Former U.S. Representative

Patrick MeehanNo longer serving

Pennsylvania7th District · 115th Congress Official portrait of Patrick Meehan
Bills introduced
64

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
4

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
946

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
4,825

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
257

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

64 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 112th at 20. In the 115th, 15 — 3 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 112th to 115th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pa. , October 20, 1955. Graduated from Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, Pa. , 1974. B. A. , Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1978. J. D. , Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. , 1986. Lawyer, private practice. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2008. Staff, United States Senator Arlen Specter, 1991-1994. Delaware County, Pa. , district attorney, 1996-2001. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the three succeeding Congresses until his resignation on April 27, 2018 (January 3, 2011-April 27, 2018).

Focus

Drawn from the 64 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 519On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaFeb 9, 2011
S 188On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaFeb 9, 2011
HR 514On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaFeb 8, 2011
HR 359On PassageYeaJan 26, 2011
HR 359On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayJan 26, 2011
HR 359On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJan 26, 2011
HRES 54On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaJan 26, 2011
HRES 49On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaJan 25, 2011

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 CommitteeMember2015–2018
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Ways and Means CommitteeMemberJan 13, 2015 to Apr 27, 2018H.Res. 29 · Last recorded vote
OversightMemberListed Feb 2015 to Dec 2017Hearing, Feb 2015
TradeMemberListed Dec 2015 to Oct 2017Congressional Directory, Feb 2016
Tax PolicyMemberListed Jul 2017 to Jul 2017Hearing, Jul 2017
Human ResourcesMemberListed Feb 2015 to Nov 2015Hearing, Feb 2015
Ethics CommitteeMember2013–2018
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Homeland Security CommitteeMemberApr 14, 2015 to May 19, 2015H.Res. 199 · Congressional Record, H3318
MemberJan 18, 2011 to Jan 3, 2015H.Res. 37 · End of the 113th Congress
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and CommunicationsMemberListed Apr 2015 to Apr 2015Hearing, Apr 2015
Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security TechnologiesChairListed Feb 2011 to Sep 2014Hearing, Feb 2011
Counterterrorism and IntelligenceVice ChairListed Mar 2011 to Jul 2014Hearing, Mar 2011
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMemberJan 12, 2011 to Jan 3, 2015H.Res. 33 · End of the 113th Congress
AviationMemberListed Feb 2011 to Dec 2014Hearing, Feb 2011
Coast Guard and Maritime TransportationMemberListed Feb 2013 to Sep 2014Hearing, Feb 2013
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsMemberListed Feb 2011 to May 2014Hearing, Feb 2011
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency ManagementMemberListed Feb 2011 to Aug 2012Hearing, Feb 2011

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2018$760,909$648,259$4,132$55,521$1,166$616$51,215$1.3 million
2017$1.1 million$863,932$22,124$97,780$24,255$18,689$105,470$1.3 million
2016$1.2 million$824,588$19,751$113,334$89,068$54,134$91,479$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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.