Former U.S. Representative

Ed WhitfieldNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Ed Whitfield
94 bills introduced

Across 8 Congresses, most in the 113th at 19. In the 114th, 9 — 6 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 94, 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 114th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,402

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
12,416

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 94 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 94.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Kentucky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. , May 25, 1943. Graduated from Madisonville High School, Madisonville, Ky. , 1961. B. S. , University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. , 1965. Attended Wesley Theological Seminary and American University, Washington, D. C. J. D. , University of Kentucky School of Law, Lexington, Ky. , 1969. United States Army Reserve, 1967-1973. Lawyer, private practice. Business executive. Business owner. Attorney adviser to Chairman Edward J. Philbin of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1991-1993. Member of the Kentucky state house of representatives, 1973-1975. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the ten succeeding Congresses until his resignation on September 6, 2016 (January 3, 1995-September 6, 2016).

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 4992On PassageYeaJul 14, 2016
HR 5538On PassageYeaJul 14, 2016
HR 5538On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJul 14, 2016
HR 5538On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJul 14, 2016
HR 5538On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJul 14, 2016
HR 5538On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJul 14, 2016
HR 5538On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJul 14, 2016
HR 5538On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJul 14, 2016

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 2042Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.Jul 14, 2016
HJRES 72Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.Nov 19, 2015
HJRES 71Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.Nov 19, 2015
HR 1725National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, andSep 9, 2015
HR 906To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.Jun 9, 2015
HR 1727Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 14, 2015
HR 1726Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Apr 14, 2015
HR 1456Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2015Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and GovernmeMar 18, 2015

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 555Child Care Affordability for Federal Employees ActReferred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.Feb 12, 2001
HR 539Child Credit Expansion and Improvement Act of 2001See H.R.1836.Feb 8, 2001
HR 356Uniformed Services Tax Equity ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Feb 8, 2001
HR 325Fishable Waters Act of 2001Executive Comment Requested from Interior.Feb 8, 2001
HR 490Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.Feb 7, 2001
HR 457To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish a transitional adjustment assistance program for workers adversely affected by reason of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China.Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.Feb 6, 2001
HR 397Bear Protection Act of 2001Executive Comment Requested from Interior.Feb 6, 2001
HR 303Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2001Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of thFeb 6, 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 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.