Former U.S. Representative

Jerry WellerNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Jerry Weller
102 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 109th at 34. In the 110th, 27 — 9 more than the median representative, who filed 18. Of the 102, 7 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 110th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
884

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
7,504

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 102 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 102.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Streator, La Salle County, Ill. , July 7, 1957. Graduated from Dwight High School, Ill. , 1975. Attended Joliet Junior College, Romeoville, Ill. , 1976. B. S. , University of Illinois, 1979. Aide to United States Representative Tom Corcoran of Illinois, 1980-1981. Assistant to the director, Illinois state department of agriculture. Aide to United States Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block, 1981-1985. Member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1988-1994. Founder and past president, Grundy County Young Republicans. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2009). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008.

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 1907On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNot VotingSep 22, 2008
HR 6685On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNot VotingSep 22, 2008
HR 6460On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedAyeSep 18, 2008
HR 3036On PassageYeaSep 18, 2008
HR 3036On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsAyeSep 18, 2008
HR 3036On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeSep 18, 2008
HRES 1441On Agreeing to the ResolutionNaySep 18, 2008
HRES 1441On Ordering the Previous QuestionNaySep 18, 2008

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 6681To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as the "Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building".Became Public Law No: 110-443.Oct 21, 2008
HR 6944Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Expansion Act of 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.Sep 30, 2008
HR 5688TARGET ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.Apr 16, 2008
HR 2825To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 326 South Main Street in Princeton, Illinois, as the "Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post Office Building".Became Public Law No: 110-103.Oct 24, 2007
HRES 733Recognizing the importance of improving the high school graduation rate of foster youth.Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.Oct 10, 2007
HR 3188TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.Sep 19, 2007
HR 3243Poverty Measurement Improvement ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.Sep 7, 2007
HR 2767To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for the purchase of energy efficient tires.Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and CommerceJun 18, 2007

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 6179Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jun 4, 2008
HR 5573To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.Jun 4, 2008
HR 3232Travel Promotion Act of 2008Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1113.May 22, 2008
HRES 1229Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.May 22, 2008
HRES 1223Honoring the service and accomplishments of Lieutenant Colonel John M. Shimkus, United States Army Reserve.Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.May 22, 2008
HR 6034To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children.Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 586.May 20, 2008
HR 3457To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.May 19, 2008
HR 6026Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a pMay 15, 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.