Former U.S. Senator

Peter FitzgeraldNo longer serving

State IL Party Republican In office 1999–2005

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

307

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

450

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

120

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

33 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 108th at 19. In the 108th, 19 — 13 fewer than the median senator, who filed 32. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 107th to 108th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Senator from Illinois. Born on October 20, 1960, in Elgin, Illinois, and raised in Inverness, Illinois. Attended St. Theresa Catholic Elementary School in Palatine, Illinois, and Portsmouth Abbey, a Catholic secondary school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. A. B. , Dartmouth College 1982, graduating cum laude. Rotary Scholar, Aristotelian University, Greece 1982-1983. J. D. , University of Michigan School of Law 1986. Practiced as a corporate lawyer and general counsel in Chicago. Illinois state senator 1993-1998. Elected as a Republican to the U. S. Senate in 1998 and served from January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2005. Was not a candidate for reelection in 2004. Bank founder and chairman. Is a resident of McLean, Virginia.

Focus

Drawn from the 33 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 33.

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
S 2845	On the Conference Report S. 2845	Yea	Dec 8, 2004
HR 4818	On the Conference Report H.R. 4818	Yea	Nov 20, 2004
HR 1047	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1047	Yea	Nov 19, 2004
S 2986	On Passage of the Bill S. 2986	Yea	Nov 17, 2004
HR 4520	On the Conference Report H.R. 4520	Yea	Oct 11, 2004
HR 4520	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 4520	Yea	Oct 10, 2004
SRES 454	On the Resolution S.Res. 454	Nay	Oct 9, 2004
SRES 445	On the Resolution S.Res. 445	Yea	Oct 9, 2004

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
SRES 331	A resolution designating June 2004 as "National Safety Month".	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5554; text as passed Senate: CR S5554)	May 17, 2004
S 2399	Healthy Lifestyles Act of 2004	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5092-5094)	May 10, 2004
SRES 334	A resolution designating May 2004 as National Electrical Safety Month.	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4777; text as passed Senate: CR S4777)	May 3, 2004
S 2059	Mutual Fund Reform Act of 2004	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S797-802)	Feb 10, 2004
SRES 281	A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Paul Simon, a former Senator from the State of Illinois.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Dec 10, 2003
S 1567	Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act	Held at the desk.	Nov 25, 2003
SRES 145	A resolution designating June 2003, as "National Safety Month".	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7070; text: CR S7070)	May 22, 2003
S 977	Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2003	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5669-5670)	May 1, 2003

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
S 2744	Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2004	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Sep 21, 2004
SRES 424	A resolution designating October 2004 as "Protecting Older Americans From Fraud Month".	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10460; text as passed Senate: CR S10460)	Sep 20, 2004
SRES 420	A resolution recommending expenditures for an appropriate visitors center at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site to commemorate the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10460)	Sep 20, 2004
SRES 427	A resolution congratulating the citizens of Greece, the members of the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, the 2004 United States Olympic Team, athletes from around the world, and all the personnel who participated in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece.	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/24/2004 S9652-9653)	Sep 15, 2004
S 2395	Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Sep 9, 2004
SRES 271	A resolution urging the President of the United States diplomatic corps to dissuade member states of the United Nations from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and to promote within the United Nations General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East.	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15475)	Sep 9, 2004
S 2526	CHEER Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 7, 2004
SCONRES 133	A concurrent resolution declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.	Held at the desk.	Jul 22, 2004

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
Nov 19, 2004	Farewell	Senate floor
Nov 19, 2004	Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004--Conference Report--Continued	Senate floor
Oct 5, 2004	Introductory Statement on S. 2898	Senate floor
Oct 5, 2004	Statement on bills introduced	Senate floor
Jul 22, 2004	Introductory Statement on S. 2757	Senate floor
Jul 22, 2004	Introductory Statement on S. 2743	Senate floor
Jul 22, 2004	Statement on bills introduced	Senate floor
Jul 20, 2004	Submitted Resolutions	Senate floor

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

Aging (Special) CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Aging (Special) Committee	Member	Jan 15, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005	S.Res. 18 · End of the 108th Congress
	Member	Jan 25, 2001 to Apr 30, 2002	Congressional Record, S558 · S.Res. 256

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee	Member	Jan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 108th Congress
Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation	Chair	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Production and Price Competitiveness	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee	Member	Jan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 108th Congress
Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure	Member	Listed May 2003 to Oct 2004	Hearing, May 2003
Aviation	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Jul 2004	Hearing, Mar 2001
Communications	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Mar 2004	Hearing, Feb 2001
Consumer Affairs and Product Safety	Chair	Listed Apr 2001 to Sep 2003	Hearing, Apr 2001
Science, Technology, and Space	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Oct 2002	Hearing, Feb 2001
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2002	Hearing, Mar 2001
Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to May 2002	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Member	Jul 10, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	Congressional Record, S7417 · End of the 108th Congress
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Small Business and Entrepreneurship CommitteeMember2001–2005

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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.