Former U.S. Representative

Baron P. HillNo longer serving

District IN‑9 Party Democratic In office 1999–2011

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

762

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

6,562

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

129

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

57 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 110th at 24. In the 111th, 14 — 2 fewer than the median representative, who filed 16. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 111th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Indiana. Born in Seymour, Jackson County, Ind. , June 23, 1953. Attended Seymour High School, Seymour, Ind. , 1971. B. A. , Furman University, Greenville, S. C. , 1975. Member of the Indiana state house of representatives, 1982-1990. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1990. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2005). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Successful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 2016, but withdrew following the primary.

Focus

Drawn from the 57 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 57.

Most frequent cosponsors

Joe Donnelly D-IN 14
John S. Tanner D-TN 12
Dennis Moore D-KS 12
Patrick J. Murphy D-PA 11
Jim Matheson D-UT 10
Tim Holden D-PA 10

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 1175	On Motion to Suspend Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Jun 22, 1999
HR 659	On Passage	Yea	Jun 22, 1999
HR 2122	On Passage	No	Jun 18, 1999
HR 2122	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jun 18, 1999
HR 2122	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 18, 1999
HR 2122	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jun 18, 1999
HR 2122	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jun 18, 1999
HR 2122	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 18, 1999

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5825	Multi-State Disaster Relief Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Jul 28, 2010
HR 4998	To establish and to expand partnerships that promote innovation and increase the economic and social impact of research by developing tools and resources to connect new scientific discoveries to practical uses.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.	Apr 13, 2010
HR 2389	Health Care for Members of the Armed Forces Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.	Jan 12, 2010
HR 4141	Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.	Nov 20, 2009
HR 3138	Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jul 10, 2009
HR 2945	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to take ownership, or to decline ownership, of a certain item of complex durable medical equipment after the 13-month capped rental period ends.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 19, 2009
HR 2115	Men and Families Health Care Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Apr 28, 2009
HR 2116	Fiscal Honesty and Accountability Act of 2009	Referred to House Rules	Apr 27, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 4107	Assistance to Firefighters Grant Reauthorization Act of 2004	Committee Hearings Held.	Jul 6, 2004
HRES 684	Honoring David Scott Tidmarsh, the 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jun 22, 2004
HR 303	Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.	Jun 21, 2004
HR 4258	Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures Act	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7831-7832)	Jun 18, 2004
HR 3148	To award a congressional gold medal to Monsignor Ignatius McDermott in recognition of his contribution to the drug treatment community, and his accomplishments as a priest and humanitarian.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.	Jun 17, 2004
HR 2950	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 16, 2004
HR 4467	War Funding Accountability Act	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	May 20, 2004
HR 2699	National Uniformity for Food Act of 2004	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 475.	May 19, 2004

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
Sep 14, 2010	Honoring the Life of U.S. Army Ranger Specialist Christopher S. Wright	Written statement
Sep 14, 2010	Honoring the Life of Marine Corporal John Bishop	Written statement
Jul 28, 2010	Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011	House floor
Jul 27, 2010	Multi-State Disaster Relief Act	House floor
Jul 15, 2010	Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010	House floor
Jul 15, 2010	Honoring the Life and Public Service Achievements of Nedra Groves	Written statement
Jul 13, 2010	Honoring the Life of U.S. Army Private First Class Michael S. Pridham, Jr.	Written statement
Jun 17, 2010	Honoring the Life and Achievements of Frances Cory Hoehn	Written statement

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

Energy and Commerce CommitteeMember2007–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Energy and Commerce Committee	Member	Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 7 · End of the 111th Congress
Energy and Environment	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to Dec 2009	Hearing, Feb 2009
Communications, Technology, and the Internet	Member	Listed Feb 2007 to Nov 2009	Hearing, Feb 2007
Environment and Hazardous Materials	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Mar 2007
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Mar 2007

Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeMember2007–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Science, Space, and Technology Committee	Member	Jan 18, 2007 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 75 · End of the 111th Congress
Space and Aeronautics	Member	Listed Mar 2009 to May 2010	Hearing, Mar 2009
Research and Science Education	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Mar 2007

Joint Economic CommitteeMember2002–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Joint Economic Committee	Member	Mar 27, 2007 to Jan 3, 2011	Congressional Record, H3153 · End of the 111th Congress
	Member	Apr 18, 2002 to Jan 3, 2005	Congressional Record, H1470 · End of the 108th Congress

Agriculture CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 25 · End of the 108th Congress
Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Armed Services CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 25 · End of the 108th Congress
Readiness	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Military Personnel	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Veterans' Affairs CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Veterans' Affairs Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 25 · End of the 107th Congress
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

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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.