Rep. Timothy Bishop

Sponsorship Analysis

Bishop is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Bishop to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Timothy Bishop sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Education and the Workforce
  • Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training
  • Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
  • Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Bishop’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 1877: Water Pollution Control Investment Act
• H.R. 1832: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2013
• H.R. 1426: Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act of 2013
• H.R. 48: Open Space Preservation Promotion Act of 2013
• H.R. 47: Farmland Preservation and Land Conservation Act of 2013
• H.R. 6414 (112th): Renovate and Enhance Veterans’ Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2012
• H.R. 5885 (112th): New York Fair Fishing Act of 2012

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Voting Record

From Jan 2003 to May 2013, Bishop missed 189 of 7,732 roll call votes, which is 2.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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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