William F. Clinger Jr.

William F. Clinger Jr.

Republican · PE-5 · House of Representatives

47 years in office

Quylt Score

462
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted5 bills signed into law
7415%
Bills Advanced9 of 118 bills out of committee
3812%
Federal Funding Secured$3449945M in federal obligations in district (119th Congress)
1008%
Engagement20% of score
Roll Call Attendance0 of 40 votes (0.0%)
015%
Committee Hearing ParticipationCommittee assignments not yet available
205%
Collaboration15% of score
Bipartisan Cosponsoring10 of 20 cosponsored bills cross-party
8310%
Cross-Aisle Co-Authored Bills6 of 15 sponsored bills have cross-party cosponsors
1005%
Position & Influence20% of score
Leadership RoleNo leadership role
010%
Committee SeniorityNo committee assignments
1010%
Qualifications & Integrity10% of score
Education & CredentialsJD (Law) · law practice
955%
Ethics RecordNo formal ethics violations on record
505%

Last updated: May 2, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (118)

HR 5Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-01-04 · The House took from the Speaker's table and moved to the consideration of S. 1, a similar measure to H.R. 5.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 2Line Item Veto Act

Introduced 1995-01-04 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 6006Pennsylvania Wilderness Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-12-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 4836A bill for the relief of Upper Allegheny Sand and Gravel Company, Incorporated.

Introduced 1979-07-17 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 3473A bill to authorize the project for flood control at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

Introduced 1979-04-05 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Emergency Management

HR 3316A bill for the relief of Mrs. Liwayway T. Alojipan.

Introduced 1979-03-28 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 6591Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1982

Introduced 1982-06-15 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 5586Pennsylvania Wilderness Act of 1982

Introduced 1982-02-24 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 1488A bill to authorize the project for flood control at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

Introduced 1981-01-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

Emergency Management

Introduced 1983-11-09 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 159 - 255 (Record Vote No: 477).

HR 5076Pennsylvania Wilderness Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-03-08 · Became Public Law No: 98-585.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 4790A bill to suspend for 3 years the duty on crude 8+5 hydroxyquinolines.

Introduced 1984-02-08 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Commerce.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 3606A bill for the relief of Dennis D. Jones.

Introduced 1983-07-19 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 2865Public Works Investment Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-05-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 2889An act to amend the National Historic Preservation Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1983-05-04 · Became Public Law No: 98-483.

Arts, Culture, Religion

HR 2812Milk Producers Equity Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-04-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Agriculture and Food

HR 2419National Public Works Corporation Act

Introduced 1983-04-07 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 1244Federal Capital Investment Program Information Act of 1984

Introduced 1983-02-03 · House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in S.1330 as an Amendment.

Economics and Public Finance

Introduced 1985-12-04 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

HR 4067Social Security Trust Funds Safeguard Act of 1986

Introduced 1986-01-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

Social Welfare

HR 2818National Public Works Corporation Act

Introduced 1985-06-20 · Executive Comment Requested from OMB.

Transportation and Public Works

Introduced 1987-08-06 · Amendment Passed House.

HR 4296A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on naphthalic acid anhydride.

Introduced 1988-03-30 · Executive Comment Received From ITC.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 4295A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3-ethyl-8-hydroxylquinoline.

Introduced 1988-03-30 · Executive Comment Received From ITC.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 3714Federal Capital Budget Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-12-08 · Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 3426A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on N-methyl aniline and m-chloro aniline.

Introduced 1987-10-06 · Executive Comment Received From Commerce.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 2861Product Liability Reform Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-07-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness.

Commerce

HR 91National Public Works Corporation Act

Introduced 1987-01-06 · Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development.

Economics and Public Finance

Introduced 1990-07-19 · On agreeing to the Clinger amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.

HR 3437Marginal Energy Producers Incentives Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-10-11 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 3386Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 1990

Introduced 1989-10-02 · Became Public Law No: 101-500.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 2669Federal Budget Structure Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-06-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 1724To suspend temporarily the duty on N-methylaniline and m-chloroaniline.

