Across 4 Congresses, most in the 113th at 34. In the 114th, 22 — 7 more than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 111, 1 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.
median for the chamber, that Congress
Signed on to someone else's bill
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Their work
Drawn from the 111 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.
Subjects
- Government Operations and Politics 19
- Congress 16
- Crime and Law Enforcement 16
- Finance and Financial Sector 16
- Economics and Public Finance 15
- Foreign Trade and International Finance 13
- Health 13
- Members of Congress 13
Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 111.
Most frequent cosponsors
- Jim Gerlach 18
- Charles W. Dent 14
- Peter T. King 13
- Glenn Thompson 12
- Walter B. Jones 12
- Robert A. Brady 12
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Biography
a Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. , June 28, 1963. B. A. , St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida, 1985. J. D. , Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pa. , 1988. Lawyer, private practice. Bucks County, Pa. Commissioner, 1995-2004. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth Congress (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2007). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016. Died on January 6, 2020. Interment at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Upper Makefield Township, Pa.
.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.
| Bill | Question | Voted | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 612 | On Passage | Aye | Dec 8, 2016 |
| S 612 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Dec 8, 2016 |
| HR 2028 | On Concurring in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment | Yea | Dec 8, 2016 |
| HR 4919 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Dec 8, 2016 |
| HRES 949 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Dec 8, 2016 |
| HRES 949 | On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | Dec 8, 2016 |
| HR 5790 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Dec 7, 2016 |
| S 2971 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Dec 7, 2016 |
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions this member introduced.
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5431 | Isolating ISIS Act | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Gov | Sep 10, 2014 |
| HRES 679 | Condemning the Ukrainian separatists illegally occupying the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, and the surrounding territory, as terrorists for shooting down a civilian passenger airliner, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, and condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for supplying the arms. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. | Sep 8, 2014 |
| HR 4550 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | Jun 13, 2014 |
| HR 4171 | Labor Statistics Improvement Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. | Jun 13, 2014 |
| HR 3854 | Community Economic Opportunity Act of 2014 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | Jun 13, 2014 |
| HR 4539 | Bureau Research Transparency Act | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 27. | Jun 11, 2014 |
| HR 2629 | Fostering Innovation Act of 2013 | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 28. | Jun 11, 2014 |
| HR 3788 | To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | Jan 24, 2014 |
Cosponsored bills
Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.
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.
