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Legislative Work


Congressman Dingell has a long record of legislative accomplishment. He has sponsored and co-sponsored dozens of pieces of legislation in the 111th Congress, including bills relating to health insurance reform, food safety, and environmental conservation. Here is a complete list of the legislation that Congressman Dingell has sponsored and co-sponsored in the 111th Congress:


Committee Assignment

Congressman Dingell is Chairman Emeritus of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. He served as Chairman from 1981-1994 and 2007-2008. The committee has jurisdiction over a wide range of issues including health care, consumer protection, telecommunications, energy, and the environment.

Committee on Energy and Commerce

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Current Appropriations Requests

Under the federal appropriations process a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator can request a spending provision included in legislation that provides, authorizes, or recommends a specific amount of discretionary... more »

FY 2010 Appropriations Requests

Agriculture Commodity Supplemental Food Program (Read ...) Invasive Phragmites Control (Read ...) Pasteurization of Shell Encased Foods (Read ...) Phytophthora Research, MI (Read ...) Commerce, Justice and Science ACCESS Youth... more »

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Legislative Process

The primary task of Congress is to make laws. The legislative process has a number of steps and much information is available on this page about how laws are made.... more »

Voting Record

A record of Congressman Dingell's roll call votes... more »