Former U.S. Senator

Peter FitzgeraldNo longer serving

Illinois108th Congress Official portrait of Peter Fitzgerald
Bills introduced
33

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
1

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.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
S 1510On Passage of the Bill S. 1510YeaOct 11, 2001
SJRES 25On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 25YeaOct 11, 2001
S 1447On Passage of the Bill S. 1447YeaOct 11, 2001
S 1447On the Cloture Motion S. 1447YeaOct 9, 2001
HJRES 51On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 51YeaOct 3, 2001
S 1438On Passage of the Bill S. 1438YeaOct 2, 2001
S 1438On the Cloture Motion S. 1438YeaOct 2, 2001
HR 2904On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2904YeaSep 26, 2001

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
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Aging (Special) CommitteeMemberJan 15, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005S.Res. 18 · End of the 108th Congress
MemberJan 25, 2001 to Apr 30, 2002Congressional Record, S558 · S.Res. 256
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeMemberJan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 108th Congress
Competition, Foreign Commerce, and InfrastructureMemberListed May 2003 to Oct 2004Hearing, May 2003
AviationMemberListed Mar 2001 to Jul 2004Hearing, Mar 2001
CommunicationsMemberListed Feb 2001 to Mar 2004Hearing, Feb 2001
Consumer Affairs and Product SafetyChairListed Apr 2001 to Sep 2003Hearing, Apr 2001
Science, Technology, and SpaceMemberListed Feb 2001 to Oct 2002Hearing, Feb 2001
Surface Transportation and Merchant MarineMemberListed Mar 2001 to Sep 2002Hearing, Mar 2001
Oceans, Atmosphere, and FisheriesMemberListed Sep 2001 to May 2002Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

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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.