Former U.S. Representative

Travis ChildersNo longer serving

District MS‑1 Party Democratic In office 2008–2011

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

247

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,951

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

15 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 111th at 11. In the 111th, 11 — 5 fewer than the median representative, who filed 16. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 110th to 111th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Mississippi. Born in Booneville, Prentiss County, Miss. , March 29, 1958. Graduated from Booneville High School, Booneville, Miss. , 1976. A. A. , Northeast Junior College (now Northeast Mississippi Community College), Booneville, Miss. , 1978. B. A. , University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss. , 1980. Real estate agent. Prentiss County (Mississippi) Chancery Clerk, 1991–2008. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress and to the succeeding Congress (May 13, 2008-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 2014.

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 3021	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	No	Jun 4, 2008
HR 3021	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 4, 2008
HR 3021	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 4, 2008
HR 3021	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 4, 2008
HR 3021	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 4, 2008
HR 5669	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Jun 4, 2008
HR 1343	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Jun 4, 2008
HRES 1234	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jun 4, 2008

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6242	International Child Protection Act of 2010	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.	Dec 20, 2010
HR 4822	To provide for the settlement of claims arising from the failure of the Natural Resource Conservation Service (and former Soil Conservation Service) to carry out the Houlka Creek Watershed Project in Mississippi.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.	Jun 18, 2010
HR 5162	To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Apr 28, 2010
HR 5150	To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Apr 27, 2010
HR 4292	America's Better Classrooms Act of 2009	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Dec 11, 2009
HRES 886	Supporting the goals and purposes of National Teach Ag Day.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Nov 3, 2009
HR 3640	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 24, 2009
HCONRES 95	Recognizing the importance of the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Sep 16, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 1733	Recognizing Mark Twain as one of America's most famous literary icons on the 175th anniversary of his birth and the 100th anniversary of his death.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Nov 30, 2010
HRES 1724	Commending the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, for its outstanding support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock Air Force Base, members of the Armed Forces stationed there, and their families.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Nov 17, 2010
HR 6128	Fair Playing Field Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Nov 15, 2010
HR 6273	To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to exempt the application of pesticides subject to that Act, when applied in conformance with that Act, from certain permit requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.	Sep 29, 2010
HRES 1685	Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the annual September celebration of the harvest of rice in the United States.	Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.	Sep 29, 2010
HRES 1670	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to legislation relating to raising the retirement age under title II of the Social Security Act.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 28, 2010
HRES 1603	Expressing support for designation of September 2010 as National Craniofacial Acceptance Month.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Sep 22, 2010
HR 571	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 22, 2010

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
Jul 30, 2010	Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010	House floor
Jun 29, 2010	Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010	House floor
May 27, 2010	Remarks on the House floor	House floor
May 20, 2010	Recognizing Coach Rex Berryman	Written statement
May 14, 2010	Recognizing William Flewellen Heard	Written statement
Apr 28, 2010	Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010	House floor
Apr 28, 2010	Support for Mississippi After the Tornadoes	House floor
Apr 22, 2010	Honoring Orene Ellis Farese	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

Agriculture CommitteeMember2008–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture Committee	Member	Jun 10, 2008 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 1256 · End of the 111th Congress
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management	Member	Listed Apr 2009 to Dec 2010	Hearing, Apr 2009
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry	Member	Listed Mar 2009 to Jul 2010	Hearing, Mar 2009
Horticulture and Organic Agriculture	Member	Listed Jul 2008 to Jul 2008	Hearing, Jul 2008

Financial Services CommitteeMember2008–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Financial Services Committee	Member	Jun 10, 2008 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 1256 · End of the 111th Congress
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit	Member	Listed Mar 2009 to Sep 2010	Hearing, Mar 2009
Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises	Member	Listed Jun 2008 to Sep 2010	Hearing, Jun 2008
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology	Member	Listed Jul 2008 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Jul 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 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.