Former U.S. Representative

Jim RyunNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Jim Ryun
66 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 109th at 36. In the 109th, 36 — 20 more than the median representative, who filed 16. Of the 66, 2 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 109th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
557

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
5,318

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 66 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 66.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Kansas. Born in Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kans. , April 29, 1947. Graduated from Wichita East High School, Wichita, Kans. , 1965. B. A. , University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. , 1970. President, Jim Ryun Sports, Inc. Member of the United States Olympic Team in 1968. Product consultant. Motivational speaker. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress. Became a Member of the One Hundred Fourth Congress under the provisions of Kansas State Law (K. S. A. 25-3503[d]) on November 27, 1996, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Sam Brownback. Reelected to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and to the three succeeding Congress (November 27, 1996-January 3, 2007). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald J. Trump, 2020.

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.

BillQuestionVotedDate
S 3546On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNot VotingDec 9, 2006
S 3718On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNot VotingDec 9, 2006
HR 5682On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaDec 8, 2006
HJRES 102On PassageYeaDec 8, 2006
HR 6406On PassageNoDec 8, 2006
HR 5948On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDec 8, 2006
HRES 1100On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayDec 8, 2006
HR 6375On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDec 8, 2006

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 5909Haley's ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture .Aug 3, 2006
HR 413Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area ActPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298.Jun 28, 2006
HRES 793Affirming that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English.Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.May 2, 2006
HRES 786Condemning the recent election of the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations to the position of Vice-chair of the United Nations Disarmament Commission.Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.Apr 27, 2006
HRES 720Honoring the life of Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks.Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1566)Apr 6, 2006
HR 3186Build HOMES ActSubcommittee Hearings Held.Feb 8, 2006
HR 4168Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.Feb 6, 2006
HR 4563Servicemembers Interest Rate Relief Act of 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.Jan 3, 2006

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 1671Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Dec 7, 2006
HR 6136Margaret Thatcher Congressional Gold Medal ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Sep 28, 2006
HR 6176To establish requirements for the consideration of supplemental appropriation bills.Referred to the House Committee on Rules.Sep 26, 2006
HR 6169Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Sep 25, 2006
HR 6157Sons and Daughters of America ActReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 21, 2006
HRES 748Recognizing the 225th anniversary of the American and French victory at Yorktown, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Sep 20, 2006
HR 6099Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2006On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 250 - Sep 19, 2006
HR 5092Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act of 2006Received in the Senate.Sep 13, 2006

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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.