Former U.S. Representative

Wally HergerNo longer serving

District CA‑2 Party Republican In office 1987–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

114

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,538

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

13,437

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

363

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

114 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 107th at 23. In the 112th, 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 107th to 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in Yuba City, Calif. , May 20, 1945. Graduated from East Nicolaus High School, Nicolaus, Calif. Attended California State University, Sacramento, Calif. Cattle rancher. Businessman. Member, East Nicolaus High School Board of Trustees, Nicolaus, Calif. , 1977-1980. Member of the California state assembly, 1980-1986. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 2013). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

Focus

Drawn from the 114 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 114.

Most frequent cosponsors

Sam Johnson R-TX 16
Phil English R-PA 15
Mark Foley R-FL 15
Dave Camp R-MI 13
Ken Calvert R-CA 12
Kevin Brady R-TX 12

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Search these bills

Congress

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 8	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HRES 844	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 4212	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HR 443	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6726	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6364	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6612	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
S 3454	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 6645	Save and Strengthen Medicare Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Dec 19, 2012
HR 1237	To provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and for other purposes.	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Jul 24, 2012
HR 3685	To amend the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act to extend and expand the scope of the pilot forest management project required by that Act.	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.	Jun 15, 2012
HR 5858	Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.	Jun 5, 2012
HR 5104	To suspend temporarily the duty on ski poles and parts and accessories thereof.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade .	May 2, 2012
HR 4013	Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2012	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 13, 2012
HR 3321	America's Cup Act of 2011	Became Public Law No: 112-61.	Nov 29, 2011
HR 674	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes.	Became Public Law No: 112-56.	Nov 21, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5319	Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	May 19, 2010
HR 5258	Earmark Transparency Act of 2010	Referred to House Budget	May 19, 2010
HR 5323	Save America's Future Economy Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.	May 18, 2010
HR 4943	Informed Taxpayers' Federal Government Annual Reporting Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	May 18, 2010
HR 5016	To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.	May 13, 2010
HRES 1110	Commending the members of the 45th Agri-Business Development Team of the Oklahoma National Guard, for their efforts to modernize agriculture and sustainable farming practices in Afghanistan and their dedication and service to the United States.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	May 12, 2010
HR 5276	Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	May 11, 2010
HCONRES 261	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.	May 11, 2010

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
Dec 19, 2012	Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2012	House floor
Dec 19, 2012	Medicare Ivig Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012	House floor
Dec 18, 2012	Honoring Jay Pierson on His Retirement from the House of Representatives	House floor
Nov 30, 2012	STEM Jobs Act of 2012	House floor
Nov 28, 2012	Honoring Members of Congress	House floor
Nov 16, 2012	Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012	House floor
Sep 21, 2012	Disapproving Rule Relating to Waiver and Expenditure Authority with Respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program	Written statement
Aug 2, 2012	Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012	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

Ways and Means CommitteeMember2001–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Ways and Means Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 19 · End of the 112th Congress
Health	Chair	Listed Mar 2009 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Mar 2009
Trade	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Mar 2001
Oversight	Chair	Listed Apr 2011 to Apr 2011	Hearing, Apr 2011
Income Security and Family Support	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Mar 2001

Joint Committee on TaxationMember2007–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Joint Committee on Taxation	Member	By Oct 10, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	Congressional Directory, Dec 2011 · End of the 112th Congress
	Member	By Oct 17, 2009 to Jan 3, 2011	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009 · End of the 111th Congress
	Member	By Apr 18, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009	Congressional Directory, Aug 2007 · End of the 110th 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.