Across 13 Congresses, most in the
110th at 31.
In the 119th,
1 —
25 fewer than the median representative, who filed 26.
Of the 159, 6 became law.
Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every
member, never get a vote.
Bills introduced, against the typical representative107th to 119th
16107th Congresstypical member 13
9108th Congresstypical member 13
15109th Congresstypical member 16
31110th Congresstypical member 18
24111th Congresstypical member 16
6112th Congresstypical member 15
7113th Congresstypical member 13
4114th Congresstypical member 15
9115th Congresstypical member 18
23116th Congresstypical member 21
12117th Congresstypical member 23
2118th Congresstypical member 24
1119th Congresstypical member 26
median for the chamber, that Congress
Cosponsored
1,424
Signed on to someone else's bill
Recorded votes
19,191
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Committees
4
Seats held now, including subcommittees
Their work
Drawn from the 159 bills this member
introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who
most often sign on.
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Biography
A Representative from Maryland. Born in New York City, N. Y. , June 14, 1939. Graduated from Suitland High School, Suitland, Md. , 1957. B. S. , University of Maryland, College Park, 1963. J. D. , Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D. C. , 1966. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Maryland state senate, 1966-1979, and president, 1975-1979. Member of the Maryland state board for higher education, 1978-1981. Delegate to Democratic National Conventions, 1968, 1974, 1976, and 1984. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy created by H. Res. 80, which declared United States Representative Gladys Noon Spellman's seat vacant due to an incapacitating illness, and reelected to the twenty-two succeeding Congresses (May 19, 1981-present). Chairman, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses). Minority whip (One Hundred Eighth, One Hundred Ninth, and One Hundred Twelfth through One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses). Majority leader (One Hundred Tenth, One Hundred Eleventh, One Hundred Sixteenth, and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).
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.
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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.
Records come from
Congress.gov and the
Biographical Directory of Congress.
