Former U.S. Representative

John F. TierneyNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of John F. Tierney
70 bills introduced

Across 7 Congresses, most in the 113th at 15. In the 113th, 15 — 2 more than the median representative, who filed 13. Of the 70, 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 113th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
2,215

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
10,410

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 70 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 70.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass. , September 18, 1951. Graduated from Salem High School, Salem, Mass. B. A. , Salem State College, Salem, Mass. , 1973. J. D. , Suffolk University, Boston, Mass. , 1976. Member of the Salem, Mass. , chamber of commerce, 1976-1996. President, Salem, Mass. Chamber of commerce, 1995. Trustee, Salem State College, Salem, Mass. , 1992-1997. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2015). Unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014.

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 5128International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International OrganizSep 8, 2014
HR 4582Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Jun 13, 2014
HR 4741Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.Jun 3, 2014
HR 4652Increasing Small Business Lending ActReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.May 9, 2014
HR 4209SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.Apr 16, 2014
HR 4183Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2014Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Mar 6, 2014
HR 3824Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension ActSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2068-2069)Feb 28, 2014
HR 371121st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.Jan 27, 2014

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 5880Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.Dec 11, 2014
HR 1981Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.Nov 20, 2014
HR 3902Child Protection Improvements Act of 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.Nov 12, 2014
HR 5267Pet and Women Safety Act of 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.Sep 18, 2014
HR 1738American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Sep 18, 2014
HR 4136IDEA Full Funding ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.Sep 11, 2014
HR 5296To require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments.Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Sep 8, 2014
HR 3215Shutdown Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight andSep 8, 2014

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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.