Former U.S. Representative

Chip CravaackNo longer serving

District MN‑8 Party Republican In office 2011–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

170

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 Minnesota. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va. , December 29, 1959. Graduated from St. Xavier High School, Finneytown, Ohio, 1977. B. S. , United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. , 1981. M. Ed. , University of West Florida, Pensacola, Fla. , 1989. United States Navy, 1981-1990. United States Navy Reserve, 1990-2005. Pilot. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

Focus

Drawn from the 9 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 9.

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
HRES 22	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Jan 6, 2011
HRES 5	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jan 5, 2011
HRES 5	On Motion to Commit	Nay	Jan 5, 2011
HRES 5	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Jan 5, 2011
HRES 5	On Motion to Table	Yea	Jan 5, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6507	Promoting Nuanced Taconite Regulations Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.	Sep 26, 2012
HR 5544	Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Sep 13, 2012
HR 5797	Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act of 2012	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Aug 2, 2012
HR 2947	To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota.	Became Public Law No: 112-129.	Jun 8, 2012
HR 3220	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Evergreen Square SW in Pine City, Minnesota, as the "Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office".	Became Public Law No: 112-125.	Jun 5, 2012
HR 4350	Safe Skies Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.	Apr 17, 2012
HR 1801	Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act	Became Public Law No: 112-86.	Jan 3, 2012
HR 2442	Rural County Mandate Relief Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.	Jul 8, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 6661	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office".	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Dec 13, 2012
HR 2770	Medicare Cost Contract Extension Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Dec 11, 2012
HRES 824	Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.	Referred to the House Committee on Rules.	Dec 4, 2012
HR 6488	To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Sep 21, 2012
HR 6456	Military CDL Act of 2012	For Further Action See S.3624.	Sep 21, 2012
HR 6438	Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012	Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.	Sep 21, 2012
HR 5846	Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Sep 11, 2012
HR 1206	Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 507.	Sep 11, 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
Sep 12, 2012	Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act	House floor
Sep 11, 2012	Providing for Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, and Providing for Consideration of H.R.	House floor
Aug 1, 2012	Mille Lacs Lake Freedom to Fish Act of 2012	House floor
Jul 19, 2012	Minnesota's 86,000-Acre Problem	House floor
Jul 12, 2012	National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012	House floor
Jun 27, 2012	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013	House floor
Jun 21, 2012	Text of House Amendment 1	House floor
Jun 19, 2012	Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II	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

Homeland Security CommitteeMember2011–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Homeland Security Committee	Member	Jan 18, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 37 · End of the 112th Congress
Counterterrorism and Intelligence	Member	Listed Mar 2011 to Dec 2012	Hearing, Mar 2011
Transportation Security	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2011–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Member	Jan 12, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 33 · End of the 112th Congress
Aviation	Vice Chair	Listed Feb 2011 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Water Resources and Environment	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation	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	Feb 9, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 78 · End of the 112th Congress
Technology and Innovation	Member	Listed Mar 2011 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Mar 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.