Former U.S. Representative

Jim RamstadNo longer serving

District MN‑3 Party Republican In office 1991–2009

86 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 109th at 28. In the 110th, 15 — 3 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18. Of the 86, 4 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 110th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

1,201

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

9,344

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 86 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Taxation 31
Income tax 28
Commerce 25
Government Operations and Politics 24
Health 24
Foreign Trade and International Finance 22
Law 22
Social Welfare 21

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 86.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Minnesota. Born in Jamestown, Stutsman County, N. D. , May 6, 1946. B. A. , University of Minnesota, 1968. J. D. , George Washington University Law School, Washington, D. C. , 1973. United States Army Reserve, 1968-1975. Staff for the speaker of the Minnesota state house of representatives, 1969-1970. Staff, United States Representative Thomas S. Kleppe of North Dakota, 1970. Adjunct professor, American University, Washington, D. C. , 1974-1978. Deputy campaign manager for United States Representative William E. Frenzel of Minnesota, 1978. Member of the Minnesota state senate, 1981-1990. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2009). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Died on November 5, 2020, in Wayzata, Minn. Interment in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.

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 1907	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Not Voting	Sep 22, 2008
HR 6685	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Sep 22, 2008
HR 6460	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Aye	Sep 18, 2008
HR 3036	On Passage	Yea	Sep 18, 2008
HR 3036	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	No	Sep 18, 2008
HR 3036	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Sep 18, 2008
HRES 1441	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Sep 18, 2008
HRES 1441	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Sep 18, 2008

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 7082	Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008	Became Public Law No: 110-428.	Oct 15, 2008
HR 6243	Ambulance Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2008	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 11, 2008
HR 6172	Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 3, 2008
HR 4981	To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain catalytic converter mats of ceramic fibers.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Jan 17, 2008
HR 4980	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on THV.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Jan 17, 2008
HR 4979	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on an ultraviolet dye.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Jan 17, 2008
HR 4978	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on a certain specialty monomer.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Jan 17, 2008
HR 4977	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on an infrared absorbing dye.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Jan 17, 2008

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 1801	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.	Sep 29, 2008
HR 6706	Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2008	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Sep 26, 2008
HCONRES 431	Supporting the goals and ideals of a Long-Term Care Awareness Week.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 26, 2008
HR 7098	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 25, 2008
HR 7083	Charity Enhancement Act of 2008	Received in the Senate.	Sep 25, 2008
HRES 1328	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Sep 25, 2008
HR 7035	Improving Dependent Care Tax Assistance Act of 2008	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 24, 2008
HR 5835	Health Promotion FIRST Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 23, 2008

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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.