Former U.S. Representative

John Abney CulbersonNo longer serving

District TX‑7 Party Republican In office 2001–2019

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,807

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

11,772

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

287

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

83 bills introduced

Across 9 Congresses, most in the 114th at 16. In the 115th, 8 — 10 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 115th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Texas. Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex. , August 24, 1956. Graduated from Lamar High School, Houston, Tex. , 1975. B. A. , Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex. , 1981. J. D. , South Texas College of Law, Houston, Tex. Member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1986-2001. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2019). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018.

Focus

Drawn from the 83 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 83.

Most frequent cosponsors

Lamar Smith R-TX 12
Rob Bishop R-UT 12
Pete Sessions R-TX 12
Sam Johnson R-TX 10
Michael T. McCaul R-TX 10
Ted Poe R-TX 10

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Search these bills

Congress

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HRES 949	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Jun 20, 2018
HR 5676	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Jun 19, 2018
HR 5687	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Not Voting	Jun 19, 2018
HR 2851	On Passage	Not Voting	Jun 15, 2018
HR 2851	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	Jun 15, 2018
HR 5735	On Passage	Yea	Jun 14, 2018
HR 5788	On Passage	Yea	Jun 14, 2018
HR 5891	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Jun 13, 2018

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6672	Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.	Aug 31, 2018
HR 5952	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544.	May 24, 2018
HR 5755	TOOLS to Rehabilitate Communities Act of 2018	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	May 10, 2018
HR 4930	Disaster Assistance Rental Fairness Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.	Feb 6, 2018
HR 4477	Fix NICS Act of 2017	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.	Dec 5, 2017
HR 3267	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164.	Jul 17, 2017
HR 650	MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.	Apr 25, 2017
HR 546	No Resettlement Without Consent Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.	Feb 8, 2017

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 1034	Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran.	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Dec 31, 2018
HR 7331	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Post Office".	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Dec 19, 2018
HR 5499	Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Dec 19, 2018
HRES 637	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Dec 17, 2018
HRES 1172	Honoring the life of President George Herbert Walker Bush.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Dec 10, 2018
HR 6510	Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 875.	Nov 30, 2018
HR 2315	To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Nov 29, 2018
HR 6933	Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	Oct 26, 2018

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
Dec 20, 2018	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017	House floor
Dec 19, 2018	Power of the Purse	House floor
Dec 10, 2018	Honoring President George Herbert Walker Bush	House floor
Sep 13, 2018	In Recognition of MS. Aschley Schiller, Professional Staff, House Committee on Appropriations	Written statement
Jun 15, 2018	Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017	House floor
Jun 6, 2018	Water Resources Development Act of 2018	House floor
May 24, 2018	Permission for the Committee on Appropriations to Have Until 5 P.M. on Thursday, May 24, 2018, to File a Privileged Report	House floor
Apr 26, 2018	Honoring the Life and Legacy of First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush	House floor

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

Appropriations CommitteeMember2003–2019

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Appropriations Committee	Member	Jan 28, 2003 to Jan 3, 2019	H.Res. 33 · End of the 115th Congress
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs	Member	Listed Dec 2015 to Jul 2018	Congressional Directory, Feb 2016
Homeland Security	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Jul 2018	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies	Chair	Listed Apr 2007 to Jul 2018	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies	Chair	Listed Oct 2011 to Feb 2014	Congressional Directory, Dec 2011
Financial Services and General Government	Member	Listed Oct 2009 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009
District of Columbia	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Legislative	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Budget CommitteeMember2001–2003

Education and Workforce CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Education and Workforce Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 19 · End of the 107th Congress
Workforce Protections	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Education Reform	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Member	Jun 7, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 158 · End of the 107th Congress
Water Resources and Environment	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2001	Hearing, Mar 2001
Aviation	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeMember2001–2001

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical office
2018	$1.3 million	$995,246	$34,706	$122,589	$66,206	$52,481	$56,603	$1.3 million
2017	$1.3 million	$945,812	$45,416	$128,149	$33,764	$28,039	$102,682	$1.3 million
2016	$1.2 million	$861,956	$46,230	$110,117	$37,957	$32,206	$87,317	$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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.