Former U.S. Representative

Brad EllsworthNo longer serving

District IN‑8 Party Democratic In office 2007–2011

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

547

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

3,368

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

29 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 110th at 16. In the 111th, 13 — 3 fewer 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 110th to 111th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Indiana. Born in Jasper, Dubois County, Ind. , September 11, 1958. B. S. , Indiana State University, Evansville, Ind. , 1981. M. S. , Indiana State University, Evansville, Ind. , 1993. Police officer. Sheriff, Vanderburgh County, Ind. , 1999-2007. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2011). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 2010.

Focus

Drawn from the 29 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 29.

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 3074	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jul 24, 2007
HR 3074	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2007
HR 3074	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jul 24, 2007
HR 3074	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2007
HR 3074	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2007
HR 3074	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2007
HR 3074	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jul 24, 2007
HR 3074	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2007

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6159	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for infant formula rebates paid under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 22, 2010
HR 5664	High-Risk Pool Fairness Act	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Jul 1, 2010
HR 5168	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through December 31, 2010, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 28, 2010
HR 4680	Jobs Momentum Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 24, 2010
HR 320	CJ's Home Protection Act of 2009	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Dec 3, 2009
HR 4104	Emergency Responders Highway Safety Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.	Nov 19, 2009
HR 3737	Small Business Microlending Expansion Act of 2009	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.	Nov 9, 2009
HRES 81	Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Sep 15, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 1743	Congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein on being selected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Dec 2, 2010
HR 6273	To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to exempt the application of pesticides subject to that Act, when applied in conformance with that Act, from certain permit requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.	Sep 29, 2010
HRES 1431	Calling for an end to the violence, unlawful arrests, torture, and ill treatment perpetrated against Iranian citizens, as well as the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran.	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Sep 29, 2010
HRES 1603	Expressing support for designation of September 2010 as National Craniofacial Acceptance Month.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Sep 23, 2010
HCONRES 319	Recognizing the anniversary of the tragic shootings that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Sep 22, 2010
HR 5040	Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 16, 2010
HR 3116	Berry Amendment Extension Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Sep 14, 2010
HR 2039	Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2010	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Sep 14, 2010

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
May 26, 2010	Honoring Commander Donald Gaither	Written statement
May 12, 2010	America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010	House floor
May 6, 2010	Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010	House floor
Apr 28, 2010	Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010	House floor
Apr 28, 2010	Hoosier Honor Flight	Written statement
Mar 15, 2010	"Honoring Niel Ellerbrook for His Outstanding Leadership and Service to His Community"	Written statement
Feb 4, 2010	Congratulating White River Valley High School	Written statement
Dec 2, 2009	Cj's Home Protection Act of 2009	House floor

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

Agriculture CommitteeMember2007–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture Committee	Member	Jan 12, 2007 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 56 · End of the 111th Congress
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Dec 2010	Hearing, Mar 2007
Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Jul 2010	Hearing, Mar 2007

Armed Services CommitteeMember2007–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 10, 2007 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 46 · End of the 111th Congress
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Nov 2010	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Seapower and Expeditionary Forces	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Jul 2010	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008

Small Business CommitteeMember2007–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Small Business Committee	Member	Jan 23, 2007 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 85 · End of the 111th Congress
Investigations and Oversight	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to Jul 2010	Hearing, Feb 2009
Contracting and Technology	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to Jul 2010	Hearing, Feb 2009
Finance and Tax	Member	Listed Sep 2008 to Nov 2008	Hearing, Sep 2008
Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship	Member	Listed Jan 2007 to Nov 2008	Hearing, Jan 2007
Finance and Tax	Member	Listed Jan 2007 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Jan 2007

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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.