Former U.S. Representative

Lane EvansNo longer serving

District IL‑17 Party Democratic In office 1983–2007

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,441

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

8,504

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

225

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

70 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 108th at 27. In the 109th, 19 — 3 more than the median representative, who filed 16. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 109th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. , August 4, 1951. Attended Sacred Heart School, Rock Island, Ill. Graduated from Alleman High School, Rock Island, Ill. , 1969. B. A. , Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill. , 1974. J. D. , Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D. C. , 1977. United States Marine Corps, 1969-1971. Lawyer, private practice. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2007). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Died on November 5, 2014, in East Moline, Ill. Interment at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.

Focus

Drawn from the 70 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 70.

Most frequent cosponsors

Bob Filner D-CA 45
Luis V. Gutierrez D-IL 37
Corrine Brown D-FL 37
Silvestre Reyes D-TX 28
Bernard Sanders I-VT 27
Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX 27

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 3546	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not Voting	Dec 9, 2006
S 3718	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not Voting	Dec 9, 2006
HR 5682	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HJRES 102	On Passage	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6406	On Passage	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HR 5948	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HRES 1100	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6375	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4914	Veterans' Choice of Representation Act	Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.	Oct 6, 2006
HCONRES 235	Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Sep 25, 2006
HRES 759	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge and accept responsibility for its sexual enslavement of young women, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II, and for other purposes.	Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.	Sep 13, 2006
HR 5204	Federal Locks and Lock and Dam Facilities Act of 2006	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Apr 26, 2006
HR 1588	Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2005	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2248)	Nov 3, 2005
HR 3727	To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.	Sep 14, 2005
HR 3670	To extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals that are rendered during the period from June 1, 2005, through November 30, 2005.	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	Sep 7, 2005
HR 3666	To provide that, for the period ending August 31, 2007, veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina shall have access to health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	Sep 7, 2005

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 2017	Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005	Became Public Law No: 109-165.	Apr 28, 2005
HR 1981	Medicare Adult Day Care Services Act of 2005	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.	Apr 28, 2005
HR 1218	Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.	Apr 28, 2005
HR 839	Restore Scientific Integrity to Federal Research and Policymaking Act	Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Apr 28, 2005
HR 503	To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.	Apr 28, 2005
HR 297	To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.	Apr 28, 2005
HCONRES 83	Urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its human rights violations in China, and for other purposes.	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1690-1691)	Apr 28, 2005
HCONRES 31	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to human rights in Central Asia.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.	Apr 28, 2005

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
Sep 29, 2006	Calling on the Speaker to Bring H. Res. 759 to the Floor for Immediate Consideration	Written statement
Sep 13, 2006	Extending Thanks to Defense Pow/Missing Personnel Office for Efforts to Achieve Accounting of All Americans Unaccounted for as a Result of the Vietnam War	House floor
Sep 13, 2006	Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2006	House floor
Sep 6, 2006	Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act	House floor
May 26, 2006	Statement of One Year Anniversary of Passage of H.R. 810	Written statement
May 2, 2006	Demanding That Japan Acknowledge Its Enslavement of "Comfort Women" During World War II	Written statement
Feb 14, 2006	Sense of Congress Regarding the Contribution of the Uso to Our Armed Forces	House floor
Feb 14, 2006	Protests at Military Funerals	Written statement

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

Armed Services CommitteeMember2001–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007	H.Res. 25 · End of the 109th Congress
Readiness	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Tactical Air and Land Forces	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Military Procurement	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Veterans' Affairs CommitteeRanking Member2001–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Veterans' Affairs Committee	Ranking Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007	H.Res. 25 · End of the 109th Congress
Economic Opportunity	Member	Listed Jun 2006 to Jun 2006	Hearing, Jun 2006
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Economic Opportunity	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Benefits	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

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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.