Former U.S. Representative

Paul D. RyanNo longer serving

District WI‑1 Party Republican In office 1999–2019

87 bills introduced

Across 9 Congresses, most in the 109th at 17. In the 115th, 3 — 15 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18. Of the 87, 3 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 115th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

919

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

10,003

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 87 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 87.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis. , January 29, 1970. Graduated from Joseph A. Craig High School, Janesville, Wis. , 1988. B. A. , Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1992. Construction business. Staff, United States Senator Robert Walter Kasten, Jr. , of Wisconsin, 1992. Staff assistant, Empower America, 1993-1995. Staff, United States Representative Sam Dale Brownback of Kansas, 1995-1996. Staff, United States Senator Sam Dale Brownback of Kansas, 1996-1997. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2019). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018. Chair, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Twelfth and One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses). Chair, Committee on Ways and Means (One Hundred Fourteenth Congress). Chair, Joint Committee on Taxation (One Hundred Fourteenth Congress). Unsuccessful Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2012. Speaker of the House (One Hundred Fourteenth and One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses).

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 695	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Adt to the House Adt to the Senate Adt with Adt	Yea	Dec 20, 2018
HRES 1176	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Dec 12, 2018
HR 6760	On Passage	Yea	Sep 28, 2018
HR 6136	On Passage	Aye	Jun 27, 2018
HR 2	On Passage	Yea	Jun 21, 2018
HR 2	On Passage	Nay	May 18, 2018
HR 1625	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment	Yea	Mar 22, 2018
HRES 796	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Mar 22, 2018

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

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Congress

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4174	Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018	Became Public Law No: 115-435.	Jan 14, 2019
HRES 397	Solemnly reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's principle of collective defense as enumerated in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jun 27, 2017
HR 9	Reserved for the Speaker.	Introduced in House	Jan 3, 2017
HRES 639	Authorizing the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674.	NOTIFICATION OF FILING - Pursuant to H.Res. 639, the Chair announced that an amicus brief was filed	Apr 18, 2016
HR 1831	Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2016	Became Public Law No: 114-140.	Mar 30, 2016
HR 3291	Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Aug 12, 2015
HR 3038	Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 157.	Jul 21, 2015
HR 2688	To block any action from being taken to finalize or give effect to a certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 9, 2015

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

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Congress

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 5784	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the "Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building".	Became Public Law No: 115-294.	May 11, 2018
HR 1	An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.	Became Public Law No: 115-97.	Nov 2, 2017
HRES 489	Honoring Edward G. Grossman for his distinguished public service and professional assistance to the House of Representatives.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Jul 28, 2017
HR 4046	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 East Oak Street, Glenwood City, Wisconsin, as the Second Lt. Ellen Ainsworth Memorial Post Office.	Became Public Law No: 114-176.	Nov 17, 2015
HR 3819	Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015	Became Public Law No: 114-73.	Oct 23, 2015
HR 845	National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act	Became Public Law No: 114-245.	Oct 8, 2015
HR 3614	Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015	Became Public Law No: 114-55.	Sep 25, 2015
HR 3511	National Scenic Trails Parity Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.	Sep 17, 2015

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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.