Former U.S. Representative

Charles W. DentNo longer serving

Pennsylvania15th District · 115th Congress Official portrait of Charles W. Dent
Bills introduced
97

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
4

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
1,413

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
9,398

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
314

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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).

Focus

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.

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 6166On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNoSep 27, 2006
HRES 1042On Agreeing to the ResolutionAyeSep 27, 2006
HRES 1042On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaSep 27, 2006
HCONRES 483On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaSep 27, 2006
HR 5631On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaSep 26, 2006
HR 6164On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaSep 26, 2006
HRES 1017On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaSep 26, 2006
HRES 989On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as AmendedYeaSep 26, 2006

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

Ethics CommitteeChair2009–2017
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Ethics CommitteeChairJan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017H.Res. 6 · End of the 114th Congress
MemberJan 9, 2009 to Jan 3, 2015H.Res. 38 · End of the 113th Congress
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMemberJan 26, 2005 to Jan 3, 2011H.Res. 48 · End of the 111th Congress
AviationMemberListed Feb 2005 to Sep 2010Hearing, Feb 2005
Highways and TransitMemberListed Jan 2007 to Jul 2010Hearing, Jan 2007
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsMemberListed Jan 2009 to Jul 2010Hearing, Jan 2009
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency ManagementMemberListed Mar 2005 to Sep 2008Hearing, Mar 2005
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMemberJan 26, 2005 to Jan 3, 2007H.Res. 48 · End of the 109th Congress
National Security, Emerging Threats and International RelationsMemberListed Mar 2005 to Sep 2006Hearing, Mar 2005
Federalism and the CensusMemberListed Mar 2005 to Sep 2006Hearing, Mar 2005

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
2018$902,257$759,051$11,337$82,043$684$777$48,367$1.3 million
2017$1.2 million$1.0 million$30,027$100,060$5,068$5,444$87,085$1.3 million
2016$1.1 million$849,895$25,174$99,641$34,946$25,670$70,680$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.