Former U.S. Representative

Michael G. FitzpatrickNo longer serving

District PA‑8 Party Republican In office 2005–2017

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

111

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,183

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

5,199

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

509

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

111 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 113th at 34. In the 114th, 22 — 7 more than the median representative, who filed 15. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 109th to 114th

median for the chamber, that Congress

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.

Focus

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 R-PA 18
Charles W. Dent R-PA 14
Peter T. King R-NY 13
Walter B. Jones R-NC 12
Robert A. Brady D-PA 12
Glenn Thompson R-PA 12

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
HRES 396	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jul 28, 2005
HRES 392	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jul 28, 2005
HR 6	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Jul 28, 2005
HRES 308	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Jul 28, 2005
HR 3045	On Passage	Aye	Jul 28, 2005
HRES 386	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jul 27, 2005
HRES 385	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Jul 27, 2005
HRES 385	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Jul 27, 2005

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6726	Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Jan 2, 2013
HR 6721	To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014.	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6512	Credible Ratings Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.	Oct 23, 2012
HR 6281	Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Sep 26, 2012
HCONRES 139	Condemning President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran for addressing the United Nations on Yom Kippur.	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Sep 21, 2012
HR 6161	Fostering Innovation Act	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15 .	Aug 1, 2012
HR 4248	To authorize the burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of the Army who served honorably in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d United States Infantry Regiment, which provides the sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Jul 10, 2012
HR 4018	Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.	Jul 9, 2012

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 707	Restoration of America's Wire Act	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Dec 8, 2016
HR 6421	Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.	Dec 7, 2016
HR 5296	CI Realignment Act	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3765)	Dec 1, 2016
HRES 752	Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.	Nov 14, 2016
HR 4151	To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	Sep 26, 2016
HR 6125	To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Sep 22, 2016
HR 4919	Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016	Received in the Senate.	Sep 22, 2016
HCONRES 140	Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Sep 21, 2016

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 30, 2016	21st Century Cures Act	Written statement
Nov 17, 2016	Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016	House floor
Nov 17, 2016	Iran Sanctions Extension Act	Written statement
Nov 17, 2016	Prohibiting the Secretary of the Treasury from Authorizing Certain Transactions Relating to Commercial Passenger Aircraft to Iran	Written statement
Nov 14, 2016	Recognizing the Rotary Club of Shady Brook	Written statement
Nov 14, 2016	International Day of Remembrance Against Forced Organ Harvesting	Written statement
Nov 14, 2016	Honoring Professor Lyle Rosenberger of Bucks County Community College	Written statement
Nov 14, 2016	Honoring Mr. John Heenan	Written statement

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

Financial Services CommitteeMember2005–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Financial Services Committee	Member	Jan 12, 2011 to Jan 3, 2017	H.Res. 33 · End of the 114th Congress
	Member	Jan 26, 2005 to Jan 3, 2007	H.Res. 48 · End of the 109th Congress
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit	Member	Listed Mar 2013 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Mar 2013
Oversight and Investigations	Vice Chair	Listed Feb 2011 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Feb 2011
Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Dec 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises	Member	Listed Feb 2005 to Sep 2006	Hearing, Feb 2005
Housing and Community Opportunity	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Aug 2006	Hearing, Mar 2005
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Feb 2005 to Jul 2006	Hearing, Feb 2005
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology	Member	Listed Nov 2005 to Nov 2005	Hearing, Nov 2005

Small Business CommitteeMember2005–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Small Business Committee	Member	Jan 26, 2005 to Jan 3, 2007	H.Res. 48 · End of the 109th Congress
Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Aug 2006	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Tax, Finance and Exports	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Jul 2006	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical office
2016	$1.2 million	$934,562	$25,120	$97,838	$59,626	$28,705	$75,105	$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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.