Former U.S. Representative

Ellen O. TauscherNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Ellen O. Tauscher
119 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 110th at 61. In the 111th, 7 — 9 fewer than the median representative, who filed 16. Of the 119, 1 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 111th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,613

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
7,069

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 119 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in Newark, Essex County, N. J. , November 15, 1951. B. S. , Seton Hall University, South Orange, N. J. , 1974. Investment banker, New York Stock Exchange, 1977-1979. Founder, Child Care Registry, Inc. , 1992. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses until her resignation on June 26, 2009 (January 3, 1997-June 26, 2009). Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, U. S. Department of State, 2009-2012. Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense, U. S. Department of State, 2012. Died on April 29, 2019, in Stanford, Calif. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N. J.

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
HR 2892On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 24, 2009
HR 2892On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 24, 2009
HR 2892On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 24, 2009
HR 2892On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 24, 2009
HR 2892On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 24, 2009
HR 2892On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 24, 2009
HR 2892On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJun 24, 2009
HR 2892On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 24, 2009

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 1052Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.Apr 27, 2009
HRES 331Supporting the goals and ideals of National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month.Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.Apr 21, 2009
HR 1830Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Mar 31, 2009
HR 1283Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.Mar 31, 2009
HR 1571Private Investment in Commuter Vanpooling Act of 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Mar 18, 2009
HR 1100Vessel Navigation and Safety Improvement ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.Feb 14, 2009
HR 906Housing Disaster Area Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009Referred to House Ways and MeansFeb 4, 2009
HR 6976Preventing Manipulation in Commodity Markets Act of 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1851)Sep 22, 2008

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 2483Increasing Homeownership Opportunities ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.May 19, 2009
HR 1662Anthony DeJuan Boatwright ActReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, andMay 18, 2009
HR 863To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.May 18, 2009
HR 2442Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611.May 14, 2009
HR 2421Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin ActReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AMay 14, 2009
HRES 448Congratulating the University of California, Davis, for a century as a premier public research university and one of our Nation's finest institutions of higher education.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.May 14, 2009
HRES 437Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.May 14, 2009
HCONRES 126Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Title VI international education programs within the Department of Education.Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.May 13, 2009

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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.