Dennis M. Hertel

Dennis M. Hertel

Democrat · MI-14 · House of Representatives

45 years in office

Quylt Score

391
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted9 bills signed into law
9315%
Bills Advanced8 of 130 bills out of committee
3112%
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 Cosponsoring3 of 20 cosponsored bills cross-party
2510%
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: April 29, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (130)

HR 5647A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for State and local utility taxes.

Introduced 1982-03-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 5296A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of foreign-made administrative motor vehicles by the Department of Defense.

Introduced 1981-12-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 5295A bill to prohibit the issuance of Federal oil and gas leases in the Great Lakes.

Introduced 1981-12-16 · Referred to Subcommittee on Mines and Mining.

Energy

HR 4669A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the purchase of foreign-made administrative motor vehicles by the Department of Defense.

Introduced 1981-10-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 4679Antifencing Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-10-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 4359Public Lands Protection Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-07-31 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

Environmental Protection

HR 3625A bill to provide mandatory social security coverage for Members of Congress.

Introduced 1981-05-19 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

Social Welfare

HJRES 524A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 5, 1982, as "National Adult Day Care Center Week".

Introduced 1982-06-23 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Social Welfare

Introduced 1983-07-26 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Division Vote: 112 - 90.

Introduced 1983-07-26 · Amendment Offered by Representative Hertel.

HR 5509Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-04-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 4517A bill to amend the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1983-11-18 · Favorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 3819Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Act

Introduced 1983-08-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

Housing and Community Development

HR 2800Great Lakes Protection Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-04-27 · Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.

Environmental Protection

HR 2533Formaldehyde Foam Removal Tax Act

Introduced 1983-04-13 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

Taxation

HR 1889Public Lands Protection Act of 1981

Introduced 1983-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

Environmental Protection

HR 1783Antifencing Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-03-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 1731Reindustrialization Finance Corporation Act

Introduced 1983-03-01 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Commerce

HRES 340A resolution congratulating Lech Walesa on winning the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize.

Introduced 1983-10-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

International Affairs

Introduced 1986-06-25 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 241 - 190 (Record Vote No: 197).

Introduced 1985-06-25 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1985-06-21 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

HR 4657Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1986

Introduced 1986-04-22 · Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 4000Polish Refugee Act of 1986

Introduced 1985-12-19 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

Immigration

HR 3727Social Security Trust Funds Protection Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-11-12 · For Further Action See H.R.3721.

Social Welfare

HR 3734A bill to improve security for commercial passenger vessels, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1985-11-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 3376A bill to prohibit the issuance of Federal oil and gas leases in the Great Lakes.

Introduced 1985-09-19 · Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.

Energy

HR 3256A bill to increase the number of United States Commissioners on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1985-09-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 2264Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-04-29 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Law

HR 2263A bill to authorize the President to present a gold medal to the parents of Father Jerzy Popieluszko.

Introduced 1985-04-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

Arts, Culture, Religion

HR 2088Great Lakes Management Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-04-17 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.

Water Resources Development

HR 1360A bill to require depository institutions to pay promptly all State and local property tax bills for which they are holding funds in escrow.

Introduced 1985-02-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.

Taxation

HR 1350Fair Practices and Procedures in Automotive Products Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-02-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Transportation and Public Works

HJRES 670A joint resolution to designate the week beginning August 31, 1986, as "National Pedestrian Safety Week".

Introduced 1986-07-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

HJRES 558A joint resolution to designate October 5, 1986, as "National Stepparents Day".

Introduced 1986-03-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

HJRES 359A joint resolution designating the week beginning January 5, 1986, as "National Bowling Week".

Introduced 1985-07-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

HJRES 335A joint resolution designating October 6, 1985, as "National Stepparents Day".

Introduced 1985-07-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

HJRES 156A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 1, 1985, as "National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Week".

Introduced 1985-02-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

Introduced 1988-05-05 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 143 - 265 (Record Vote No: 107).

Introduced 1987-10-01 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1987-05-13 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 184 - 239 (Record Vote No: 118).

