Former U.S. Representative

Charles W. DentNo longer serving

District PA‑15 Party Republican In office 2005–2018

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 5Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Jul 25, 2005
HR 3373Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jul 21, 2005
HR 3256To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3038 West Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building".Became Public Law No: 109-190.Jul 21, 2005
HRES 294Supporting the goals of "A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval", and for other purposes.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Jul 21, 2005
HRES 15Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Jul 21, 2005
HR 2803FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.Jul 19, 2005
HRES 357Honoring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Jul 19, 2005
HR 3281Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge ActExecutive Comment Requested from Interior.Jul 14, 2005

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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.