Joseph P. Kolter

Joseph P. Kolter

Democrat · PE-4 · House of Representatives

43 years in office

Quylt Score

272
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted1 bill signed into law
3015%
Bills Advanced1 of 57 bills out of committee
912%
Federal Funding Secured$3429473M 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: April 29, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (57)

HR 5657A bill to provide equitable treatment for certain hospitals in high wage areas.

Introduced 1984-05-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

Health

HR 4801A bill to improve worker training under the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1984-02-08 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 4737Housing Finance Opportunity Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-02-02 · See H.R.4170.

Taxation

HR 4736A bill to provide for the continuation of certain rail freight service by Conrail, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1984-02-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 3736A bill to permit Federal participation in the construction of certain new toll roads, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1983-08-02 · Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 4258A bill to provide for a study relating to the development of high speed rail systems within the United States.

Introduced 1986-02-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 4110A bill to prohibit the importation of steel products manufactured in countries that have only marginal raw steel production capability.

Introduced 1986-02-04 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 4047A bill relating to the tariff treatment of silicon electrical steel.

Introduced 1986-01-23 · Executive Comment Received From ITC.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 3088Revitalized American Industrial Steel Effort Act

Introduced 1985-07-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.

Labor and Employment

HR 881A bill to authorize construction of a highway project in Beaver County and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

Introduced 1985-01-31 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 4941A bill to provide that certain regulations not be used in administering the trade adjustment assistance program.

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

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 4311Organ Transplant Assistance Act of 1988

Introduced 1988-03-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Taxation

HRES 394A resolution expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to the proposed World Bank loan to restructure Mexico's steel industry.

Introduced 1988-03-02 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 5719To require generators of hazardous waste to treat or dispose of their waste at the site on which the waste was generated.

Introduced 1990-09-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Protection

HR 3862To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Czechoslovakia for 5 years.

Introduced 1990-01-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 3397To provide for a bonus to veterans of World War II.

Introduced 1989-10-03 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 2240Relating to the negotiation of voluntary restraint agreements covering imported stainless steel and alloy tool steel products.

Introduced 1989-05-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 2182Coal Miners' Unemployment Assistance Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-05-02 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Labor and Employment

HR 1393To amend the goals of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Introduced 1989-03-14 · See H.R.1465.

Environmental Protection

HR 242Organ Transplant Assistance Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-01-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Taxation

HJRES 177Designating October 8 through 14, 1989, as "National School Lunch Week".

Introduced 1989-03-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Education

HJRES 147To designate September 1, 1989, as "National Day of Recognition of the Polish Armed Forces of World War II".

Introduced 1989-02-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced 1991-06-19 · On agreeing to the Kolter amendment (A031) Agreed to by voice vote.

HR 4157Public Works and Economic Development Act Amendments of 1992

Introduced 1992-02-04 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 2160Braille Designated Currency Act

Introduced 1991-05-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

Finance and Financial Sector

HR 2102Greater Pittsburgh Magnetic Levitation Transportation System Demonstration Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-04-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 900Omnibus Act of Veterans' Rights

Introduced 1991-02-06 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 510To require generators of hazardous waste to treat or dispose of their waste at the site on which the waste was generated.

Introduced 1991-01-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

Environmental Protection

HR 514Coal Miners' Unemployment Assistance Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-01-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Labor and Employment

HR 512To provide for a bonus to veterans of World War II.

Introduced 1991-01-11 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 515Organ Transplant Assistance Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-01-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Taxation

HJRES 76Designating October 8 through 14, 1991, as "National School Lunch Week".

Introduced 1991-01-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Education

HJRES 75To designate September 1, 1991, as "National Day of Recognition of the Polish Armed Forces of World War II".

Introduced 1991-01-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

International Affairs