Across 6 Congresses, most in the 110th at 18. In the 112th, 12 — 3 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 79, 2 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.
median for the chamber, that Congress
Signed on to someone else's bill
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Their work
Drawn from the 79 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.
Subjects
- Law 40
- Constitutional amendments 35
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 32
- Health 26
- Government Operations and Politics 22
- Constitution and constitutional amendments 18
- Congress 14
- Economics and Public Finance 13
Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 79.
Most frequent cosponsors
- John Conyers, Jr. 43
- Elijah E. Cummings 32
- Danny K. Davis 31
- Bennie G. Thompson 30
- Barbara Lee 30
- Wm. Lacy Clay 29
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Biography
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.
| Bill | Question | Voted | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6156 | On Passage | Not Voting | Nov 16, 2012 |
| HR 2453 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments | Not Voting | Nov 15, 2012 |
| HRES 808 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Not Voting | Nov 15, 2012 |
| HRES 808 | On Ordering the Previous Question | Not Voting | Nov 15, 2012 |
| HR 6371 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Not Voting | Nov 13, 2012 |
| HR 3409 | On Passage | Not Voting | Sep 21, 2012 |
| HR 3409 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Not Voting | Sep 21, 2012 |
| HR 3409 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Not Voting | Sep 21, 2012 |
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions this member introduced.
Cosponsored bills
Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.
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. 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.
