Rep. Robert “Bud” Cramer
Former Representative for Alabama’s 5th District
Cramer was the representative for Alabama’s 5th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1991 to 2008.
![Photo of Rep. Robert “Bud” Cramer [D-AL5, 1991-2008]](/static/legislator-photos/400084-200px.jpeg)
Enacted Legislation
Cramer was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Cramer sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Commerce (23%) Government Operations and Politics (21%) Science, Technology, Communications (16%) Economics and Public Finance (12%) Labor and Employment (7%) Education (7%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (7%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Cramer recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 1224 (110th): Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th anniversary.
- H.R. 4212 (110th): To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to deem certain …
- H.R. 4213 (110th): To amend the Small Business Act to provide for an increase in …
- H.R. 1145 (110th): Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 5930 (109th): Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 4684 (109th): To amend the Small Business Act to provide for an increase in …
- H.R. 4532 (109th): Technology Education Incentive Act of 2005
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1991 to Dec 2008, Cramer missed 326 of 11,102 roll call votes, which is 2.9%. This is on par with the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2008. 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
