Former U.S. Representative

Todd Russell PlattsNo longer serving

District PA‑19 Party Republican In office 2001–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

112

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

2,560

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

8,190

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

212

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

112 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 111th at 28. In the 112th, 9 — 6 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in York, York County, Pa. , March 5, 1962. Attended York Suburban High School, York, Pa. , 1980. B. S. , Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pa. , 1984. J. D. , Pepperdine University School of Law,Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif. , 1991. Member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1992-2000. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2013). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Judge, Common Pleas Court, York County, Pa. , nineteenth district, 2014-present.

Focus

Drawn from the 112 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 112.

Most frequent cosponsors

David E. Price D-NC 16
Frank R. Wolf R-VA 15
Jim Gerlach R-PA 11
Charles W. Dent R-PA 11
Tim Holden D-PA 11
Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ 10

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Search these bills

Congress

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 8	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HRES 844	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 4212	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HR 443	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6726	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6364	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6612	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
S 3454	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HRES 736	Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on "Dedication Day", November 19, 2009.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Nov 3, 2009
HR 3712	1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Oct 1, 2009
HRES 613	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Apple Crunch and the Nation's domestic apple industry.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Jul 7, 2009
HR 2219	Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.	Jun 26, 2009
HRES 335	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Volunteer Week.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.	Jun 4, 2009
HR 2123	1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Apr 27, 2009
HRES 43	Recognizing the efforts of those who serve their communities on Martin Luther King Day and promoting the holiday as a day of national service.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.	Mar 6, 2009
HJRES 15	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.	Feb 9, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 1442	Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Act	Became Public Law No: 108-126.	Apr 7, 2003
HR 800	To provide for the withholding of United States contributions to any United Nations commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	Apr 7, 2003
HR 648	Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Apr 7, 2003
HR 331	Armed Forces Retirement Equity Act	Executive Comment Requested from DOD.	Apr 7, 2003
HR 97	Notch Fairness Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	Apr 7, 2003
HR 1612	To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 3, 2003
HR 1580	Medicare Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Apr 3, 2003
HR 1295	Diabetic Foot Amputation Prevention Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Apr 3, 2003

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
Jan 2, 2013	Farewell Remarks to Congress	House floor
Dec 19, 2012	Referring Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma Trust Claims to Court of Federal Claims	House floor
Nov 29, 2012	Thank You, Not Goodbye	House floor
Nov 16, 2012	American Education Week	Written statement
Nov 16, 2012	Honoring Major Edward (ED) Kennedy	Written statement
Sep 28, 2012	Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 743)	Written statement
Sep 25, 2012	National Work and Family Month	Written statement
Sep 20, 2012	Disapproving Rule Relating to Waiver and Expenditure Authority with Respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program	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

Armed Services CommitteeMember2009–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	By Oct 17, 2009 to Jan 3, 2013	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009 · End of the 112th Congress
Tactical Air and Land Forces	Member	Listed Oct 2009 to Sep 2012	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009
Seapower and Projection Forces	Member	Listed Mar 2011 to Mar 2012	Hearing, Mar 2011
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Oct 2009 to Nov 2010	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009

Education and Workforce CommitteeMember2001–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Education and Workforce Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 19 · End of the 112th Congress
Higher Education and Workforce Training	Member	Listed Mar 2011 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Mar 2011
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jul 2012	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Healthy Families and Communities	Ranking Member	Listed Feb 2007 to Sep 2010	Hearing, Feb 2007
Employer-Employee Relations	Member	Listed Feb 2003 to Sep 2006	Hearing, Feb 2003
Select Education	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMember2001–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Member	Jan 18, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 37 · End of the 112th Congress
	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jun 15, 2009	H.Res. 19 · Congressional Record, H6768
Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management	Chair	Listed Feb 2011 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations	Member	Listed May 2010 to Sep 2012	Hearing, May 2010
National Security and Foreign Affairs	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Jun 2009	Hearing, Mar 2001
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement	Member	Listed Feb 2005 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Feb 2005
Government Efficiency and Financial Management	Chair	Listed Mar 2003 to Sep 2004	Hearing, Mar 2003
District of Columbia	Vice Chair	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2002	Hearing, Mar 2001

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2001–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 19 · End of the 111th Congress
Water Resources and Environment	Member	Listed Jan 2007 to Sep 2010	Hearing, Jan 2007
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to Sep 2010	Hearing, Feb 2009
Highways and Transit	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jul 2010	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2008	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.