Former U.S. Representative

Collin C. PetersonNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Collin C. Peterson
134 bills introduced

Across 10 Congresses, most in the 116th at 28. In the 116th, 28 — 7 more than the median representative, who filed 21. Of the 134, 7 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 116th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
3,373

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
16,379

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 134 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.

Biography

A Representative from Minnesota. Born in Fargo, Cass County, N. D. , June 29, 1944. B. A. , Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minn. , 1966. United States Army National Guard, 1963-1969. Certified public accountant. Member of the Minnesota state senate, 1977-1986. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984 and to the One Hundredth Congress in 1986. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred First Congress in 1988. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2021). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020. Chair, Committee on Agriculture (One Hundred Tenth, One Hundred Eleventh, and One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses).

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.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 8843To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Dec 3, 2020
HR 8618Local Government Taxpayer Fairness ActReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Oct 16, 2020
HR 8521Landowner Easement Rights ActReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Oct 2, 2020
HJRES 95Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 24, 2020
HRES 1133Honoring the life and legacy of Coya Knutson.Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Sep 21, 2020
HR 1379Ensuring Lasting Smiles ActOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.Sep 9, 2020
HR 7490RAMP–UP ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.Sep 3, 2020
HR 7845Remote Recreational Small Business Interruption ProgramReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.Jul 29, 2020

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 8702Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and MeansDec 17, 2020
HR 8891To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office".Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.Dec 7, 2020
HR 7777Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness ActReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.Nov 2, 2020
HR 7481RESTART ActReferred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, forNov 2, 2020
HR 2898To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Oct 27, 2020
HR 2350Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal ActReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House AdministrOct 27, 2020
HR 8662Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Oct 23, 2020
HR 1966Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019Became Public Law No: 116-291.Oct 23, 2020

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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 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.