Former U.S. Representative

Ruben HinojosaNo longer serving

District TX‑15 Party Democratic In office 1997–2017

Fact sheet Spreadsheet
Texas15th District · 114th Congress Official portrait of Ruben Hinojosa
Bills introduced
97

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
4

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
2,833

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
12,821

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
541

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

97 bills introduced

Across 8 Congresses, most in the 110th at 19. In the 114th, 10 — 5 fewer 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 114th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Texas. Born in Edcouch, Hidalgo County, Tex. , August 20, 1940. Graduated from Mercedes High School, Mercedes, Tex. , 1958. B. B. A. , University of Texas, Austin, Tex. , 1962. M. B. A. , University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Tex. , 1980. Business executive. Member of the Texas state board of education, 1974-1984. Adjunct professor, University of Texas-Pan American School of Business, Edinburg, Tex. Chairman, board of South Texas Community College for Hidalgo and Starr Counties, Tex. , 1993-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016.

Focus

Drawn from the 97 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 97.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
S 612On PassageAyeDec 8, 2016
S 612On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDec 8, 2016
HR 2028On Concurring in the Senate Amendment with an AmendmentYeaDec 8, 2016
HR 4919On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDec 8, 2016
HRES 949On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayDec 8, 2016
HRES 949On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDec 8, 2016
HR 5790On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDec 7, 2016
S 2971On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDec 7, 2016

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 CommitteeMember2001–2017
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Financial Services CommitteeMemberFeb 8, 2001 to Jan 3, 2017H.Res. 33 · End of the 114th Congress
Capital Markets and Government Sponsored EnterprisesMemberListed Mar 2001 to Dec 2016Hearing, Mar 2001
Financial Institutions and Consumer CreditMemberListed Mar 2001 to Sep 2016Hearing, Mar 2001
Oversight and InvestigationsMemberListed Mar 2003 to Jun 2003Hearing, Mar 2003
Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic GrowthMemberListed Mar 2001 to Apr 2002Hearing, Mar 2001
Education and Workforce CommitteeMember2001–2017
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Education and Workforce CommitteeMemberJan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2017H.Res. 25 · End of the 114th Congress
Health, Employment, Labor, and PensionsMemberListed Feb 2011 to Sep 2016Hearing, Feb 2011
Higher Education and Workforce TrainingRanking MemberListed Mar 2007 to May 2016Hearing, Mar 2007
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary EducationMemberListed Feb 2005 to Mar 2010Hearing, Feb 2005
Select EducationRanking MemberListed Mar 2003 to May 2006Hearing, Mar 2003
21st Century CompetitivenessMemberListed Mar 2003 to Sep 2004Hearing, Mar 2003
Workforce ProtectionsMemberListed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Education ReformMemberListed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Foreign Affairs CommitteeMember2007–2009
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Foreign Affairs CommitteeMemberJan 12, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009H.Res. 56 · End of the 110th Congress
Asia, the Pacific, and the Global EnvironmentMemberListed Apr 2007 to Apr 2007Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
EuropeMemberListed Apr 2007 to Apr 2007Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Natural Resources CommitteeMember2003–2005
Small Business CommitteeMember2001–2001

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.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2016$1.1 million$963,355$28,794$84,869$11,692$2,671$44,317$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.