Former U.S. Representative

Harold E. Ford Jr.No longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Harold E. Ford Jr.
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.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
S 3546On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNot VotingDec 9, 2006
S 3718On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNot VotingDec 9, 2006
HR 5682On Agreeing to the Conference ReportNot VotingDec 8, 2006
HJRES 102On PassageNot VotingDec 8, 2006
HR 6406On PassageNot VotingDec 8, 2006
HR 5948On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNot VotingDec 8, 2006
HRES 1100On Agreeing to the ResolutionNot VotingDec 8, 2006
HR 6375On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNot VotingDec 8, 2006

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 5816To require budgeting for ongoing military operations.Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.Jul 17, 2006
HR 490621st Century Innovation Act of 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.May 1, 2006
HR 4866Promote Responsibility by Improving Development Education Act of 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.May 1, 2006
HR 4459Service for School Act of 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.Mar 27, 2006
HRES 665Honoring 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 4743To 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 4723Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Enrollment Extension Act of 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.Feb 17, 2006
HR 4590Employee Retirement Preservation ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.Feb 16, 2006

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 5346Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.Jun 7, 2006
HR 5206Securing America's Energy Independence Act of 2006Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Jun 7, 2006
HR 717To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other purposes.Subcommittee Hearings Held.Jun 7, 2006
HR 5365To provide for the establishment of a Strategic Refinery Reserve.Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.Jun 6, 2006
HR 5455Veterans Identity Protection Act of 2006Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.May 24, 2006
HR 5208Independence from Oil with Agriculture Act of 2006Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and CommerceMay 24, 2006
HRES 841Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4902-4904)May 24, 2006
HR 5337National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2006Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. CaleMay 23, 2006

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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 seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. 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.