Former U.S. Representative

Ken LucasNo longer serving

District KY‑4 Party Democratic In office 1999–2005

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

445

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

3,194

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

5 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 108th at 4. In the 108th, 4 — 9 fewer than the median representative, who filed 13. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 108th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Kentucky. Born in Kenton County, Ky. , August 22, 1933. Graduated from University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. , 1955. M. B. A. , Xavier University, 1970. United States Air Force, 1955-1967. Florence, Ky. , city councilman, 1967-1974. Boone County, Ky. , commissioner, 1974-1982. Boone County, Ky. , judge-executive, 1992-1998. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999- January 3, 2005). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004.

Focus

Drawn from the 5 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 5.

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 2751	On Passage	Yea	Feb 25, 2004
S 714	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Feb 24, 2004
HR 2707	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Feb 24, 2004
HR 3783	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Feb 11, 2004
HR 743	On Agreeing to the Senate Amendment	Yea	Feb 11, 2004
HRES 520	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Feb 11, 2004
HCONRES 264	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Feb 10, 2004
HCONRES 359	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Feb 10, 2004

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4645	PRIDE Plus Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	Jun 23, 2004
HR 2794	To authorize the transfer of the U.S.S. Narwhal to the National Submarine Science Discovery Center in Newport, Kentucky.	Executive Comment Requested from DOD.	Aug 15, 2003
HR 2705	Providing Our Support to Troops Act of 2003	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Jul 10, 2003
HR 2589	To amend title 40, United States Code, to add Nicholas and Robertson Counties, Kentucky, to the Appalachian region.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.	Jun 25, 2003
HR 1188	21st Century Teacher Training Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.	May 8, 2001

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5243	Influenza Vaccine Emergency Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 17, 2004
HR 5354	National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2004	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.	Oct 9, 2004
HR 5277	PROTECTION Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 5165	Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of 2004	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.	Oct 6, 2004
HR 5203	Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.	Oct 5, 2004
HR 2680	To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott King in recognition of their contributions to the Nation on behalf of the civil rights movement.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.	Sep 30, 2004
HCONRES 507	Encouraging citizens to be mindful of the contribution of horses to the economy, history, and character of the United States and expressing the sense of Congress that a National Day of the Horse should be established.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Sep 30, 2004
HR 5055	To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Sep 15, 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
Feb 24, 2004	Welcoming the Honorable Ben Chandler to the House of Representatives	House floor
Jun 10, 2003	Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act	House floor
May 22, 2003	In Honor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington's 150th Anniversary	Written statement
May 22, 2003	Regarding FCC Treatment of Unbundled Network Elements	Written statement
Apr 30, 2003	In Honor of William T. "Bill" Robinson	Written statement
Oct 9, 2002	Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002	House floor
Sep 11, 2002	Expressing the Sense of Congress on the Anniversary of Terrorist Attacks Launched Against the United States on September 11, 2001	House floor
Jun 12, 2002	It's Time	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

Financial Services CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Financial Services Committee	Member	Feb 8, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 33 · End of the 108th Congress
Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Oct 2004	Hearing, Mar 2001
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2004	Hearing, Mar 2001

Homeland Security CommitteeMember2003–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Homeland Security Committee	Member	Feb 12, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005	Congressional Record, H407 · End of the 108th Congress
Emergency Preparedness and Response	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Agriculture CommitteeMember2001–2004

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture Committee	Member	Feb 26, 2003 to Mar 30, 2004	H.Res. 104 · Congressional Record, H1718
	Member	Mar 14, 2001 to Feb 12, 2003	H.Res. 88 · Congressional Record, H455
Livestock and Horticulture	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management	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.