Former U.S. Representative

Harold E. Ford Jr.No longer serving

District TN‑9 Party Democratic In office 1997–2007

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,026

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

5,441

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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 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.

Focus

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.

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 1091	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6111	On Motion to Agree to Senate Amendment with Amendment	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6111	Motion to Amend the House Amendment to Senate Amendment	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HRES 1088	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HRES 1099	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HRES 1101	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Dec 8, 2006
HRES 1096	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Dec 7, 2006
HRES 1082	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Not Voting	Dec 6, 2006

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

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 1402	Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2005	Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Kennedy (RI). Petition No: 109-18. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis18.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)	Jun 16, 2005
HRES 15	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jun 16, 2005
HR 2717	Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2005	Executive Comment Requested from USDA.	Jun 15, 2005
HR 2251	COLI Best Practices Act of 2005	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 15, 2005
HR 1549	Renewing the Dream Tax Credit Act	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 15, 2005
HR 1298	Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 14, 2005
HR 2868	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 13, 2005
HR 438	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Allston Way in Berkeley, California, as the "Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building".	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 190 - 215 (Roll no. 495). (text: CR H8369)	Jun 13, 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
Jul 25, 2006	Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006	House floor
Jun 19, 2006	Recognizing Mr. Keith Kirkland Upon Receiving the 2006 International Paper Conservation Partnership Award	Written statement
Jun 8, 2006	Personal explanation	Written statement
Apr 6, 2006	REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 4542, H.R. 4881 and H.R. 2646	House floor
Apr 6, 2006	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2007	House floor
Mar 2, 2006	Tribute to Russell Gwatney	Written statement
Feb 1, 2006	Relating to Consideration of S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005	House floor
Nov 17, 2005	Recognition of the Time to Read Literacy Program	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

Financial Services CommitteeMember2001–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Financial Services Committee	Member	Feb 8, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007	H.Res. 33 · End of the 109th Congress
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2006	Hearing, Mar 2001
Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2006	Hearing, Mar 2001

Budget CommitteeMember2003–2007

Education and Workforce CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Education and Workforce Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 25 · End of the 107th Congress
Employer-Employee Relations	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Education Reform	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMember2001–2001

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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.