Former U.S. Representative

Peter A. DeFazioNo longer serving

Oregon4th District · 117th Congress Official portrait of Peter A. DeFazio
Bills introduced
351

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
11

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
4,681

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
18,905

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
1,350

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

351 bills introduced

Across 11 Congresses, most in the 116th at 53. In the 117th, 37 — 14 more than the median representative, who filed 23. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 117th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Oregon. Born in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass. , May 27, 1947. Graduated from Needham High School, Needham, Mass. , 1965. B. A. , Tufts University, Medford, Mass. , 1969. M. A. , University of Oregon, Eugene, Oreg. , 1977. United States Air Force Reserve, 1967-1971. Staff, United States Representative James Howard Weaver of Oregon, 1977-1982. Member of the Lane County, Oreg. , board of commissioners, 1983-1986, chair, 1985-1986. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in a special primary election in 1995. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 2023). Chair, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.

Focus

Drawn from the 351 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.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 1573On Motion to RecommitNayApr 21, 2021
HR 1333On PassageYeaApr 21, 2021
HR 1333On Motion to RecommitNayApr 21, 2021
HRES 330On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaApr 20, 2021
HRES 330On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaApr 20, 2021
HRES 331On Motion to TableYeaApr 20, 2021
HRES 130On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaApr 19, 2021
HR 1996On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaApr 19, 2021

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

Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeChairJan 4, 2019 to Jan 3, 2023H.Res. 24 · End of the 117th Congress
Ranking MemberJan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2019H.Res. 7 · End of the 115th Congress
MemberJan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2015H.Res. 25 · End of the 113th Congress
Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationEx OfficioListed Dec 2022 to Dec 2022Hearing, Dec 2022
AviationEx OfficioListed Nov 2022 to Nov 2022Hearing, Nov 2022
Water Resources and EnvironmentEx OfficioListed Sep 2020 to Sep 2022Hearing, Sep 2020
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency ManagementEx OfficioListed Jul 2020 to Sep 2022Hearing, Jul 2020
Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationEx OfficioListed Jan 2020 to Sep 2022Hearing, Jan 2020
AviationEx OfficioListed Sep 2018 to Jul 2022Hearing, Sep 2018
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsEx OfficioListed Sep 2020 to Jun 2022Hearing, Sep 2020
Highways and TransitEx OfficioListed Sep 2018 to Apr 2022Hearing, Sep 2018
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency ManagementEx OfficioListed Jul 2018 to Mar 2020Hearing, Jul 2018
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsEx OfficioListed Dec 2019 to Mar 2020Hearing, Dec 2019
Water Resources and EnvironmentEx OfficioListed Sep 2018 to Feb 2020Hearing, Sep 2018
Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationEx OfficioListed Jul 2018 to Sep 2019Hearing, Jul 2018
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsEx OfficioListed Aug 2018 to Sep 2019Hearing, Aug 2018
AviationEx OfficioListed Jun 2016 to Jun 2018Hearing, Jun 2016
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsEx OfficioListed Feb 2016 to Jun 2018Hearing, Feb 2016
Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationEx OfficioListed Feb 2016 to Jun 2018Hearing, Feb 2016
Highways and TransitEx OfficioListed May 2016 to May 2018Hearing, May 2016
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency ManagementEx OfficioListed Mar 2016 to Mar 2018Hearing, Mar 2016
Water Resources and EnvironmentEx OfficioListed Feb 2016 to Mar 2018Hearing, Feb 2016
Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationEx OfficioListed Feb 2015 to Oct 2015Hearing, Feb 2015
Water Resources and EnvironmentEx OfficioListed Mar 2015 to Oct 2015Hearing, Mar 2015
AviationEx OfficioListed Sep 2001 to Oct 2015Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Highways and TransitEx OfficioListed Mar 2005 to Jun 2015Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsEx OfficioListed Jun 2003 to Jun 2015Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency ManagementEx OfficioListed Jan 2015 to Jun 2015Hearing, Jan 2015
Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationMemberListed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Water Resources and EnvironmentMemberListed Mar 2001 to Sep 2001Hearing, Mar 2001
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Natural Resources CommitteeMemberFeb 2, 2005 to Jan 3, 2015H.Res. 62 · End of the 113th Congress
MemberFeb 8, 2001 to Feb 12, 2003H.Res. 33 · Congressional Record, H455
Energy and Mineral ResourcesMemberListed Oct 2011 to Oct 2011Congressional Directory, Dec 2011
National Parks, Forests and Public LandsMemberListed Feb 2007 to Oct 2011Hearing, Feb 2007
Water and PowerMemberListed Mar 2009 to Jan 2010Hearing, Mar 2009
Forests and Forest HealthMemberListed Feb 2005 to Jun 2006Hearing, Feb 2005
Water and PowerMemberListed Mar 2001 to Jul 2002Hearing, Mar 2001
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Homeland Security CommitteeMemberFeb 12, 2003 to Jan 3, 2011Congressional Record, H407 · End of the 111th Congress
Transportation Security and Infrastructure ProtectionMemberListed Mar 2005 to Sep 2010Hearing, Mar 2005
Management, Investigations, and OversightMemberListed Feb 2007 to Jul 2010Hearing, Feb 2007
Infrastructure and Border SecurityMemberListed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Emergency Preparedness and ResponseMemberListed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2022$1.9 million$1.7 million$64,025$106,077$1,760$628$25,486$1.7 million
2021$1.6 million$1.3 million$43,903$114,235$51,807$55,746$51,753$1.5 million
2020$1.5 million$1.2 million$42,582$117,183$50,317$54,427$57,857$1.4 million
2019$1.4 million$1.1 million$71,028$100,796$50,499$50,560$75,661$1.4 million
2018$1.4 million$1.1 million$59,167$85,944$43,748$46,869$66,339$1.3 million
2017$1.4 million$1.0 million$74,167$87,710$44,603$44,147$102,711$1.3 million
2016$1.3 million$993,980$52,197$82,797$44,428$46,004$79,886$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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.