Former U.S. Representative

Gene TaylorNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Gene Taylor
25 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 108th at 8. In the 111th, 8 — 8 fewer than the median representative, who filed 16. Of the 25, 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 111th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,025

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
10,714

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 25 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 25.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Mississippi. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. , September 17, 1953. Graduated from De LaSalle High School, New Orleans, La. , 1971. B. A. , Tulane University, New Orleans, La. , 1976. Graduate work, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss. United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1971-1984. Member, Bay St. Louis, Miss. , city council, 1981-1983. Member, Mississippi state senate, 1984-1989. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred First Congress in 1988. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Larkin I. Smith, and reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses (October 17, 1989-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Member, Hancock County, Miss. , port and harbor commission, 2012 to present. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014. Is a resident of Bay St. Louis, Miss.

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.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 6494To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to improve the Littoral Combat Ship program of the Navy.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Dec 22, 2010
HR 6187To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts regarding roller systems.Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.Oct 1, 2010
HR 6157To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts regarding the self-protective adaptive roller kit II system.Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.Oct 1, 2010
HR 6102To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G aircraft.Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.Oct 1, 2010
HR 1264Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009Rule H. Res. 1549 passed House.Jul 22, 2010
HRES 1218Recognizing the University of Southern Mississippi for 100 years of service and excellence in higher education.Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.Apr 30, 2010
HR 4759To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement.Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.Mar 18, 2010
HR 1284To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 West Main Street in McLain, Mississippi, as the "Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office".Became Public Law No: 111-28.Jun 19, 2009

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 6107American Energy Independence and Price Reduction ActMotion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Bachmann. Petition No: 110-15. (<a href="http://clerk.hoJun 11, 2008
HR 1014HEART for Women ActReceived in the Senate.Jun 11, 2008
HR 5677To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the importation into the United States of plastinated human remains.Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.Jun 5, 2008
HRES 977Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that rebate checks would better stimulate the economy if spent on American-made products and services from American-owned companies.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Jun 3, 2008
HCONRES 195Expressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established.Message on Senate action sent to the House.Jun 3, 2008
HR 6148Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Trade.May 22, 2008
HRES 1183Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the House on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in United States engagements in Iraq or Afghanistan.Referred to the House Committee on Rules.May 22, 2008
HRES 1067Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the crossing of the North Pole by the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) and its significance in the history of both our Nation and the world.On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 requMay 21, 2008

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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.