Former U.S. Representative

Zach WampNo longer serving

District TN‑3 Party Republican In office 1995–2011

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,637

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

10,033

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

268

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

33 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 110th at 12. In the 111th, 10 — 6 fewer than the median representative, who filed 16. 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

Biography

A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Ga. , October 28, 1957. Graduated from the McCallie School, Chattanooga, Tenn. , 1976. Attended University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. And University of Tennessee. Real estate broker. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2011). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Tennessee.

Focus

Drawn from the 33 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 33.

Most frequent cosponsors

John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN 10
John Boozman R-AR 8
Phil Gingrey R-GA 7
Bart Gordon D-TN 7
Donald M. Payne D-NJ 6
John Kline R-MN 6

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HRES 1338	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Not Voting	May 13, 2010
HR 5116	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Not Voting	May 13, 2010
HR 5116	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	May 13, 2010
HR 5116	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	May 13, 2010
HR 5116	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	May 13, 2010
HR 5116	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	May 12, 2010
HR 5116	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	May 12, 2010
HR 5116	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	May 12, 2010

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4992	First Responders Protection Act of 2010	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.	Apr 30, 2010
HR 2768	To declare nuclear energy to be clean energy, for purposes of Federal law.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.	Jun 10, 2009
HCONRES 84	Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	May 14, 2009
HCONRES 125	Directing the Architect of the Capitol to design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	May 13, 2009
HRES 423	Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	May 7, 2009
HRES 256	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Apr 27, 2009
HR 1805	American Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2009	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Mar 31, 2009
HR 660	For the relief of Carlos Espinal Castillo-Reynolds.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.	Feb 5, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 6534	National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act	Referred to House Budget	Dec 16, 2010
HRES 1725	Condemning and deploring the murderous attacks, bombings, kidnappings, and threats against vulnerable religious communities in Iraq, in particular the attack against Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad on October 31, 2010, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.	Dec 1, 2010
HRES 1717	Congratulating imprisoned Chinese democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo on the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Dec 1, 2010
HRES 20	Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a "Country of Particular Concern" with respect to religious freedom.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Nov 29, 2010
HRES 1732	Condemning the unilateral decision of the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to begin the closure of the Yucca Mountain license application review and calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to resume license application review activities immediately pending further direction from Congress.	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Nov 18, 2010
HR 3464	National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Nov 17, 2010
HRES 840	Condemning continuing violations of religious freedom in the Middle East, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Nov 17, 2010
HRES 236	Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Nov 16, 2010

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Sep 22, 2010	Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2010	House floor
Sep 22, 2010	Honoring John Elkington	House floor
May 27, 2010	Remarks on the House floor	House floor
May 12, 2010	Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009	House floor
May 12, 2010	Expressing Sympathy for Flood Victims in Southeast	House floor
Apr 21, 2010	Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act	House floor
Apr 13, 2010	Removal of Name of Member as Cosponsor of H.R. 413	House floor
Apr 13, 2010	Introduction of H.R. 4992	Written statement

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Appropriations CommitteeMember2001–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Appropriations Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 19 · End of the 111th Congress
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies	Member	Listed Oct 2009 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009
Legislative Branch	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Apr 2007	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Homeland Security	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Legislative	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)Member2001–2003

Budget CommitteeMember2001–2001

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.