Ken Hechler

Ken Hechler

Democrat · WE-4 · House of Representatives

67 years in office

Quylt Score

215
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted0 bills signed into law
515%
Bills Advanced0 of 124 bills out of committee
012%
Federal Funding Secured$3432552M 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 Cosponsoring6 of 20 cosponsored bills cross-party
5010%
Cross-Aisle Co-Authored Bills2 of 15 sponsored bills have cross-party cosponsors
445%
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: April 29, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (124)

HR 17497Public Disclosure of Lobbying Act

Introduced 1974-11-21 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 17523Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act

Introduced 1974-11-26 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 15860Strip Mining Abolition Act

Introduced 1974-07-11 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

HR 15701Strip Mining Abolition Act

Introduced 1974-06-28 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 15377Strip Mining Abolition Act

Introduced 1974-06-13 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

HR 15277Strip Mining Abolition Act

Introduced 1974-06-06 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

HR 15000Strip Mining Abolition Act

Introduced 1974-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

HR 14243Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act

Introduced 1974-04-11 · Referred to House Committee on Science and Astronautics.

Energy

HR 13500A bill to require a health warning on the labels of bottles containing certain alcoholic beverages.

Introduced 1974-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Alcoholic beverages

HR 12343A bill to repeal the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973.

Introduced 1974-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 11792National Energy Emergency Act

Introduced 1973-12-05 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Energy

HR 11564A bill to amend the Clean Air Act, as amended, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1973-11-26 · Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.

Environmental Protection

HR 10690A bill to amend the act establishing the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to provide for the expansion of the lakeshore, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1973-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 5377Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

Introduced 1973-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

HR 3800Federal Mines and Minerals Health and Safety Amendments

Introduced 1973-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

HR 2676A bill to require financial disclosure.

Introduced 1973-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 2677Environmental Enhancement Act

Introduced 1973-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Environmental Protection

HR 2551Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

Introduced 1973-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

HR 2000A bill; the Eastern Wilderness Areas Act.

Introduced 1973-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 1762A bill to provide increases in certain annuities payable under chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code.

Introduced 1973-01-11 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 1000Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

HR 626National Forest Wild Areas Act

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 627Airport Development Acceleration Act

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 628A bill to make use of a firearm to commit a felony a Federal crime where such use violates State law.

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 191Metric Conversion Act

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Science and Astronautics.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 189A bill to prevent construction of a dam on New River.

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Rivers

HJRES 953Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Introduced 1974-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Abortion

HJRES 302Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Sciences in 1976.

Introduced 1973-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Arts, Culture, Religion

HJRES 36Joint resolution to prevent surface mining operations on public lands, and deep mining in National Forests.

Introduced 1973-01-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Mines and mineral resources

HR 15849Government Economy and Spending Reform Act

Introduced 1976-10-01 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 14699Congressional Mailing Act

Introduced 1976-07-02 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Congress

HR 13228Consumer Communications Reform Act

Introduced 1976-04-13 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 13226National Forest Timber Management Reform Act

Introduced 1976-04-13 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Forest products

HR 13148A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.

Introduced 1976-04-09 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 12715A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code in order to provide a program for the completion of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.

Introduced 1976-03-23 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 11400Postal Rate Act

Introduced 1976-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Postal service

HR 11333A bill to authorize a program of energy research, development, and demonstration to assist in the exploration and development of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Introduced 1975-12-19 · Reported to House from the Committee on Science and Technology with amendment, H. Rept. 94-990 (Part I).

Continental shelf

HR 9224Electric Utilities Rates Reform Act

Introduced 1975-08-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Energy

HR 9225A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to eliminate certain inequities in the payment of Veterans' pensions to disabled railroad workers.

Introduced 1975-08-01 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 8051A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present in the name of Congress, a medal to Brig. Gen. Charles E. Yeager.

Introduced 1975-06-19 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.

Awards, medals, prizes

HR 7087Federal Mines and Minerals Health and Safety Amendments

Introduced 1975-05-19 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

HR 6167Federal Mines and Minerals Health and Safety Amendments

Introduced 1975-04-18 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

HR 5555Federal Mines and Minerals Health and Safety Amendments

Introduced 1975-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Mines and mineral resources

HR 4908Energy Industry Deconcentration Act

Introduced 1975-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Corporations

HR 4907Interfuel Competition Act

Introduced 1975-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Power resources

HR 4909Financial Disclosure Act

Introduced 1975-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 4910Petroleum Industry Antitrust Act

Introduced 1975-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Energy

HR 4044A bill for the relief of John Howard Barbour.

Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 2121Strip Mining Abolition Act

Introduced 1975-01-27 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Energy

HR 1687A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to facilitate the study of the New River for designation as component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Introduced 1975-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 1689A bill to prevent the construction of a dam on the New River.

Introduced 1975-01-20 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Water Resources Development

HR 1295Environmental Protection Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Citizen lawsuits

HR 1294Travel Agents Registration Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 1000Strip Mining Abolition Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Energy

HR 492Metric Conversion Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 487Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 485Potomac Heritage Trail Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 495A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to extend the entitlement of veterans to educational assistance from 36 to 45 months.

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 479Energy Advertising Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.

Energy

HR 478A bill to provide for paper money of the United States to carry a designation in braille indicating the denomination.

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.

Money

HR 482Congressional Advisory Legislative Line

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

Congress

HR 486A bill to make use of a firearm to commit a felony a Federal crime where such use violates State law.

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HJRES 400Joint resolution to restore posthumously full rights of citizenship to Gen. R. E. Lee.

Introduced 1975-04-16 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Citizenship

HJRES 14Joint resolution to prevent surface mining operations on public lands, and deep mining in national forests.

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Mines and mineral resources

HCONRES 16Concurrent resolution authorizing a bust or statue of Martin Luther King, Jr., to be placed in the Capitol.

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

Congress