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 696To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Feb 27, 2015
HR 4250Sunscreen Innovation ActReceived in the Senate.Jul 29, 2014
HR 3826Electricity Security and Affordability ActRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.May 8, 2014
HR 4213Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.Mar 14, 2014
HR 4066To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.Feb 21, 2014
HR 3528National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Nov 22, 2013
HR 2905Nuclear Workers Health Advisory Board ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.Sep 13, 2013
HR 2904Nuclear Workers Compensation ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.Sep 13, 2013

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 5621To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Jul 14, 2016
HCONRES 148Expressing the sense of Congress that the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and that the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the States.Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.Jul 14, 2016
HRES 823Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 28, 2016, that resulted in the loss of at least 44 lives.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Jul 12, 2016
HR 5230Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.Jun 24, 2016
HR 4662School-Based Asthma Management Program ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Jun 22, 2016
HR 5168Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Jun 21, 2016
HR 4626BRACE ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Jun 14, 2016
HR 5457To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.Jun 13, 2016

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

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.