Former U.S. Representative

Wally HergerNo longer serving

District CA‑2 Party Republican In office 1987–2013

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. Of the 114, 12 became law. 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

Cosponsored

1,541

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

11,995

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

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.

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.

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
HR 3197	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 20, 2012
HR 4310	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684	On Passage	Yea	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 841	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 841	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Dec 20, 2012

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 1614	Family Cord Blood Banking Act of 2011	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 15, 2011
HR 1267	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on certain vessels.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Mar 30, 2011
HR 880	Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Mar 14, 2011
HR 675	Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Feb 18, 2011
HR 397	Reform Americans Can Afford Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Feb 9, 2011
HR 242	To clarify the implementation and enforcement of Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule (36 C.F.R. 212), relating to the designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, in administrative units of the National Forest System in California, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.	Jan 26, 2011
HRES 1540	Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on Federal lands.	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.	Dec 8, 2010
HR 6097	American Job Builders Tax Reform Act of 2010	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Aug 10, 2010

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HCONRES 144	Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax is not in the economic interest of the United States.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Dec 17, 2012
HR 6587	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building".	Became Public Law No: 112-256.	Dec 4, 2012
HR 3068	Regulatory Sunset and Review Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.	Sep 20, 2012
HR 6439	Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 19, 2012
HR 6429	STEM Jobs Act of 2012	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.	Sep 18, 2012
HR 3098	Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.	Sep 13, 2012
HR 3097	Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.	Sep 13, 2012
HJRES 118	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.	Received in the Senate.	Sep 13, 2012

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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 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.