Former U.S. Representative

William J. HughesNo longer serving

District NJ‑2 Party Democratic In office 1975–1995

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,839

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from New Jersey. Born in Salem, Salem County, N. J. , October 17, 1932. Attended public schools. A. B. , Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J. , 1955. J. D. , Rutgers Law School, Camden, N. J. , 1958. Admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1959 and commenced practice in Ocean City. Served as township solicitor for Upper Township, N. J. , 1959-1961. Appointed assistant prosecutor for Cape May County, N. J. , 1960. Reappointed as first assistant prosecutor in 1961 and served until the spring of 1970. Unsuccessful candidate for election in 1970 to the Ninety-second Congress. Appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey to the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, 1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1995). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1986 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harry E. Claiborne, judge of the United States District Court for Nevada. Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress. United States Ambassador to Panama, 1995 to 1998. Died on October 30, 2019, in Ocean City, N. J. Interment at Seaside Cemetery, Marmora, N. J. .

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 5368	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Oct 5, 1992
HR 918	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Oct 4, 1992
HR 918	ON MOTION TO RISE	No	Oct 4, 1992
HR 918	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Oct 4, 1992
HRES 574	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Oct 4, 1992
HR 5427	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Oct 4, 1992
S 2532	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Oct 3, 1992
HR 5006	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Oct 3, 1992

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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.