Former U.S. Representative

Hansen ClarkeNo longer serving

District MI‑13 Party Democratic In office 2011–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

299

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,565

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Michigan. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. , March 2, 1957. Attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N. H. Attended Detroit public schools. Attended Governor's Academy, Byfield, Mass. B. F. A. , Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. , 1984. J. D. , Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. , 1987. Lawyer, private practice. Staff, United States Representative John Conyers of Michigan, 1989-1990. Member of the Michigan state house of representatives, 1991, 1999-2003. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Michigan state house of representatives in 1992. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the Detroit, Mich. , city council in 2001. Unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Detroit, Mich. , in 2005. Member of the Michigan state senate, 2003-2010. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014.

Focus

Drawn from the 30 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 30.

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 8	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HRES 844	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 4212	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HR 443	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6726	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6364	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6612	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
S 3454	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4170	Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Mar 29, 2012
HR 3462	To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make tuition payments for veterans enrolled in institutions of higher learning who are receiving assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program by not later than the tuition due date for the quarter, semester, or term.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.	Dec 6, 2011
HR 2920	Detroit Jobs Trust Fund Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .	Oct 3, 2011
HR 2890	To expand homeland security at public water systems and treatment works by allowing the Secretary of Homeland Security to include these facilities in the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.	Sep 20, 2011
HRES 365	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should cut the United States' true debt burden by reducing home mortgage balances, forgiving student loans, and bringing down overall personal debt.	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Jul 22, 2011
HRES 331	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately reassess the United States mission in Afghanistan and redirect funding to strengthen homeland security, to create jobs, and to reduce the Federal deficit and debt.	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Jun 24, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 1066	Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.	Jun 1, 2012
HR 4406	Stop Invasive Species Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	May 30, 2012
HR 4287	To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	May 30, 2012
HR 324	To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E99)	May 30, 2012
HR 1543	Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	May 18, 2012
HR 5801	U.S. LEADS Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	May 17, 2012
HR 5799	Voter Empowerment Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	May 17, 2012
HR 4229	Iron Dome Support Act	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	May 16, 2012

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 31, 2012	Competitiveness and Advanced Manufacturing	Written statement
Dec 27, 2012	Commendation of Jeannine Campau Palms	Written statement
Dec 17, 2012	Condemning the Horrific Attacks in Newtown, Connecticut, and Expressing Support and Prayers for All Those Impacted by This Tragedy	House floor
Dec 11, 2012	Right-To-Work Is Wrong for Workers	House floor
Nov 14, 2012	Reform the Tax Code	House floor
Sep 14, 2012	Job Training	House floor
Jul 19, 2012	Honoring Marcel Deon Jackson	House floor
Jul 18, 2012	Commendation of the Social Innovation Fund	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

Homeland Security CommitteeMember2011–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Homeland Security Committee	Member	Jan 19, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 39 · End of the 112th Congress
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications	Member	Listed Mar 2011 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Mar 2011
Border and Maritime Security	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011

Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeMember2011–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Science, Space, and Technology Committee	Member	Jan 19, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 39 · End of the 112th Congress
Space and Aeronautics	Member	Listed Mar 2012 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Mar 2012
Research and Science Education	Member	Listed Apr 2011 to Aug 2012	Hearing, Apr 2011

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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.