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2204 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3976 Fax: 202-225-4099
Contact Henry Waxman via web
| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | Representative | CA | Democrat |
| See All 18 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Status | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| H.R.2998 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 (111th congress) | Introduced | Jun 23, 2009 |
H.R.2454 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009
(111th congress)
|
Voted on by House | Jun 27, 2009 |
| H.R.1427 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (111th congress) | Introduced | Mar 11, 2009 |
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
|
H.R.2454 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 On Passage: H R 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act |
Aye (with party)
June 26, 2009 |
|
H.R.2454 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 2454 |
Nay (with party)
June 26, 2009 |
|
H.R.2996 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 On Passage: H R 2996 Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2010 |
Aye (with party)
June 26, 2009 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
- Least often votes with: Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
- Republican most often votes with: Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
- Democrat least often votes with: Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
- Votes with party: 100% (Ranks 1 of 440)
- Abstains: 1% (Ranks 168 of 440)
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| People | Bills | Issues |
|---|---|---|
Henry Waxman in the News
July 03, 2009 Letter: Attacks by looney left against Palin shameful
There are no attacks by the looney left on the looney Democrats in Congress: Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Henry Waxman and many ...
July 03, 2009 IN THE MAIL: Congress makes farce out of voting
And even the co-sponsor of the bill, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., admitted he didn't have time to read its entire 1200-page text. ...
July 03, 2009 The Climate Change Truth
Nancy Pelosi, Henry Waxman, Ed Markey, and god knows who else stands to make a profit. Mr. Climate Change himself, Al Gore, practically has the green market ...
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Henry Waxman in the Blogs
July 04, 2009 Tom Nelson
If the Waxman-Markey bill, named after its Democratic sponsors, Rep. Henry Waxman of California and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, were to work exactly as its sponsors claim, global temperatures 100 years from now are projected to be ...
Source: Tom Nelson
July 04, 2009 WNYC - The Brian Lehrer Show: House Rules (July 06, 2009)
Henry Waxman, U.S. Representative (D-CA 30th) since 1975 chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The co-author of The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works, Rep.Waxman offers a behind-the-scenes look at the legislative ...
Source: WNYC New York Public Radio
July 03, 2009 Book Review: 'The Waxman Report' by Henry Waxman | iSawNEWS.com
The Waxman Report explains, at least, how Congress can work, and it is fun to read. You finish it with gratitude to the voters of Beverly Hills and nearby.
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Featured Members of Congress
On January 15, 2008 Henry Waxman was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
During his opening statement in a hearing on steroid use in baseball, Henry Waxman (D-CA) announced that he was asking the Justice Department to look into whether or not former Baltimore Oriole Miguel Tejada lied in an earlier testimony to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Waxman and Ranking member Tom Davis (R-VA) have sent a letter to Attorney General Mukasey urging a criminal investigation of Tejada.
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Patton Boggs LLP ($12,000)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $280,917 | 32.1 % |
| Labor | $152,500 | 17.5 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $122,000 | 14.0 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $110,750 | 12.7 % |
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $67,000 | 7.7 % |
| Misc Business | $59,600 | 6.8 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $21,545 | 2.5 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $17,500 | 2.0 % |
| Other | $15,550 | 1.8 % |
| Construction | $12,500 | 1.4 % |
| Transportation | $6,000 | 0.7 % |
| Defense | $4,500 | 0.5 % |
| Agribusiness | $3,500 | 0.4 % |
| Total: | $873,862 |
