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FILE · C000873
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Philip Miller Crane

Representative for Illinois, district 8 · Republican

Born 1930 · Died 2014

Republican · IL House 1969–2005
16,460votes cast 89.3%attendance 81.4%party loyalty 18congresses served
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Philip Miller Crane

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 5387 · Wauconda Technical and Environmental Remediation Act of 2004 November 18, 2004 · In committee
  • H.R. 5224 · For the relief of Dylan Brian Benwell. October 5, 2004 · In committee
  • H.Res. 821 · Condemning the abduction of Dylan Benwell from the United States and calling for his return. October 5, 2004 · Passed House
  • H.R. 4931 · Intelligent Vehicle Highway Safety Act of 2004 July 22, 2004 · In committee
  • H.R. 4840 · Tax Simplification for America's Job Creators Act of 2004 July 15, 2004 · Passed House
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
18 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseIllinois · District 8RepublicanJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseIllinois · District 8RepublicanJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseIllinois · District 8RepublicanJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseIllinois · District 8RepublicanJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseIllinois · District 8RepublicanJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseIllinois · District 8RepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 14, 1975 – January 3, 1977
HouseIllinois · District 12RepublicanJanuary 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
HouseIllinois · District 13RepublicanJanuary 21, 1971 – January 3, 1973
HouseIllinois · District 13RepublicanJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
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 108th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: S. 2845 (House Roll Call 544 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendment: H.Con.Res. 528 (House Roll Call 543 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 1047: Became Public Law No: 108-429.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  4. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 5387: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 4818 (House Roll Call 542 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 5382 (House Roll Call 541 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 866 (House Roll Call 540 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree: H.Res. 853 (House Roll Call 539 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 846 (House Roll Call 538 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 1350 (House Roll Call 537 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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Recorded positions over time

On 23 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 250 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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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