Former U.S. Senator

Howell HeflinNo longer serving

State AL Party Democratic In office 1979–1997

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

760

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

(Nephew of James Thomas Heflin), a Senator from Alabama. Born in Poulan, Worth County, Ga. , June 19, 1921. Attended the Alabama public schools. Graduated, Birmingham Southern College 1942. Graduated, University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Ala. , 1948. Admitted to the Alabama bar in 1948 and commenced practice in Tuscumbia, Ala. Served in the United States Marine Corps 1942-1946. Law professor. Chief justice, Alabama supreme court 1971-1977. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in November 1978. Reelected in 1984 and again in 1990 and served from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1997. Not a candidate for reelection in 1996. Chairman, Select Committee on Ethics (Ninety-sixth, One Hundredth through One Hundred Second Congresses). Was a resident of Tuscumbia, Ala. , until his death due to a heart attack on March 29, 2005. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.

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 20	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 20	Yea	May 10, 1990
S 135	On the Cloture Motion S. 135	Yea	May 1, 1990
HR 4404	On the Amendment H.R. 4404	Yea	Apr 27, 1990
HR 1594	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1594	Yea	Apr 24, 1990
HR 7	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7	Yea	Apr 5, 1990
S 1630	On Passage of the Bill S. 1630	Yea	Apr 3, 1990
SCONRES 108	On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 108	Yea	Mar 22, 1990
SRES 255	On the Resolution S.Res. 255	Yea	Mar 1, 1990

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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.