Most cosponsored House bills in 114th Congress as of 14 March 2015

This week the House came in to pro forma session on March 10 and again on March 13. Staff for lead sponsors who are quick on the draw can add cosponsors to a bill even though very few, if any, Representatives are in town. On March 10 the House was in pro forma session for 2 minutes and 13 seconds. Eleven bills with 62 original cosponsors were introduced, and a total of 156 cosponsors were added to 44 different bills. On March 13 the House was in pro forma session for 5 minutes and 55 seconds. Thirteen bills with 44 original cosponsors were introduced, and a total of 158 cosponsors were added to 47 different bills.

So, why pro forma? Art. I, sec. 5, cl. 4 of the Constitution requires that, “Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.” The House was on a district work period this week with most Representatives working outside of Washington, while the Senate remained in session. This triggered the Constitutional requirement for a pro forma session of the House on Tuesday the 10th and again on Friday the 13th.

H.Con.Res. 23, calling for stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights marches from Selma joined the top 25 at 20th place, while H.R. 752, an entirely Democratic cosponsored bill to ban the sale of magazines dropped off the list.

Rank Bill Cosponsors Author Title Status
1 HR 431 Total: 303
115 R 188 D
0 I
Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody S… Became Law
2 HR 160 Total: 275
240 R 35 D
0 I
Erik Paulsen (R-MN) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical device… Introduced
3 HR 699 Total: 251
159 R 92 D
0 I
Kevin Yoder (R-KS) To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the privacy protections for electron… Introduced
4 HR 1190 Total: 206
188 R 18 D
0 I
David P. Roe (R-TN) To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing … Introduced
5 HR 861 Total: 192
0 R 192 D
0 I
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Introduced
6 HR 1031 Total: 189
0 R 189 D
0 I
Maxine Waters (D-CA) To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced
7 HR 36 Total: 183
180 R 3 D
0 I
Trent Franks (R-AZ) To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and f… Introduced
8 HR 928 Total: 177
172 R 5 D
0 I
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (R-LA) To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protect… Introduced
9 HR 594 Total: 174
171 R 3 D
0 I
Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ) To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United… Introduced
10 HR 969 Total: 170
74 R 96 D
0 I
Christopher P. Gibson (R-NY) Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 Introduced
11 HR 30 Total: 156
150 R 6 D
0 I
Todd C. Young (R-IN) Save American Workers Act of 2015 Passed House
12 HR 427 Total: 151
151 R 0 D
0 I
Todd C. Young (R-IN) Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 Introduced
13 HRES 12 Total: 149
25 R 124 D
0 I
Sam Graves (R-MO) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Se… Introduced
14 HR 1260 Total: 145
0 R 145 D
0 I
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportun… Introduced
15 HR 197 Total: 142
4 R 138 D
0 I
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marr… Introduced
16 HR 24 Total: 141
133 R 8 D
0 I
Thomas Massie (R-KY) Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 Introduced
17 HR 217 Total: 138
136 R 2 D
0 I
Diane Black (R-TN) To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants … Introduced
18 HR 671 Total: 136
11 R 125 D
0 I
Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recogniti… Introduced
19 HR 1286 Total: 124
0 R 124 D
0 I
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the lower threshold for the r… Introduced
20 HCONRES 23 Total: 121
6 R 115 D
0 I
Joyce Beatty (D-OH) Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a… Introduced
21 HCONRES 17 Total: 119
91 R 28 D
0 I
K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Introduced
22 HR 22 Total: 118
114 R 4 D
0 I
Rodney Davis (R-IL) Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Passed House
22 HR 842 Total: 118
36 R 82 D
0 I
Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation c… Introduced
22 HR 940 Total: 118
116 R 2 D
0 I
Diane Black (R-TN) To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscien… Introduced
25 HR 596 Total: 112
112 R 0 D
0 I
Bradley Byrne (R-AL) To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related prov… Passed House


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