congress
Defense	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Apr 2007	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Apr 2007	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Financial Services and General Government	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Apr 2007	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
District of Columbia	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

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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.