Former U.S. Representative

Donna E. ShalalaNo longer serving

District FL‑27 Party Democratic In office 2019–2021

Fact sheet

Cosponsored

466

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

844

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 27 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 27.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Florida. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 14, 1941. Graduated from West Technical High School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1958. A. B. , Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, 1962. Ph. D. , Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. , 1970. United States Peace Corps, 1962-1964. Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1972-1977. Assistant secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1977-1980. Professor and president, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York City, N. Y. , 1980-1987. Professor and chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis. , 1987-1993. Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Cabinet of President William J. Clinton, 1993-2001. President, University of Miami, Miami, Fla. , 2001-2015. Nonprofit executive. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush, 2008. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-January 3, 2021). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 6395	On Passage, Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding	Yea	Dec 28, 2020
HR 9051	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 28, 2020
HR 133	On Concurring in Senate Amdt with Amdt (Except Divisions B, C, E, and F)	Yea	Dec 21, 2020
HR 133	On Concurring in Senate Amdt with Portion of Amdt Comprising of Divisions B, C, E, and F	Yea	Dec 21, 2020
HRES 1271	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 21, 2020
HJRES 110	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 20, 2020
HJRES 107	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 18, 2020
S 979	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 18, 2020

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HRES 1271	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 133) to promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United States and Mexico; providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1520) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the publication of a list of licensed biological products, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Dec 21, 2020
HRES 1141	Expressing support for the designation of September 22, 2020, as "National Hispanic Nurses Day".	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Sep 22, 2020
HRES 1060	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7608) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jul 23, 2020
HR 7601	CONFUCIUS Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.	Jul 13, 2020
HR 7319	Educator Preparation Reform Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.	Jun 24, 2020
HR 6953	Pandemic Responder Service Award Act	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means	May 19, 2020
HRES 866	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2339) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale and marketing of tobacco products, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Feb 27, 2020
HR 5327	RELIEF Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.	Jan 30, 2020

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 8362	To require senior officials to report payments received from the Federal Government and to improve the filing and disclosure of financial disclosures by Members of Congress, congressional staff, and very senior employees.	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Adminis	Dec 21, 2020
HR 8782	Keeping All Students Safe Act	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services	Dec 16, 2020
HR 7659	Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce	Dec 7, 2020
HR 8867	CATS Act of 2020	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	Dec 3, 2020
HRES 1220	Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children waiting for adoption, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.	Nov 16, 2020
HR 8270	I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Nov 9, 2020
HR 7642	Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act	Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a p	Oct 30, 2020
HRES 1209	Expressing support for Supreme Court decisions affirming the constitutionally protected right of same-sex couples to marry.	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Oct 30, 2020

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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.