Former U.S. Representative

Eni F. H. FaleomavaegaNo longer serving

State AS Party Democratic In office 1989–2015

97 bills introduced

Across 7 Congresses, most in the 111th at 25. In the 113th, 7 — 6 fewer than the median representative, who filed 13. 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 107th to 113th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

1,533

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,097

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

American Samoa 45
Government Operations and Politics 40
International Affairs 27
Congress 21
Economics and Public Finance 17
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries 17
Guam 15
U.S. territories and protectorates 15

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 Delegate from American Samoa. Born in Vailoatai Village, American Samoa, August 15, 1943. Graduated from Kahuku High School, Kahuku, Hawaii. B. A. , Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1966. J. D. , University of Houston, Houston, Tex. , 1972. LL. M. , University of California, Berkeley, Calif. , 1973. United States Army, 1966-1969. United States Army Reserve, 1982-1989. Administrative assistant, American Samoa delegate to Washington, D. C. , 1973-1975. Staff, United States House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1975-1981. Deputy attorney general, American Samoa, 1981-1984. Lieutenant governor of American Samoa, 1985-1989. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 2015). Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014. Died on February 22, 2017, in Provo, Utah. Interment at Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 4853	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Dec 16, 2010
HR 4785	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Sep 16, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	Jul 30, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	Jul 30, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	Jul 30, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	Jul 30, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	Jul 30, 2010
HR 5850	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 29, 2010

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HRES 714	To reaffirm the strong support of the United States Government for the peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea as provided for by universally recognized principles of international law, and to reaffirm the vital interest of the United States in freedom of navigation and other internationally lawful uses of sea and airspace in the Asia-Pacific region.	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.	Dec 3, 2014
HR 4311	To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include American Samoa in the employment services provided under that Act, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Jun 13, 2014
HR 1679	To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban A	Jun 10, 2014
HR 1279	United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.	Apr 15, 2013
HR 1278	Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2013	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.	Apr 15, 2013
HR 772	To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of the South China Sea dispute.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.	Mar 15, 2013
HR 338	Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Mar 7, 2013
HR 5934	Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Nov 15, 2012

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5803	To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.	Received in the Senate.	Dec 9, 2014
HR 5690	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term redskins.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Nov 20, 2014
HRES 751	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Nov 12, 2014
HR 4843	Native CARE Act of 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.	Sep 18, 2014
HR 5343	All Students Count Act of 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.	Sep 17, 2014
HR 5294	Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Jul 30, 2014
HR 5274	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow voluntary agreements for Social Security and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jul 30, 2014
HR 5060	Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.	Jul 10, 2014

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