Rep. John Linder
Former Representative from Georgia's 7th District
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Georgia's 7th District | |
| Representative | Georgia's 11th District | |
| Representative | Georgia's 4th District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Linder was a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Linder’s time serving in the House of Representatives.
Use this chart to compare Linder 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 Linder’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5891 (111th): Poverty Measurement Improvement Act
- H.R. 5885 (111th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the advance ...
- H.Con.Res. 118 (111th): Supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in ...
- H.Con.Res. 18 (111th): Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal ...
- H.R. 25 (111th): Fair Tax Act of 2009
- H.R. 135 (111th): Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2009
- H.R. 25 (110th): Fair Tax Act of 2007
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Voting Record
From Jan 1993 to Dec 2010, Linder missed 486 of 11,825 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. 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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
H.R. 3808 (111th): Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (On Overriding the Veto)
Failed 185/235
Nov 17, 2010 5:24 p.m.Bill Text
H.R. 5891 (111th): Poverty Measurement Improvement Act
This bill’s text is now available.
Jul 30, 2010 8:15 a.m.Bill Text
This bill’s text is now available.
Jul 28, 2010 7:05 a.m.Introduced
H.R. 5891 (111th): Poverty Measurement Improvement Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Linder [R-GA7, 2003-2010]
This bill was introduced on July 28, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
Jul 28, 2010