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Richard Bruce Cheney

Representative for Wyoming, district 1 · Republican

Born 1941 · Died 2025

Republican · WY House 1979–1991
4,311votes cast 89.3%attendance 85.4%party loyalty 6congresses served
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Richard Bruce Cheney

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 1001 · To clarify that charges and fees may be collected in connection with foreign trade zones at certain small air… February 9, 1989 · In committee
  • H.Res. 561 · A resolution directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to conduct an investigation regarding a… September 30, 1988 · In committee
  • H.R. 1679 · Acid Deposition Control Act of 1985 March 18, 1987 · In committee
  • H.R. 1434 · A bill to amend section 402 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to permit states to set… March 5, 1987 · In committee
  • H.R. 1089 · A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, to permit the use of park entra… February 11, 1987 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
6 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseWyoming · At-largeRepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – March 17, 1989
HouseWyoming · At-largeRepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseWyoming · At-largeRepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseWyoming · At-largeRepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseWyoming · At-largeRepublicanJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseWyoming · At-largeRepublicanJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
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.

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  1. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H6WY00159, 2020 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2020: total receipts $3,010,251.47, total disbursements $3,066,534.91, cash on hand at close of period $153,567.15, as reported to the FEC

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  2. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H6WY00159, 2018 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2018: total receipts $867,840.34, total disbursements $715,739.91, cash on hand at close of period $209,850.59, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  3. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H6WY00159, 2016 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2016: total receipts $2,206,005.88, total disbursements $2,148,255.72, cash on hand at close of period $57,750.16, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  4. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 1001: Executive Comment Received from Treasury.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — Recorded vote: H.R. 1231 (House recorded vote (101st Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: H.R. 1231 (House recorded vote (101st Congress))

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  7. · Bills sponsored

    Introduced as sponsor: H.R. 1001 (101st Congress): To clarify that charges and fees may be collected in connection with foreign trade zones at certain small airports.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.J.Res. 129 (House recorded vote (101st Congress))

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  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — Recorded vote (House recorded vote (101st Congress))

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  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.Res. 5 (House recorded vote (101st Congress))

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