Former U.S. Representative

Jim RamstadNo longer serving

District MN‑3 Party Republican In office 1991–2009

Fact sheet Spreadsheet
Minnesota3rd District · 110th Congress Official portrait of Jim Ramstad
Bills introduced
86

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
4

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

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
S 543MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREESYeaNov 25, 1991
HRES 298On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayNov 23, 1991
HRES 294On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayNov 23, 1991
HR 2929On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoNov 22, 1991
HRES 279On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayNov 22, 1991
HRES 279On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayNov 22, 1991
HR 3839On PassageAyeNov 22, 1991
HR 3839MOTION TO COMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONSYeaNov 22, 1991

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
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Ways and Means CommitteeMemberJan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2009H.Res. 19 · End of the 110th Congress
OversightMemberListed Mar 2005 to Sep 2008Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
HealthMemberListed Feb 2001 to Sep 2008Hearing, Feb 2001
TradeMemberListed Mar 2001 to Sep 2004Hearing, 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.