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Sep 16, 2012 8:16 p.m.Rep. Joe Sestak
Former Representative from Pennsylvania's 7th District
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Pennsylvania's 7th District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Sestak was a moderate Democratic follower according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Sestak’s time serving in the House of Representatives.
Use this chart to compare Sestak to other members of the House of Representatives in the 111th Congress on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Sestak’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6141 (111th): Marcellus Shale On-the-Job Training Act of 2010
- H.R. 6121 (111th): Renewable Energy Investment Incentive Act of 2010
- H.R. 6101 (111th): To amend part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and ...
- H.Res. 1609 (111th): Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure ...
- H.R. 5864 (111th): Small Business Innovation through Investment Act of 2010
- H.R. 5799 (111th): Transportation Efficiency Act
- H.R. 5775 (111th): To require the establishment of a commission on earmark reform, to consolidate ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 2007 to Dec 2010, Sestak missed 195 of 3,531 roll call votes, which is 5.5%. This is worse than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- Office of Congressman Sestak for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Bill Text
This bill’s text for status Reported by Senate Committee (May 18, 2010) is now available.
Sep 16, 2012 7:37 p.m.Bill Text
This bill’s text for status Referred to Senate Committee (Mar 10, 2010) is now available.
Sep 16, 2012 7:21 p.m.Bill Text
This bill’s text for status Passed the House (Engrossed) (Mar 09, 2010) is now available.
Sep 16, 2012 7:17 p.m.Bill Text
This bill’s text is now available.
Sep 16, 2012 7:07 p.m.