Former U.S. Representative

Jim RamstadNo longer serving

District MN‑3 Party Republican In office 1991–2009

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,201

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

10,267

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

151

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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.

Focus

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.

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 7321	On Passage	Aye	Dec 10, 2008
HR 7321	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1534	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1534	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1533	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1533	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Dec 10, 2008
HR 6867	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Oct 3, 2008
S 3197	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Oct 3, 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

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 406	Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Apr 15, 2008
HR 5765	Medicare Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2008	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Apr 10, 2008
HR 5764	Medicaid Levy Enhancement Act	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Apr 10, 2008
HR 5763	To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to the Departmental Appeals Board within the Department of Health and Human Services.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Apr 10, 2008
HR 5755	Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission Act of 2008	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Apr 10, 2008
HR 1643	Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.	Apr 10, 2008
HR 5735	Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.	Apr 9, 2008
HR 5613	Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.	Apr 8, 2008

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
Oct 3, 2008	Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008	House floor
Sep 29, 2008	Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008	House floor
Sep 28, 2008	In Honor of Taiwan's National Day	Written statement
Sep 28, 2008	In Honor of Taiwan's National Day	Written statement
Sep 27, 2008	Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008	House floor
Sep 27, 2008	Charity Enhancement Act of 2008	House floor
Sep 25, 2008	Earmark Declaration	Written statement
Sep 23, 2008	Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008	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

Ways and Means CommitteeMember2001–2009

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Ways and Means Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2009	H.Res. 19 · End of the 110th Congress
Oversight	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Sep 2008	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Health	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Sep 2008	Hearing, Feb 2001
Trade	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2004	Hearing, Mar 2001

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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.