Former U.S. Senator

Heidi HeitkampNo longer serving

North Dakota115th Congress Official portrait of Heidi Heitkamp
Bills introduced
91

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
4

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
716

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
485

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
223

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

91 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 115th at 44. In the 115th, 44 — 3 more than the median senator, who filed 41. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 113th to 115th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Senator from North Dakota. Born in Breckenridge, Minn. , October 30, 1955. Graduated University of North Dakota, B. A. , 1977. Graduated Lewis &. Clark College, J. D. , 1980. Lawyer, Environmental Protection Agency 1980-1981. Lawyer, Office of the North Dakota State Tax Commissioner 1981-1986. Director, Dakota Gasification Company. Tax commissioner of North Dakota 1986-1992. Attorney general of North Dakota 1992-2000. Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of North Dakota in 2000. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2012, and served from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2019. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2018.

Focus

Drawn from the 91 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

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.

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

Indian Affairs CommitteeMember2013–2019
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeMemberJan 24, 2013 to Jan 3, 2019S.Res. 17 · End of the 115th Congress
National Security and International Trade and FinanceMemberListed Jun 2015 to Jul 2018Hearing, Jun 2015
Housing, Transportation, and Community DevelopmentMemberListed Apr 2013 to Jul 2018Hearing, Apr 2013
Economic PolicyRanking MemberListed Jun 2013 to Jul 2018Hearing, Jun 2013
Securities, Insurance, and InvestmentMemberListed Mar 2013 to Jun 2014Hearing, Mar 2013

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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.