Former U.S. Representative

Robert WexlerNo longer serving

District FL‑19 Party Democratic In office 1997–2010

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

2,890

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

8,160

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

156

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

86 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 110th at 31. In the 111th, 12 — 4 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 Florida. Born in Queens, Queens County, N. Y. , January 2, 1961. Graduated from Hollywood Hills High School, Hollywood, Fla. , 1978. B. A. , University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. , 1982. J. D. , George Washington University Law School, Washington, D. C. , 1985. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Florida state senate, 1990-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on January 4, 2010 (January 3, 1997-January 4, 2010). President, Center for Middle East Peace, Washington, D. C. , 2010-present.

Focus

Drawn from the 86 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 86.

Most frequent cosponsors

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
HR 2647	On Passage	Yea	Nov 7, 1997
HR 2616	On Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider	No	Nov 7, 1997
HR 2616	On Passage	No	Nov 7, 1997
HR 2616	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Nov 7, 1997
HR 2616	On Motion that the Committee Rise	No	Nov 7, 1997
HR 2616	On motion that the Committee Rise	Not Voting	Nov 7, 1997
S 858	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Nov 7, 1997
HR 2605	On Passage	Aye	Nov 6, 1997

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 1425	Wartime Treatment Study Act	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.	Dec 22, 2010
HR 1508	Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.	May 29, 2010
HCONRES 36	A concurrent resolution calling on the President and the allies of the United States to raise in all appropriate bilateral and multilateral fora the case of Robert Levinson at every opportunity, urging Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance to the family of Robert Levinson, and calling on Iran to share the results of its investigation into the disappearance of Robert Levinson with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 214.	Nov 18, 2009
HCONRES 74	Supporting the goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety with a global target to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths between 2010 and 2020.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Sep 24, 2009
HCONRES 89	Supporting the goals and objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Jul 6, 2009
HR 2536	Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.	Jun 12, 2009
HR 2742	To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Azerbaijan.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 4, 2009
HR 1977	Drywall Safety Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.	Apr 21, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 4321	CIR ASAP Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.	Dec 16, 2009
HRES 981	Supporting continued political and economic development in Ukraine.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Dec 16, 2009
HRES 971	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Dec 15, 2009
HR 2324	Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Dec 8, 2009
HRES 944	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the protection of members of vulnerable religious and ethnic minority communities in Iraq.	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.	Dec 3, 2009
HR 4140	Increasing Access to Voluntary Screening for HIV/AIDS and STIs Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 19, 2009
HRES 55	Expressing support for the designation of a National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month to raise awareness of and promote research into this challenging disorder.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Nov 19, 2009
HRES 917	Recognizing the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on the occasion of its designation as an All-American Road by the U.S. Department of Transportation.	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 2 (Roll no. 180). (text: CR 3/23/2010 H2233)	Nov 18, 2009

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
Dec 10, 2009	Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Voice of America in Ukraine	Written statement
Dec 8, 2009	First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety	Written statement
Dec 3, 2009	Statement of the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on U.s.-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans	Written statement
Dec 2, 2009	Temporary Forbearance for Families Affected by Contaminated Drywall	House floor
Nov 17, 2009	World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims and Their Families	Written statement
Nov 17, 2009	Leonid Nevzlin	Written statement
Oct 20, 2009	Honoring the Community of Wynmoor in Coconut Creek, Florida	Written statement
Sep 23, 2009	Reducing Global Traffic Deaths	House floor

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

Foreign Affairs CommitteeMember2001–2009

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Foreign Affairs Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Dec 16, 2009	H.Res. 25 · Last recorded vote
Middle East and South Asia	Member	Listed Apr 2007 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Aug 2008
International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight	Member	Listed Apr 2009 to Oct 2009	Hearing, Apr 2009
Europe	Chair	Listed Sep 2001 to Oct 2009	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
International Terrorism and Nonproliferation	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Asia and the Pacific	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Middle East and South Asia	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Judiciary CommitteeMember2001–2009

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Judiciary Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Dec 16, 2009	H.Res. 25 · Last recorded vote
Courts and Competition Policy	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Dec 2009	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Financial Services CommitteeMember2007–2008

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Financial Services Committee	Member	Jan 23, 2007 to Jun 9, 2008	H.Res. 85 · Congressional Record, H5048
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Jun 2008	Hearing, Mar 2007
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Feb 2007 to May 2008	Hearing, Feb 2007
Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Apr 2008	Hearing, Mar 2007

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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.