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FILE · Q000013
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James Henry Quillen

Representative for Tennessee, district 1 · Republican

Born 1916 · Died 2003

Republican · TN House 1963–1997
13,684votes cast 90.6%attendance 82.3%party loyalty 17congresses served
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James Henry Quillen

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 4057 · To suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical DEMT. September 11, 1996 · In committee
  • H.Res. 483 · Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3816) making appropriations for energy and water development fo… July 18, 1996 · Passed House
  • H.Res. 456 · Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3666) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Aff… June 19, 1996 · Passed House
  • H.Res. 442 · Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3517) making appropriations for military construction, family h… May 29, 1996 · Passed House
  • H.Res. 419 · Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2149) to reduce regulation, promote efficiencies, and encourage… April 30, 1996 · Passed House
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
17 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 14, 1975 – January 3, 1977
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 21, 1971 – January 3, 1973
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 10, 1967 – January 3, 1969
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 4, 1965 – January 3, 1967
HouseTennessee · District 1RepublicanJanuary 9, 1963 – January 3, 1965
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 104th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 3610 (House Roll Call 455 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 546 (House Roll Call 454 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H.R. 4236 (House Roll Call 453 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Suspend the rules and pass: H.R. 3163 (House Roll Call 452 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Suspend the rules and pass, as amended: H.R. 1332 (House Roll Call 451 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Suspend the rules and pass: S. 1505 (House Roll Call 450 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Suspend the rules and pass, as amended: H.R. 4000 (House Roll Call 449 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S. 39 (House Roll Call 448 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 4073 (House Roll Call 447 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 3539 (House Roll Call 446 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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Recorded positions over time

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Attendance

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In the courts

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 24, 2026