Former U.S. Representative

J. Dennis HastertNo longer serving

District IL‑14 Party Republican In office 1987–2007

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

176

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

5,786

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

148

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

19 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 108th at 7. In the 109th, 6 — 10 fewer than the median representative, who filed 16. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 109th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill. , January 2, 1942. Graduated from Oswego High School, Oswego, Ill. , 1960. B. A. , Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. , 1964. M. S. , Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. ,1967. Teacher. Athletic coach. Business owner. Member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1980-1986. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the ten succeeding Congresses until his resignation on November 26, 2007 (January 3, 1987-November 26, 2007). Speaker of the House (One Hundred Sixth through One Hundred Ninth Congresses).

Focus

Drawn from the 19 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 19.

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
HR 1	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	May 22, 2001
HRES 143	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	May 17, 2001
HR 1836	On Passage	Yea	May 16, 2001
HRES 142	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	May 16, 2001
HR 1646	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	May 16, 2001
HCONRES 83	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	May 9, 2001
HR 10	On Passage	Yea	May 2, 2001
HR 503	On Passage	Yea	Apr 26, 2001

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HRES 594	Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Honorable John D. Dingell's service in the House of Representatives.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Dec 13, 2005
HR 3767	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the "Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building".	Became Public Law No: 109-85.	Oct 4, 2005
HR 10	Reserved.	Introduced in House	Jan 4, 2005
HR 7	Reserved.	Introduced in House	Jan 4, 2005
HR 2	Reserved.	Introduced in House	Jan 4, 2005
HR 1	Reserved.	Introduced in House	Jan 4, 2005
HJRES 110	Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.	Became Public Law No: 108-432.	Dec 3, 2004
HR 10	9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act	Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Judiciary, H. Rept. 108-724, Part VI.	Nov 16, 2004

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HCONRES 263	To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on Rules.	Nov 15, 2007
HR 4176	Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.	Nov 14, 2007
HR 4171	To name the national cemetery to be constructed in Columbia, South Carolina as the Floyd Spence National Cemetery at Fort Jackson, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.	Nov 13, 2007
HR 2894	Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Nov 13, 2007
HR 618	Right to Life Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.	Nov 9, 2007
HR 4104	Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H13301-13302)	Nov 8, 2007
HRES 700	Supporting the We Don't Serve Teens campaign.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Nov 8, 2007
HJRES 54	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 6, 2007

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 15, 2007	Farewell Remarks of the Honorable Dennis J. Hastert, Member of Congress	House floor
Nov 13, 2007	Tribute to Geraldine R. Gennet General Counsel to the House	Written statement
Sep 27, 2007	On the Passing of Mr. Bill Wirtz	Written statement
Aug 1, 2007	Safetea-Lu Technical Corrections Act of 2007	House floor
Aug 1, 2007	Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007	House floor
Jun 21, 2007	The Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008	House floor
May 1, 2007	Congratulating the City of Chicago for Being Chosen to Represent the United States to Host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games	House floor
Mar 23, 2007	U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007	House 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

Energy and Commerce CommitteeMember2007–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Energy and Commerce Committee	Member	Jan 10, 2007 to Nov 15, 2007	H.Res. 45 · Last recorded vote
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection	Member	Listed Jun 2008 to Jun 2008	Hearing, Jun 2008
Telecommunications and the Internet	Member	Listed Feb 2007 to Jun 2008	Hearing, Feb 2007
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Feb 2008	Hearing, Mar 2007
Energy and Air Quality	Ranking Member	Listed Feb 2007 to Jun 2007	Hearing, Feb 2007

Intelligence (Permanent Select) CommitteeMember2003–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee	Member	By Mar 21, 2005 to Jan 3, 2007	Congressional Directory, Jul 2005 · End of the 109th Congress
	Member	By Jun 20, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005	Congressional Directory, Jul 2003 · End of the 108th Congress

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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.