Former U.S. Representative

Barney FrankNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Barney Frank
211 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 110th at 52. In the 112th, 31 — 16 more than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 211, 8 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 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
3,727

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
11,995

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 211 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 211.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Bayonne, Hudson County, N. J. , March 31, 1940. Graduated from Bayonne High School, Bayonne, N. J. , 1957. A. B. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1962. Graduate work in political science and teaching fellow in government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1962-1972. J. D. , Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. , 1977. Staff, Mayor Kevin White of Boston, Mass. , 1968-1971. Staff, United States Representative Michael F. Harrington of Massachusetts, 1971-1972. Member of the Massachusetts state legislature, 1973-1980. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 2013). Reprimanded by the U. S. House of Representatives on July 29, 1990, for improper use of political influence to fix parking tickets and to influence probation officers for a personal friend. Chair, Committee on Financial Services (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

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
HR 3197On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDec 20, 2012
HR 4310On Agreeing to the Conference ReportNayDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On PassageNayDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Agreeing to the ResolutionNoDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDec 20, 2012

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HRES 193Calling for the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.Dec 31, 2012
HR 6613Markets and Trading Reorganization ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.Dec 20, 2012
HR 6193Religious Workers Visa ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.Aug 14, 2012
HR 6316To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Aug 2, 2012
HR 6145New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Resources Assistance ActReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.Jul 24, 2012
HR 5860Executive Compensation Clawback Full Enforcement ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.Jul 11, 2012
HR 5794Fair Debt Collection Practices Clarification Act of 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.Jul 11, 2012
HR 3428To amend the Federal Reserve Act to replace the Federal Open Market Committee members representing the Federal Reserve banks with additional members appointed by the President, and for other purposes.Subcommittee Hearings Held.May 8, 2012

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HRES 837Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii.Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Dec 19, 2012
HRES 832Observing the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her legacy.Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Dec 13, 2012
HR 6606Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Nov 27, 2012
HR 6584Verifying Authority and Legality In Drug Compounding Act of 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Nov 27, 2012
HR 6597EACH ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Nov 16, 2012
HR 6514Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Nov 13, 2012
HJRES 47Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.Oct 19, 2012
HR 6533To establish minimum levels of assistance for certain States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and for other purposes.Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Sep 21, 2012

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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.