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
HR 865Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.Sep 28, 2015
HR 3126To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.Sep 24, 2015
HR 3566To prohibit an alien who is not in a lawful immigration status in the United States from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits that are not available to all citizens and nationals of the United States.Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Sep 18, 2015
HR 1901PTC Elimination ActSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2671)Sep 17, 2015
HR 1853To direct the President to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes.Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Sep 11, 2015
HR 2043Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Sep 10, 2015
HJRES 59Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Sep 10, 2015
HR 3072To remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans.Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.Sep 8, 2015

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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.