Former U.S. Representative

Ben ChandlerNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Ben Chandler
23 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 110th at 6. In the 112th, 5 — 10 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. None has become law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 108th to 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,186

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
5,639

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 23 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 Kentucky. Born in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. , September 12, 1959. Graduated from Woodford County High School, Versailles, Ky. , 1977. B. A. , University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. J. D. , University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. Lawyer, private practice. Elected Kentucky state auditor, 1991-1995. Elected attorney general for the State of Kentucky, 1995-2003. Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2003. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ernie Fletcher and reelected to five succeeding Congresses (February 17, 2004-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

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 3197On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDec 20, 2012
HR 4310On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On PassageNayDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Agreeing to the ResolutionNoDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDec 20, 2012

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HRES 622Congratulating the University of Kentucky Wildcats on winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Division I basketball championship.Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.Apr 18, 2012
HR 349021st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Mar 29, 2012
HRES 279Raising awareness of the risk of internal bleeding for patients taking anti-coagulant drugs.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jun 3, 2011
HR 578No Parole for Sex Offenders ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Feb 14, 2011
HR 577Elder Abuse Prevention ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Feb 14, 2011
HR 4873To exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Mar 17, 2010
HRES 751Encouraging States to adopt laws that set clear guidelines for contact protocols for personal emergency response systems used by the Nation's senior citizens.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Sep 21, 2009
HR 218721st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, andMay 18, 2009

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HCONRES 342Expressing the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jun 4, 2008
HR 5740Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.Jun 3, 2008
HR 3457To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Jun 3, 2008
HCONRES 366Expressing the sense of Congress that increasing American capabilities in science, mathematics, and technology education should be a national priority.Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Jun 3, 2008
HRES 1229Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.May 22, 2008
HR 3834Blind Persons Earnings Fairness Act of 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.May 21, 2008
HR 5573To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.May 20, 2008
HR 2864SKILLs ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.May 20, 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.