Former U.S. Senator

Tom UdallNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Tom Udall
372 bills introduced

Across 10 Congresses, most in the 116th at 69. In the 116th, 69 — 18 more than the median senator, who filed 51. Of the 372, 13 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 107th to 116th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
2,699

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
6,589

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 372 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 Senator and a Representative from New Mexico. Born in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. , May 18, 1948. Graduated from Prescott College, Prescott, Ariz. , 1970. Bachelor of Law, Cambridge University, England, 1975. J. D. , University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, N. M. , 1977. Appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, criminal division 1978-1981. Served as Chief Counsel to the New Mexico Department of Health and Environment. Attorney General, State of New Mexico, 1990-1998. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2009). Not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2008. Reelected in 2014, and served from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2021. Was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2020. U. S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, 2022-.

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
S 2891Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.Dec 9, 2020
S 3264Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute Nov 18, 2020
S 4886Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Nov 10, 2020
S 294Native American Business Incubators Program ActBecame Public Law No: 116-174.Oct 20, 2020
S 4682Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Sep 24, 2020
S 4681A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Sep 24, 2020
S 3670M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River ActCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. HearingSep 16, 2020
S 4406Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Aug 4, 2020

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
S 283Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Sep 21, 2020
SRES 703A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2020, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by UnanimouSep 17, 2020
S 861International Human Rights Defense Act of 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Sep 15, 2020
SRES 695A resolution designating September 2020 as "National Voting Rights Month".Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5614-5615)Sep 15, 2020
SRES 693A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to implement an agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy ("THRIVE").Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5612-5613)Sep 15, 2020
S 4562Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Sep 14, 2020
S 4254National Emergency Student Vote ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Sep 10, 2020
S 3424Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Sep 9, 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.