Former U.S. Representative

Donna F. EdwardsNo longer serving

District MD‑4 Party Democratic In office 2008–2017

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,434

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

5,868

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

344

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

46 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 113th at 13. In the 114th, 10 — 5 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 110th to 114th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Maryland. Born in Yanceyville, Caswell County, N. C. , June 28, 1958. Graduated from Thomas Stone High School, Waldorf, Md. B. A. , Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N. C. , 1980. J. D. , Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, N. H. , 1989. Lawyer, private practice. Clerk, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge. Executive director, National Network to End Domestic Violence. Executive director, Center for a New Democracy. Executive director, The Arca Foundation. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Albert Russell Wynn, and reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (June 17, 2008-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.

Focus

Drawn from the 46 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 46.

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
HRES 895	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Nov 7, 2009
HR 3962	On Passage	Aye	Nov 7, 2009
HR 3962	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	No	Nov 7, 2009
HR 3962	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Nov 7, 2009
HR 3962	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Nov 7, 2009
HRES 892	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Aye	Nov 7, 2009
HRES 903	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Nov 7, 2009
HRES 903	On Ordering the Previous Question	Aye	Nov 7, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 2521	REAL Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Nov 16, 2015
HR 2371	Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.	Nov 16, 2015
HR 1775	Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.	Aug 18, 2015
HR 2850	Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 26, 2015
HR 1121	Online Job Training Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Apr 29, 2015
HR 1852	21st Century Investment Act of 2015	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 16, 2015
HR 1692	Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.	Mar 27, 2015
HR 1492	Child CARE Act	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Mar 19, 2015

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 6485	Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Dec 8, 2016
HR 6428	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.	Dec 2, 2016
HR 6423	Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Dec 1, 2016
HR 6340	Presidential Accountability Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.	Nov 29, 2016
HRES 886	Recognizing November 26, 2016, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.	Nov 17, 2016
HCONRES 168	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States Capitol Police and their role in securing the United States Capitol complex and protecting Members of Congress, their staff, and the general public.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Nov 17, 2016
HRES 925	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the vital role the Civil Air Patrol has played, and continues to play, in supporting the homeland security and national defense of the United States.	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 16, 2016
HR 6205	Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2016	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Nov 14, 2016

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
Dec 7, 2016	To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat Astronauts Act	House floor
Sep 27, 2016	Water Resources Development Act of 2016	House floor
Jul 14, 2016	House Republicans Have Cut and Run on the American People	House floor
Jul 7, 2016	Providing for Consideration of Conference Report on S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016; and for Other Purposes	House floor
Jul 5, 2016	Domestic Violence and the Need for Universal Background Checks	House floor
Jun 22, 2016	The Need for Universal Background Checks	House floor
May 18, 2016	Providing for Further Consideration of H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017	House floor
May 17, 2016	Zika Vector Control Act	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

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2008–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Member	Jul 15, 2008 to Jan 3, 2017	H.Res. 1342 · End of the 114th Congress
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Feb 2009
Water Resources and Environment	Member	Listed Sep 2008 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Sep 2008
Highways and Transit	Member	Listed Sep 2008 to May 2016	Hearing, Sep 2008

Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeMember2008–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Science, Space, and Technology Committee	Member	Jul 15, 2008 to Jan 3, 2017	H.Res. 1342 · End of the 114th Congress
Space	Member	Listed Mar 2009 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Mar 2009
Environment	Member	Listed Feb 2013 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Feb 2013
Technology and Innovation	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Feb 2009
Investigations and Oversight	Member	Listed Jun 2012 to Jun 2012	Hearing, Jun 2012
Investigations and Oversight	Member	Listed Jan 2012 to Jan 2012	Hearing, Jan 2012
Investigations and Oversight	Member	Listed Apr 2011 to Oct 2011	Hearing, Apr 2011
Energy and Environment	Member	Listed Jun 2010 to Jun 2010	Hearing, Jun 2010
Energy and Environment	Member	Listed Dec 2009 to Dec 2009	Hearing, Dec 2009
Energy and Environment	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to Oct 2009	Hearing, Feb 2009

Ethics CommitteeMember2011–2013

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.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical office
2016	$1.2 million	$887,934	$4,110	$107,920	$64,516	$88,924	$44,805	$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.