Former U.S. Representative

Nancy L. JohnsonNo longer serving

District CT‑5 Party Republican In office 1983–2007

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

654

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

8,504

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

186

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

89 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 107th at 36. In the 109th, 29 — 13 more 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 109th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Connecticut. Born Nancy Elizabeth Lee in Chicago, Cook County, Ill. , January 5, 1935. Graduated from elementary and secondary classes of the University of Chicago Laboratory School, Chicago, Ill. , 1953. B. A. , Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass. , 1957. Attended, University of London Courtauld Institute, 1957-1958. Teacher. Member of the Connecticut state senate, 1977-1982. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1980. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2007). Chair, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (One Hundred Fourth Congress). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006.

Focus

Drawn from the 89 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 89.

Most frequent cosponsors

Rob Simmons R-CT 45
Phil English R-PA 35
Christopher Shays R-CT 34
Jim Ramstad R-MN 30
Mark Foley R-FL 26
Dave Camp R-MI 21

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
S 3546	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 9, 2006
S 3718	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	Dec 9, 2006
HR 5682	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Dec 8, 2006
HJRES 102	On Passage	Yea	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6406	On Passage	Aye	Dec 8, 2006
HR 5948	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Dec 8, 2006
HRES 1100	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 8, 2006
HR 6375	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	Dec 8, 2006

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 1344	Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Nov 13, 2006
HR 4157	Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.	Sep 5, 2006
HR 5499	To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.	Jun 5, 2006
HR 5399	Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .	Jun 5, 2006
HR 5311	Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 462.	Jun 5, 2006
HRES 802	Encouraging all eligible Medicare beneficiaries who have not yet elected to enroll in the new Medicare Part D benefit to review the available options and to determine whether enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan best meets their current and future needs for prescription drug coverage.	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.	May 11, 2006
HR 3912	Flexible Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 27, 2005
HR 3322	USA Jobs Protection Act of 2005	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.	Aug 23, 2005

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 634	Straight Talk on Social Security Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	Feb 14, 2001
HR 622	Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendments.	Feb 14, 2001
HR 122	Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 14, 2001
HCONRES 38	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Martha Matilda Harper, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Feb 14, 2001
HR 600	Dylan Lee James Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Feb 13, 2001
HR 586	Fairness for Foster Care Families Act of 2001	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.	Feb 13, 2001
HR 582	Lower Regulatory Burden for Homeowners Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 13, 2001
HR 570	Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.	Feb 13, 2001

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
Dec 8, 2006	Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006	House floor
Nov 13, 2006	Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005	House floor
Nov 9, 2006	Honoring the Town of Middlebury, Connecticut on the Occasion of Its Bicentennial Celebration	Written statement
Sep 28, 2006	Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act	House floor
Sep 28, 2006	Children's Hospital Gme Support Reauthorization Act of 2006	House floor
Sep 26, 2006	Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006	House floor
Sep 25, 2006	Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act	House floor
Sep 21, 2006	Honoring the Plainville United Methodist Church on Its 125th Anniversary	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

Ways and Means CommitteeMember2001–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Ways and Means Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007	H.Res. 19 · End of the 109th Congress
Health	Chair	Listed Feb 2001 to Jul 2006	Hearing, Feb 2001
Human Resources	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to May 2006	Hearing, Mar 2001

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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.