Across 4 Congresses, most in the 109th at 54. In the 110th, 7 — 11 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18. Of the 133, 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 133 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.
Subjects
- Government Operations and Politics 75
- Congress 67
- Families 53
- Economics and Public Finance 51
- Health 45
- Congressional reporting requirements 39
- Crime and Law Enforcement 36
- Commemorations 35
Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 133.
Most frequent cosponsors
- Major R. Owens 41
- Eleanor Holmes Norton 30
- Charles B. Rangel 27
- Donald M. Payne 27
- Barbara Lee 26
- Sheila Jackson Lee 26
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 1257 | On Passage | Not Voting | Apr 20, 2007 |
| HR 1257 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Not Voting | Apr 20, 2007 |
| HR 1257 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Not Voting | Apr 20, 2007 |
| HR 1257 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Not Voting | Apr 20, 2007 |
| HR 1257 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Not Voting | Apr 20, 2007 |
| HR 1257 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Not Voting | Apr 20, 2007 |
| HR 1257 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Not Voting | Apr 20, 2007 |
| HR 1257 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Not Voting | Apr 20, 2007 |
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions this member introduced.
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1172 | Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | Mar 14, 2007 |
| HRES 244 | Electing members to the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Mar 14, 2007 |
| HRES 202 | Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Mar 8, 2007 |
| HCONRES 52 | Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month. | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Mar 1, 2007 |
| HRES 201 | Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on House Administration in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | Feb 28, 2007 |
| HR 1173 | Vending Machine Safety Act of 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. | Feb 27, 2007 |
| HCONRES 51 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Wear Red Day. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | Feb 2, 2007 |
| HR 4416 | To reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children. | Became Public Law No: 109-426. | Dec 20, 2006 |
Cosponsored bills
Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.
| Bill | Title | Status | Signed on |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1593 | Second Chance Act of 2007 | Became Public Law No: 110-199. | Apr 19, 2007 |
| HRES 272 | Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Apr 19, 2007 |
| HR 1070 | Stamp Out Gang Violence Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | Apr 18, 2007 |
| HR 1069 | Mynisha's Law | Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. | Apr 18, 2007 |
| HCONRES 39 | Honoring women's health advocate Cynthia Boles Dailard. | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | Apr 16, 2007 |
| HCONRES 105 | Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Suffragists Day to promote awareness of the importance of the women suffragists who worked for the right of women to vote in the United States. | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Mar 29, 2007 |
| HCONRES 102 | Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and opposition to human trafficking. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and Internation | Mar 28, 2007 |
| HRES 273 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Mar 27, 2007 |
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.
