Former U.S. Representative

Karen McCarthyNo longer serving

District MO‑5 Party Democratic In office 1995–2005

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

711

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

5,473

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

167

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

24 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 107th at 20. 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 Missouri. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass. , March 18, 1947. Graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, Kans. , 1965. B. A. , University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. , 1969. M. A. , University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo. , 1976. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1982. M. B. A. , University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. , 1986. Teacher. Member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 1977-1995. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995- January 3, 2005). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004. Died on October 5, 2010, in Overland Park, Kans.

Focus

Drawn from the 24 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Tariff 13
Chemicals 12
Foreign Trade and International Finance 12
Government Operations and Politics 9
Environmental Protection 7
Agriculture and Food 6
Pesticides 5
Commemorations 4

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 24.

Most frequent cosponsors

Ike Skelton D-MO 16
Sam Graves R-MO 14
Martin Frost D-TX 3
Dennis Moore D-KS 3
Roy Blunt R-MO 3
Zach Wamp R-TN 2

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
HCONRES 191	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	May 23, 2003
HR 2	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	May 23, 2003
HRES 253	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	May 23, 2003
HR 2185	On Passage	Aye	May 22, 2003
HR 2185	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	May 22, 2003
HR 1588	On Passage	Aye	May 22, 2003
HR 1588	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Aye	May 22, 2003
HR 1588	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	May 22, 2003

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4579	Truman Farm Home Expansion Act	Became Public Law No: 108-396.	Oct 30, 2004
HCONRES 34	Expressing the sense of the Congress that private health insurance companies should take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles, and for other purposes.	Received in the Senate.	Oct 6, 2004
HR 4736	Independent Film Small Business Job Creation Act of 2004	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 25, 2004
HCONRES 421	Recognizing the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as "America's National World War I Museum", and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	May 12, 2004
HCONRES 514	Concerning expedited security determinations relating to nonimmigrant visa requests for certain artists and entertainers from countries that are state sponsors of international terrorism.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.	Nov 12, 2002
HCONRES 474	Expressing the sense of the Congress that private health insurance companies should take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 23, 2002
HR 4463	To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 16, 2002
HR 4372	To reduce temporarily the duty on MKH 6562 Isocyanate.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 16, 2002

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 528	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that France should modify or abandon its ban on religious articles and symbols in state schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	Dec 6, 2004
HR 4706	Fisheries Management Reform Act of 2004	Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.	Nov 19, 2004
HCONRES 384	Calling for the removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and military families in mourning that would prohibit their presence at the arrival at military installations in the United States or overseas of the remains of the Nation's fallen heroes, the members of the Armed Forces who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan, with the assurance that family requests for privacy will be respected.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.	Nov 17, 2004
HCONRES 210	Honoring Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, former prisoner of war in Iraq.	Executive Comment Requested from DOD.	Nov 17, 2004
HCONRES 521	Honoring the life and contributions of Yogi Bhajan, a leader of Sikhs, and expressing condolences to the Sikh community on his passing.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	Nov 16, 2004
HR 5335	Coordinated Environmental Health Network Act of 2004	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1902-1903)	Oct 8, 2004
HR 5312	Act to Save America's Forests	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.	Oct 8, 2004
HR 5291	Winning the War on Terror Act of 2004	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Oct 8, 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
Dec 7, 2004	Conference Report on S. 2845, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004	House floor
Dec 7, 2004	Commemorating the Consulate General of Japan at Kansas City	Written statement
Oct 11, 2004	Honoring Robert J. Mann	Written statement
Oct 9, 2004	Conference Report on H.R. 4567, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005	House floor
Oct 8, 2004	Conference Report on H.R. 4200, Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005	House floor
Oct 8, 2004	9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act	House floor
Oct 8, 2004	9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act	House floor
Oct 5, 2004	Expressing Sense of Congress That Private Health Insurance Companies Should Take a Proactive Role in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles	House floor

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

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
Rules	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Energy and Commerce CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Energy and Commerce Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 25 · End of the 108th Congress
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection	Member	Listed Mar 2003 to Oct 2004	Hearing, Mar 2003
Telecommunications and the Internet	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Sep 2004	Hearing, Feb 2001
Energy and Air Quality	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Jul 2004	Hearing, Feb 2001
Health	Member	Listed Mar 2003 to Mar 2003	Hearing, Mar 2003
Environment and Hazardous Materials	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Jul 2002	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.