Former U.S. Senator

Thomas A. DaschleNo longer serving

State SD Party Democratic In office 1979–2005

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

171

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

633

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,387

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

1,304

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

171 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 107th at 106. In the 108th, 65 — 33 more than the median senator, who filed 32. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 107th to 108th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative and a Senator from South Dakota. Born in Aberdeen, S. Dak. On December 9, 1947. Attended private and public schools. Graduated South Dakota State University 1969. Served in the United States Air Force 1969-1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978 and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1987). Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1986. Reelected in 1992 and 1998 and served from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2005. Co-chair, Democratic Policy Committee, Democratic Conference (1989-1999). Minority leader and Democratic caucus chairman (1995-June 6, 2001. 2003-2005). Majority leader and Democratic caucus chairman (June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2004. Nominated by President Barack Obama to be Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009, nomination subsequently withdrawn.

Focus

Drawn from the 171 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 171.

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
S 55	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 55	Yea	Jul 12, 1994
HR 4454	On the Conference Report H.R. 4454	Yea	Jul 1, 1994
HR 4506	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4506	Yea	Jun 30, 1994
HR 4426	On the Motion to Table H.R. 4426	Nay	Jun 29, 1994
S 687	On the Cloture Motion S. 687	Yea	Jun 29, 1994
S 687	On the Cloture Motion S. 687	Yea	Jun 28, 1994
S 2182	On the Motion for Attendance S. 2182	Yea	Jun 24, 1994
S 2182	On the Motion for Attendance S. 2182	Yea	Jun 24, 1994

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
S 1996	Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.	Nov 30, 2004
S 1530	Tribal Parity Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.	Nov 29, 2004
S 2938	A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 16, 2004
S 2851	A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to establish certain conditions under which a Farm Credit System institution can terminate its status as a System institution.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9814)	Sep 28, 2004
SRES 425	A resolution honoring former President William Jefferson Clinton on the occasion of his 58th birthday.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9231, S9237-9238; text of measure as introduced: CR S9231)	Sep 14, 2004
S 2791	National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2004	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9078-9081)	Sep 10, 2004
S 2741	Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8980)	Sep 9, 2004
SRES 421	A resolution expressing outrage at the recent terrorist atrocities in Beslan, Russian Federation, and condolences to the victims of the families.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9043; text as passed Senate: CR S9043; text of measure as introduced: CR S9039)	Sep 9, 2004

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
SRES 486	A resolution relative to the death of J. Stanley Kimmitt, Former Secretary of the Senate.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12070-12071; text as passed Senate: CR S12018; text of measure as introduced: CR S12070-12071)	Dec 8, 2004
S 2395	Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Oct 9, 2004
S 2968	Emergency Flu Response Act of 2004	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10861-10863)	Oct 8, 2004
S 2966	Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2004	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10860)	Oct 8, 2004
S 2949	A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to reauthorize the Act, and for other purposes.	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 789.	Oct 8, 2004
S 2734	Indian Tribal Detention Facility Reform Act of 2004	Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.	Oct 8, 2004
S 2568	Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/24/2004 S7323-7324)	Oct 8, 2004
S 2942	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that combat pay be treated as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Oct 7, 2004

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 20, 2004	Honoring J. Stanley Kimmitt	Senate floor
Dec 8, 2004	Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004--Conference Report	Senate floor
Nov 20, 2004	Omnibus Appropriations	Senate floor
Nov 20, 2004	Tribute to Retiring Senators	Senate floor
Nov 19, 2004	Farewell	Senate floor
Nov 17, 2004	Increasing the Public Debt Limit	Senate floor
Nov 16, 2004	This Week's Agenda	Senate floor
Oct 11, 2004	Unfinished Business of the 108th Congress	Senate 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, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee	Member	Jan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 108th Congress
Production and Price Competitiveness	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Finance CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Finance Committee	Member	Jan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 108th Congress
Social Security and Family Policy	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
International Trade	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Health Care	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Rules and Administration CommitteeMember2001–2005

Joint Committee on TaxationMember2001–2003

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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.