Former U.S. Representative

Lynn C. WoolseyNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Lynn C. Woolsey
127 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 110th at 33. In the 112th, 19 — 4 more than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 127, 2 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 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
3,888

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
11,150

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 127 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in Seattle, King County, Wash. , November 3, 1937. Graduated from Lincoln High School, Seattle, Wash. Attended the University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. , 1955-1957. B. S. , University of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif. , 1980. Human resources manager and personnel service owner. Teacher, Marin Community College, Indian Valley, Calif. Instructor, Dominican College of San Rafael, Calif. Member, Petaluma, Calif. , city council, 1984-1992. Vice mayor, Petaluma, Calif. , 1989 and 1992. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2013). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

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 4310On Agreeing to the Conference ReportNayDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On PassageNayDec 20, 2012
HR 6684On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Agreeing to the ResolutionNoDec 20, 2012
HRES 840On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayDec 20, 2012
HRES 841On Ordering the Previous QuestionNot VotingDec 20, 2012
HR 6016On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDec 19, 2012

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 6409Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Oct 2, 2012
HRES 573Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Mar 6, 2012
HR 3178Employee Misclassification Prevention ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.Nov 18, 2011
HR 3151Domestic Violence Leave ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.Nov 18, 2011
HR 2346Balancing Act of 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.Sep 8, 2011
HR 190321st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.Sep 8, 2011
HR 2607HELP Separated Children ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.Aug 25, 2011
HR 793To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12781 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Inverness, California, as the "Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office".Became Public Law No: 112-15.May 31, 2011

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HRES 837Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii.Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Dec 19, 2012
HR 2775To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment.Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Dec 18, 2012
HR 3359Traveling Exotic Animal Protection ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.Nov 30, 2012
HR 6599Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Nov 16, 2012
HR 6597EACH ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Nov 16, 2012
HR 6587To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building".Became Public Law No: 112-256.Nov 15, 2012
HR 6388To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.Oct 16, 2012
HR 1394Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.Oct 9, 2012

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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.