Former U.S. Representative

Charles W. DentNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Charles W. Dent
97 bills introduced

Across 7 Congresses, most in the 111th at 21. In the 115th, 10 — 8 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18. Of the 97, 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 109th to 115th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,412

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
8,367

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 97 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 97.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa. , May 24, 1960. Graduated from William Allen High School, Allentown, Pa. , 1978. B. A. , Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. , 1982. M. P. A. , Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. , 1993. Staff, United States Representative Donald Ritter of Pennsylvania. College administrator. Sales representative. Hotel clerk. Member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1991-1998. Member of the Pennsylvania state senate, 1999-2004. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on May 12, 2018 (January 3, 2005-May 12, 2018). Chair, Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Fourteenth Congress).

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
HR 3053On PassageAyeMay 10, 2018
HR 3053On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoMay 10, 2018
HR 5645On PassageYeaMay 9, 2018
HR 5645On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayMay 9, 2018
HR 2152On PassageYeaMay 9, 2018
HRES 879On Agreeing to the ResolutionAyeMay 9, 2018
HRES 879On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaMay 9, 2018
HRES 878On Motion to TableYeaMay 8, 2018

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 1002National Heritage Area Act of 2017ASSUMING FRIST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. McKinley asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be the firstJul 25, 2018
HRES 282Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Joyce asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered aJun 5, 2018
HR 548Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Kelly (PA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be consideMay 21, 2018
HR 5505Special Counsel Independence and Integrity ActASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered aMay 15, 2018
HR 1017Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered aMay 15, 2018
HR 5786Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.May 11, 2018
HR 4007To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Oct 11, 2017
HR 2998Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 127.Jun 22, 2017

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 5760Trade Authority Protection ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Trade.May 10, 2018
HR 5738CSA OPPORTUNITY ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.May 9, 2018
HR 5717Jake Laird Act of 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.May 9, 2018
HR 5476Special Counsel Independence and Integrity ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Apr 27, 2018
HR 930Lymphedema Treatment ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 27, 2018
HR 1318Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018Became Public Law No: 115-344.Mar 15, 2018
HRES 274Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Mar 15, 2018
HR 1825Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Mar 14, 2018

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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.