Introduced 1987-05-12 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

HR 5302Great Lakes States Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988

Introduced 1988-09-14 · Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.

Environmental Protection

HR 4950Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1988

Introduced 1988-06-29 · Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 3267Defense Acquisition Corps Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-09-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 1073A bill to prohibit deployment of any system developed under the Strategic Defense Initiative unless the deployment specifically authorized by law.

Introduced 1987-02-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Research and Development.

Armed Forces and National Security

HJRES 326A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 6, 1987, as "National Pedestrian Safety Week".

Introduced 1987-06-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

HJRES 315A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 4, 1988, as "National Bowling Week".

Introduced 1987-06-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

HJRES 259A joint resolution concerning the April 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union.

Introduced 1987-04-28 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

International Affairs

HJRES 268A joint resolution designating the week beginning on the third Sunday of September in 1987 and 1988 as "National Adult Day Care Center Week".

Introduced 1987-05-06 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Commemorations

HJRES 162A joint resolution saluting Michigan on the 150th anniversary of its statehood.

Introduced 1987-02-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Commemorations

Introduced 1989-07-26 · On agreeing to the Hertel amendment (A025) Failed by recorded vote: 168 - 253 (Roll no. 169).

HR 5791Ocean and Coastal Programs Authorization Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-10-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 5798To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of refined petroleum products during a period of war or hostilities between the United States and any other country.

Introduced 1990-10-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 5390Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-07-27 · Became Public Law No: 101-646.

Environmental Protection

HR 4989To award a congressional gold medal to Jane Henson, the widow of Jim Henson.

Introduced 1990-06-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

Arts, Culture, Religion

HR 4450Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990

Introduced 1990-04-03 · See also H.R. 5835.

Environmental Protection

HR 4338To provide that no funds may be obligated for expansion of the Detroit City Airport, Michigan.

Introduced 1990-03-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 4115National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-02-27 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 4048To terminate the MX Rail Garrison program.

Introduced 1990-02-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 2897Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-07-13 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 1668National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean and Coastal Programs Authorization Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-04-04 · Became Public Law No: 101-224.

Science, Technology, Communications

HJRES 184Designating June 14, 1989, as "Baltic Freedom Day", and for other purposes.

Introduced 1989-03-09 · See S.J.Res.63.

International Affairs

Introduced 1991-11-20 · On agreeing to the Hertel amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.

HR 5324NOAA Fleet Modernization Act

Introduced 1992-06-04 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 4310National Marine Sanctuaries Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1992

Introduced 1992-02-25 · Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title II).

Environmental Protection

HR 3749To reauthorize Title I of the Marine Protection Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.

Introduced 1991-11-12 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environmental Protection

HR 3704National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-11-04 · For Further Action See H.R.2130.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 2130National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992

Introduced 1991-04-30 · Became Public Law No: 102-567.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 1370National Sea Grant College Program Authorization Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-03-12 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 613To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the luxury tax on boats.

Introduced 1991-01-23 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 542To prohibit foreign interests from owning concessions in units of the National Park System.

Introduced 1991-01-16 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 97To amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of refined petroleum products during a period of war or hostilities between the United States and any other country.

Introduced 1991-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 96Medicaid Eligibility and Benefits Expansion Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Health

HR 99To provide a penalty for increasing oil prices within 30 days after a declaration of war, the onset of military police action, or a major oil spill.

Introduced 1991-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HJRES 432Designating April 26, 1992, through May 2, 1992, as "National Adult and Continuing Education Week".

Introduced 1992-03-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Education

HJRES 167To designate June 14, 1991, as "Baltic Freedom Day".

Introduced 1991-03-04 · Became Public Law No: 102-17.

International Affairs

HJRES 59To designate the week of February 10-16, 1991, as "Children of Substance Abuse Week".

Introduced 1991-01-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Social Welfare

HRES 32To condemn the deployment of Soviet troops in the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

Introduced 1991-01-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

International Affairs

HCONRES 210Expressing the sense of the Congress in support of Taiwan's membership in the United Nations and other international organizations.

Introduced 1991-09-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

International Affairs