Butler C. Derrick

Butler C. Derrick

Democrat · SO-3 · House of Representatives

51 years in office

Quylt Score

347
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted0 bills signed into law
515%
Bills Advanced131 of 249 bills out of committee
10012%
Federal Funding Secured$3457084M 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 Cosponsoring4 of 20 cosponsored bills cross-party
3310%
Cross-Aisle Co-Authored Bills4 of 15 sponsored bills have cross-party cosponsors
895%
Position & Influence20% of score
Leadership RoleNo leadership role
010%
Committee SeniorityNo committee assignments
1010%
Qualifications & Integrity10% of score
Education & Credentials
Pending5%
Ethics RecordNo formal ethics violations on record
505%

Last updated: May 3, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (250)

HR 7546A bill to provide for the establishment of a Foreign Service Grievance procedure.

Introduced 1980-06-11 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

HR 3400Brown Lung Disease Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Health

HR 65Legislative Oversight Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congress

HRES 722A resolution providing a procedure for response to subpoenas.

Introduced 1980-06-20 · Measure passed House, roll call #553 (380-23).

Congress

HR 15777Unvouchered Expenditure Control Act

Introduced 1976-09-30 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 12842A bill appropriating funds for the flood control project at Scotts Creek, Newberry, S.C.

Introduced 1976-03-29 · Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 12841A bill appropriating funds for the Broadway Lake Project, Anderson County, S.C.

Introduced 1976-03-29 · Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 11203A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Old Ninety Six and Star Fort National Historical Park in the State of South Carolina.

Introduced 1975-12-17 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 9549A bill to provide for the establishment of the Old Ninety-six Star Fort National Battlefield in the State of South Carolina.

Introduced 1975-09-11 · Measure laid on table in House, S. 2642 passed in lieu.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 9493A bill for the relief of Gert Richard Haber, Ayshe Haber, Gerry E. Haber and Jacqueline Haber.

Introduced 1975-09-09 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 9323A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased sentences for habitual violent offenders.

Introduced 1975-09-03 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 3770A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration hospital in Columbia S.C., as the William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans' Hospital.

Introduced 1975-02-26 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HJRES 897Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating October 9, 1976, as National Chess Day.

Introduced 1976-04-01 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Commemorations

HR 13229A bill to name the veterans' administration hospital at Columbia, South Carolina the "William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans' Hospital".

Introduced 1978-06-21 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 13166Legislative Oversight Act

Introduced 1978-06-16 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congressional oversight

HR 12916Brown Lung Disease Act

Introduced 1978-06-01 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Health

HR 11809Brown Lung Disease Act

Introduced 1978-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Health

HR 11621Legislative Oversight Act

Introduced 1978-03-16 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congressional oversight

HR 11564Agriculture Refinance Act

Introduced 1978-03-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 11565Emergency Agricultural Act

Introduced 1978-03-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 11146Legislative Oversight Act

Introduced 1978-02-24 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congressional oversight

HR 11058Legislative Oversight Act

Introduced 1978-02-22 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congressional oversight

HR 10818Legislative Oversight Act

Introduced 1978-02-07 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congressional oversight

HR 10817Legislative Oversight Act

Introduced 1978-02-07 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congressional oversight

HR 10574Legislative Oversight Act

Introduced 1978-01-26 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congressional oversight

HR 10421Legislative Oversight Act

Introduced 1978-01-19 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congressional oversight

HR 9738A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act.

Introduced 1977-10-25 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Housing and Community Development

HR 9663A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act.

Introduced 1977-10-20 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Housing and Community Development

HR 9327A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act.

Introduced 1977-09-27 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Housing and Community Development

HR 7133Unvouchered Expenditure Control Act

Introduced 1977-05-12 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 6476Unvouchered Expenditure Control Act

Introduced 1977-04-21 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 6475Unvouchered Expenditure Control Act

Introduced 1977-04-21 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 4902Unvouchered Expenditure Control Act

Introduced 1977-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 2691Congregate Housing Services Act

Introduced 1977-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Introduced 1982-09-30 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-07-24 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 157 - 213 (Record Vote No: 162).

HR 7441A bill to modify the authority for the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1982-12-17 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Water Resources Development

HR 6074Members of Congress Fairness and Equity Act of 1982

Introduced 1982-04-05 · See H.R.6685.

Taxation

HR 4149A bill to amend the authorization of the demonstration project at Broadway Lake, South Carolina.

