Rep. Tim Holden
Former Representative for Pennsylvania’s 17th District
Holden was the representative for Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2003 to 2012.
He was previously the representative for Pennsylvania’s 6th congressional district as a Democrat from 1993 to 2002.
![Photo of Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA17, 2003-2012]](/https/www.govtrack.us/static/legislator-photos/400183-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Holden is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2013 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Holden sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 1, 2013. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Holden was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 2564 (105th): To designate the United States Post Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as the “Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility”.
- H.R. 3197 (103rd): To redesignate the Post Office building located at 13th and Rockland Streets in Reading, Pennsylvania, as the “Gus Yatron Federal Postal Facility”.
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Holden sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (18%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (18%) Economics and Public Finance (12%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Agriculture and Food (9%) Social Welfare (6%) Commerce (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Holden recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 3713 (112th): Equitable Treatment for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act
- H.R. 3385 (112th): To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a combat badge …
- H.R. 6342 (111th): To establish pilot projects for agriculture renewable energy systems.
- H.R. 6341 (111th): To establish a loan program to promote energy conservation in rural areas.
- H.R. 6035 (111th): Foreign Oil Displacement Act of 2010
- H.R. 5509 (111th): Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act
- H.R. 5245 (111th): Safe Highway Markings Act of 2010
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1993 to Jan 2013, Holden missed 404 of 13,431 roll call votes, which is 3.0%. This is on par with the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2013. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
