Former U.S. Representative

Floyd SpenceNo longer serving

District SC‑2 Party Republican In office 1971–2001

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

5,541

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from South Carolina. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S. C. , April 9, 1928. Graduated from Lexington High School, Lexington, S. C. B. A. , University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. , 1952. LL. B. , University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. , 1956. United States Naval Reserve, 1947-1988. Admitted to the South Carolina state bar, 1956. Member of the South Carolina state house of representatives, 1956-1962. Member of the South Carolina state senate, 1966-1970, and served as minority leader 1966-1970. Delegate, South Carolina State Republican conventions. Delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1964-1984. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-August 16, 2001). Chairman, Committee on National Security (One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth Congresses). Chairman, Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Sixth Congress). Died on August 16, 2001, in Jackson, Miss. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S. C.

Focus

Drawn from the 1 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 1.

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 3596	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Sep 24, 1992
HR 5673	SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED	Yea	Sep 24, 1992
HR 5938	SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED	Yea	Sep 24, 1992
HR 5323	SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED	Yea	Sep 24, 1992
HR 5716	SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED	Yea	Sep 24, 1992
HR 5419	SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED	Yea	Sep 24, 1992
HR 5517	RECOMMIT CONF. REPT. WITH INSTRUCTIONS	Yea	Sep 24, 1992
HR 5504	CLOSING PORTIONS OF CONFERENCE	Yea	Sep 24, 1992

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 2165	To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War era.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Aug 29, 2001

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 8	Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001	Returned to the Calendar. {pursuant to the order of April 23, 2002}.	Mar 14, 2001
HR 953	Organ Coordination Improvement Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Mar 8, 2001
HR 811	Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	Mar 8, 2001
HR 801	Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001	Became Public Law No: 107-14.	Mar 8, 2001
HR 498	Blind Empowerment Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.	Mar 7, 2001
HR 850	National Coast Guard Museum Act of 2001	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.	Mar 1, 2001
HR 394	Reserve Employer Tax Credit Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 28, 2001
HR 303	Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2001	Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.	Feb 27, 2001

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
Jul 10, 2001	Deny Olympics to China	House floor
Jun 13, 2001	Tribute to Chessye Baughman Powell	Written statement
Jun 13, 2001	Charitable Giving in South Carolina and the Souper Bowl of Caring	Written statement
Jun 7, 2001	Personal explanation	Written statement
May 10, 2001	Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003	House floor
May 2, 2001	Tribute to Lieutenant General Daniel William Christman	House floor
Mar 29, 2001	Expressing Sorrow of the House at the Death of the Honorable Norman Sisisky, Member of Congress from the Commonwealth of Virginia	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

Armed Services CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	By Sep 26, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	Congressional Directory, Dec 2001 · End of the 107th Congress
	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Aug 2, 2001	H.Res. 19 · Last recorded vote

Veterans' Affairs CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Veterans' Affairs Committee	Member	By Sep 26, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	Congressional Directory, Dec 2001 · End of the 107th Congress
	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Aug 2, 2001	H.Res. 19 · Last recorded vote

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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.