Former U.S. Representative

Ruben HinojosaNo longer serving

District TX‑15 Party Democratic In office 1997–2017

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

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.

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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
S 612	On Passage	Aye	Dec 8, 2016
S 612	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Dec 8, 2016
HR 2028	On Concurring in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment	Yea	Dec 8, 2016
HR 4919	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Dec 8, 2016
HRES 949	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Dec 8, 2016
HRES 949	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Dec 8, 2016
HR 5790	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Dec 7, 2016
S 2971	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Dec 7, 2016

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 3721	Affordable College Textbook Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Mar 23, 2016
HR 4834	North American Development Bank General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2016	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Mar 22, 2016
HR 1959	College Options for DREAMers Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Nov 16, 2015
HR 1958	Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Nov 16, 2015
HR 1957	Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Nov 16, 2015
HR 1956	Pell Grant Protection Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Nov 16, 2015
HRES 505	Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Oct 29, 2015
HR 937	Fast Track to College Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.	Apr 29, 2015

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 1611	Teacher Mentoring Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.	Apr 3, 2003
HR 1295	Diabetic Foot Amputation Prevention Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Apr 3, 2003
HR 953	Senator Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.	Apr 3, 2003
HR 785	Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2003	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 3, 2003
HR 466	To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.	Apr 3, 2003
HCONRES 98	Expressing the sense of Congress relating to a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Mar 31, 2003
HR 1480	Community Economic Development Expertise Enhancement Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.	Mar 27, 2003
HR 1474	Check 21 Act	Became Public Law No: 108-100.	Mar 27, 2003

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 17, 2016	Personal explanation	Written statement
Sep 13, 2016	Expressing Support for a New Memorandum of Understanding on Military Assistance to Israel	House floor
Sep 13, 2016	Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3590, Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act	House floor
Jul 13, 2016	Personal explanation	Written statement
Jul 13, 2016	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017	Written statement
Jun 24, 2016	Personal explanation	Written statement
Jun 15, 2016	Personal explanation	Written statement
Jun 9, 2016	Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act	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

Financial Services CommitteeMember2001–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Financial Services Committee	Member	Feb 8, 2001 to Jan 3, 2017	H.Res. 33 · End of the 114th Congress
Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Dec 2016	Hearing, Mar 2001
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Mar 2001
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Mar 2003 to Jun 2003	Hearing, Mar 2003
Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Apr 2002	Hearing, Mar 2001

Education and Workforce CommitteeMember2001–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Education and Workforce Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2017	H.Res. 25 · End of the 114th Congress
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Feb 2011
Higher Education and Workforce Training	Ranking Member	Listed Mar 2007 to May 2016	Hearing, Mar 2007
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education	Member	Listed Feb 2005 to Mar 2010	Hearing, Feb 2005
Select Education	Ranking Member	Listed Mar 2003 to May 2006	Hearing, Mar 2003
21st Century Competitiveness	Member	Listed Mar 2003 to Sep 2004	Hearing, Mar 2003
Workforce Protections	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Education Reform	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Foreign Affairs CommitteeMember2007–2009

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Foreign Affairs Committee	Member	Jan 12, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009	H.Res. 56 · End of the 110th Congress
Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Apr 2007	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Europe	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Apr 2007	Congressional 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.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical 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.