Introduced 1989-04-06 · See H.R.1594.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 1726To suspend temporarily the duty on naphthalic acid anhydride.

Introduced 1989-04-06 · See H.R.1594.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 113National Public Works Corporation Act

Introduced 1989-01-03 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Economics and Public Finance

HCONRES 288Expressing the sense of the Congress that telephone directories should include information relating to natural disaster survival techniques.

Introduced 1990-03-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

Government Operations and Politics

HCONRES 162Relating to the establishment of a new comprehensive national aviation policy for the United States.

Introduced 1989-06-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 4212Rural Communities Hazardous Waste Information Act of 1992

Introduced 1992-02-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Protection

HR 3797To extend the existing suspension of duty on naphthalic acid anhydride.

Introduced 1991-11-18 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 3223Grass Roots Campaign Finance Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-08-02 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 269Federal Budget Structure Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 268National Public Works Corporation Act

Introduced 1991-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development.

Transportation and Public Works

HRES 484Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a public debt clock in the Cannon House Office Building.

Introduced 1992-06-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Office Systems.

Congress

Introduced 1994-08-18 · On agreeing to the Clinger amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.

Introduced 1993-06-18 · By unanimous consent, the Clinger amendment was withdrawn.

HR 4377Rural Health Professional Shortage Act of 1994

Introduced 1994-05-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.

Health

HR 4378Rural Hospital Survival Act of 1994

Introduced 1994-05-10 · See H.R.3600.

Health

HR 3038Executive Office Accountability Act of 1993

Introduced 1993-09-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 2458For the relief of Livio B. Colosimo.

Introduced 1993-06-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs.

Private Legislation

HR 2209To amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish safety zones around Federal prisons in which certain facilities may not be permitted.

Introduced 1993-05-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Protection

HR 1091To establish the Commission on Information Technology and Paperwork Reduction.

Introduced 1993-02-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 1049Improved Budget Presentation Act

Introduced 1993-02-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 1050Federal Budget Structure Act of 1993

Introduced 1993-02-23 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 886Mandate and Community Assistance Reform Act

Introduced 1993-02-16 · See H.R.4771.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 824Department of Environmental Protection Act

Introduced 1993-02-04 · See H.R.3425.

Environmental Protection

HR 450National Public Works Corporation Act

Introduced 1993-01-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 85To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit congressional leadership committees.

Introduced 1993-01-05 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

HRES 31Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a public debt clock in the Cannon House Office Building.

Introduced 1993-01-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Office Systems.

Congress

Introduced 1995-11-14 · On agreeing to the Clinger amendment (A001) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

Introduced 1995-11-16 · On agreeing to the Clinger amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 238 (Roll no. 825).

Introduced 1995-06-22 · On agreeing to the Clinger amendment (A009) Agreed to by recorded vote: 260 - 159 (Roll no. 411).

Introduced 1995-06-14 · On agreeing to the Clinger amendment (A004) as modified and amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 420 - 1 (Roll no. 372).

Introduced 1995-02-02 · On agreeing to the Clinger amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.

HR 3596Oil Region National Heritage Area Act

Introduced 1996-06-06 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 3078Federal Agency Anti-Lobbying Act

Introduced 1996-03-13 · Committee Hearings Held.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 2937For the reimbursement of legal expenses and related fees incurred by former employees of the White House Travel Office with respect to the termination of their employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.

Introduced 1996-02-01 · Cloture on the Dole amendment (SP 3961) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-43. Record Vote No: 112.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 1693To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit congressional leadership committees.

Introduced 1995-05-24 · Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 1670Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-05-18 · For Further Action See S.1124.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 1388Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-04-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 1038Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-02-24 · For Further Action See H.R.1670.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 830Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-02-06 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR H3009)

Government Operations and Politics

HR 767Federal Budget Structure Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-02-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 425Rural Health Professional Shortage Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-01-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Health

HR 423To amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish safety zones around Federal prisons in which certain facilities may not be permitted.

Introduced 1995-01-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Protection

HR 424Rural Hospital Survival Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-01-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Health