Former U.S. Representative

Harold E. Ford Jr.No longer serving

District TN‑9 Party Democratic In office 1997–2007

34 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 109th at 23. In the 109th, 23 — 7 more than the median representative, who filed 16. None has become 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 109th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

1,029

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

8,057

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 34 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 34.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. , May 11, 1970. Graduated from St. Albans School for Boys, Washington, D. C. , 1988. B. A. , University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. , 1992. J. D. , University of Michigan Law School, 1996. Staff aide, United States Senate Committee on the Budget, 1992. Special assistant, United States Department of Commerce, 1993. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2007). Not a candidate for reelection, but was an unsuccessful candidate to the United States Senate in 2006.

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
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

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5816	To require budgeting for ongoing military operations.	Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.	Jul 17, 2006
HR 4906	21st Century Innovation Act of 2006	Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.	May 1, 2006
HR 4866	Promote Responsibility by Improving Development Education Act of 2006	Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.	May 1, 2006
HR 4459	Service for School Act of 2005	Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.	Mar 27, 2006
HRES 665	Honoring the service of the National Guard and requesting consultation by the Department of Defense with Congress and the chief executive officers of the States prior offering proposals to change the National Guard force structure.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Feb 23, 2006
HR 4743	To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plans to provide enrollee notice of less expensive part D covered drugs that may be substituted for dispensed drugs.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Feb 17, 2006
HR 4723	Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Enrollment Extension Act of 2005	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.	Feb 17, 2006
HR 4590	Employee Retirement Preservation Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.	Feb 16, 2006

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 2369	Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Feb 28, 2006
HRES 677	Recognizing the creation of the NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Feb 28, 2006
HCONRES 172	Affirming the commitment and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the world's 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	Feb 28, 2006
HR 4699	Stimulating Leadership in Cutting Expenditures Act (or SLICE Act) of 2006	Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to	Feb 16, 2006
HR 3888	HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2005	Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.	Feb 15, 2006
HR 3352	Stolen Valor Act of 2005	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Feb 15, 2006
HRES 683	Honoring Benjamin Franklin on the 300th anniversary of his birth.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Feb 15, 2006
HRES 660	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Feb 8, 2006

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