Rep. Earl Pomeroy

Former Representative from North Dakota's At-Large District

Elected Positions

Dates	Title	Representing
1993-2010	Representative	North Dakota's At-Large District

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Sponsorship Analysis

Pomeroy was a centrist Democratic leader according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Pomeroy’s time serving in the House of Representatives.

Use this chart to compare Pomeroy to other members of the House of Representatives in the 111^th Congress on leadership and ideology.

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Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

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Voting Record

From Jan 1993 to Dec 2010, Pomeroy missed 283 of 11,825 roll call votes, which is 2.4%. This is better than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1993 Jan-Mar	127	1	0.8%	29^th
1993 Apr-Jun	190	0	0.0%	0^th
1993 Jul-Sep	164	4	2.4%	63^rd
1993 Oct-Nov	134	4	3.0%	64^th
1994 Jan-Mar	95	7	7.4%	84^th
1994 Apr-Jun	219	1	0.5%	16^th
1994 Jul-Sep	142	0	0.0%	0^th
1994 Oct-Nov	51	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Jan-Mar	279	6	2.2%	64^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	4	2.1%	50^th
1995 Jul-Sep	232	1	0.4%	16^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	2	1.1%	29^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	1	0.9%	35^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	7	3.8%	67^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	2	1.2%	34^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	4	5.6%	70^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	21	12.1%	96^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	4	1.7%	47^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	8	4.9%	78^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	3	3.4%	58^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	2	1.1%	35^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	7	3.5%	68^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	1	0.5%	18^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	4	2.0%	57^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	3	2.1%	42^nd
2000 Jan-Mar	95	2	2.1%	33^rd
2000 Apr-Jun	277	19	6.9%	85^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	7	6.9%	48^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	2	2.7%	54^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	4	3.0%	60^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	5	3.4%	70^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	3	2.0%	46^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	1	1.3%	32^nd
2002 Apr-Jun	203	5	2.5%	48^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	3	2.1%	44^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	6	2.5%	55^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	2	1.0%	35^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	4	2.6%	44^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	2	1.9%	29^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	3	1.4%	33^rd
2004 Jul-Sep	161	1	0.6%	19^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	12	4.4%	70^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	1	0.7%	25^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	4	2.5%	47^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	2	0.7%	21^st
2006 Jul-Sep	159	3	1.9%	50^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	6	2.8%	63^rd
2007 Apr-Jun	393	13	3.3%	70^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	5	1.6%	39^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	2	0.8%	15^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	8	5.4%	61^st
2008 Apr-Jun	321	3	0.9%	16^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	1	0.5%	14^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	18	10.3%	92^nd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	6	2.0%	42^nd
2009 Jul-Sep	268	2	0.7%	22^nd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	5	2.0%	40^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	6	3.1%	50^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	2	0.9%	21^st
2010 Jul-Sep	151	2	1.3%	34^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	16	16.2%	83^rd

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
THOMAS, for sponsored bills

Recent Legislative Activity

Elections and Offices

Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND0, 1993-2010] leaves office as Representative for North Dakota At Large

Dec 22, 2010

Failed Under Suspension

H.R. 5987 (111th): Seniors Protection Act of 2010

Last Action: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 254 - 153 (Roll no. 611).

Explanation: This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on December 8, 2010.

Dec 08, 2010

Vote

H.R. 3808 (111th): Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (On Overriding the Veto)

Failed 185/235

Rep. Pomeroy [D-ND0, 1993-2010]: Nay

Nov 17, 2010 5:24 p.m.

Bill Text

H.R. 6376 (111th): To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services.

This bill’s text is now available.

Oct 15, 2010 6:16 a.m.

Signed by the President

H.R. 6200 (111th): WIPA and PABSS Extension Act of 2010

Last Action: Became Public Law No: 111-280.

Explanation: This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 13, 2010.

Oct 13, 2010