Former U.S. Representative

Chris CollinsNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Chris Collins
57 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 114th at 20. In the 116th, 10 — 11 fewer than the median representative, who filed 21. Of the 57, 4 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 113th to 116th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,040

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
4,082

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 57 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 New York. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N. Y. , May 20, 1950. B. S. , North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N. C. , 1972. M. B. A. , University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala. , 1975. Businessman. Erie County, N. Y. Executive, 2007-2011. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses until his resignation on September 30, 2019 (January 3, 2013-September 30, 2019). Convicted on January 16, 2020, of conspiracy and making false statements. Full pardon granted by President Donald J. Trump on December 22, 2020.

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
HRES 603On Motion to TableNoSep 27, 2019
HR 3722On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaSep 27, 2019
SJRES 54On PassageNaySep 27, 2019
HR 3525On PassageNaySep 26, 2019
HR 3525On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaSep 26, 2019
HRES 591On Agreeing to the ResolutionNaySep 26, 2019
HRES 591On Ordering the Previous QuestionNaySep 26, 2019
HRES 576On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaSep 25, 2019

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 3739Red Light ActASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Lesko asked unanimous consent that she hereafter be considered as Jun 29, 2020
HR 4441To amend titles 49 and 10, United States Code, to provide for the authority of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border protection with respect to national security determinations concerning wind turbines proposed to be constructed in the United States in bodies of water that border Canada, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.Sep 23, 2019
HR 2801HELP Farms ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.Jun 26, 2019
HR 3386Protect the Uninsured Act of 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jun 21, 2019
HR 3231REVAMP Act of 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Jun 12, 2019
HR 1726Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.Apr 12, 2019
HR 21659–1–1 Fee Integrity ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.Apr 10, 2019
HR 1072SAGA ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Mar 25, 2019

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HCONRES 97Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should submit to the Senate for advice and consent the climate change agreement proposed for adoption at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris, France from November 30 to December 11, 2015.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Apr 29, 2016
HR 2461To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 25, 2016
HR 5020Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 21, 2016
HJRES 88Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary".Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Education and the WorkforApr 20, 2016
HR 4662School-Based Asthma Management Program ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 19, 2016
HR 1631Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 19, 2016
HR 1559Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 19, 2016
HR 605Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 19, 2016

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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.