Introduced 1981-07-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

Water Resources Development

HR 2881Nuclear Waste Management Policy Act

Introduced 1981-03-26 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Environmental Protection

HR 2294State and Local Government Fiscal Note Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-03-04 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES 546A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution altering Federal fiscal decisionmaking procedures.

Introduced 1982-07-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

Economics and Public Finance

HRES 528A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5203) to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

Introduced 1982-07-20 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 301 - 2 (Record Vote No: 211).

Congress

HRES 438A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 3208, a bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1982-04-27 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 343 - 5 (Record Vote No: 54).

Congress

Introduced 1984-09-06 · Amendment Passed (Amended) in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

HR 5770A bill for the relief of Doctor Rajko Medenica.

Introduced 1984-05-31 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 4590A bill to establish by statute a Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1984-01-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 4458Korean Air Lines Victims Claims Act

Introduced 1983-11-17 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Commerce.

International Affairs

HR 3293A bill to amend the authorization of the demonstration project at Broadway Lake, South Carolina.

Introduced 1983-06-14 · Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB.

Water Resources Development

HRES 376A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4170) to provide for tax reform, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1983-11-16 · Failed of Passage in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 204 - 214 (Record Vote No: 525).

Congress

HRES 183A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2066) to authorize appropriations to the National Science Foundation for fiscal years 1984 and 1985.

Introduced 1983-05-05 · Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 408 - 1 (Record Vote No: 99).

Congress

HRES 158A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1190) to provide emergency credit assistance to farmers, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1983-04-13 · Motion to Reconsider Tabled in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 292 - 111 (Record Vote No: 66).

Congress

HR 5670A bill to designate the United States Post Office to be constructed in Barnwell, South Carolina, as the "Solomon Blatt, Sr. Post Office Building".

Introduced 1986-10-08 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 5415A bill to designate the United States Courthouse in Aiken, South Carolina, as the "Charles E. Simons, Jr., Federal Courthouse".

Introduced 1986-08-13 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 4852A bill to designate the United States Post Office to be constructed in Barnwell, South Carolina, as the "Solomon Blatt, Sr., Post Office".

Introduced 1986-05-20 · Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from U.S. Postal Service.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 3500Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-10-03 · House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in H.R.3128 as an Amendment.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 1267A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.

Introduced 1985-02-26 · House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in H.R.3878 as an Amendment.

Government Operations and Politics

HJRES 108A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month".

Introduced 1985-01-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

HRES 391A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4306) to revise the terms of certain agriculture programs.

Introduced 1986-03-06 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 344 - 57 (Record Vote No: 42).

Congress

HRES 231A resolution providing special budget procedures for the Fiscal Year 1986 Congressional Budget Process.

Introduced 1985-07-23 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 242 - 184 (Record Vote No: 251).

Economics and Public Finance

Introduced 1987-04-30 · Amendment Passed House.

Introduced 1987-05-07 ·

HR 3416A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States of Russian-made textiles and textile products.

Introduced 1987-10-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 3310United States Court of Military Appeals Improvements Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-09-21 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 3074Lopid Patent Term Extension and Fairness Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-08-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

Commerce

HR 1154Textile Apparel and Footwear Trade Act of 1988

Introduced 1987-02-19 · Failed of Passage in House Over Veto by Yea-Nay Vote: 272 - 152 (Record Vote No: 426).

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HJRES 506A joint resolution to express gratitude for law enforcement personnel.

Introduced 1988-03-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HRES 504A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5015) to provide drought assistance to agricultural producers, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1988-07-27 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 345 - 63 (Record Vote No: 246).

Congress

HRES 233A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 3022) to provide for a temporary extension of the public debt limit.

Introduced 1987-07-28 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 243 - 169 (Record Vote No: 287).

Congress

HRES 197A resolution implementing Budget Procedures in the House of Representatives for Fiscal Year 1988.

Introduced 1987-06-17 · Placed on House Calendar No: 47.

Economics and Public Finance

Introduced 1989-07-27 · On agreeing to the Derrick amendment (A047) as modified Failed by recorded vote: 70 - 348 (Roll no. 184).

HR 2892Honesty in Deficit Accounting Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-07-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 849To amend title 1 of the United States Code to define the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President, and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Clerk to make certain notifications to the Speaker.

Introduced 1989-02-06 · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 472 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 849 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.

Congress

HJRES 158To express gratitude for law enforcement personnel.

Introduced 1989-02-28 · See S.J.Res.52.

Crime and Law Enforcement