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FILE · M000692
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Robert Henry Michel

Representative for Illinois, district 18 · Republican

Born 1923 · Died 2017

Republican · IL House 1957–1995
13,107votes cast 91.0%attendance 85.6%party loyalty 19congresses served
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Robert Henry Michel

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 5300 · Affordable Health Care Now Act of 1994 November 29, 1994 · In committee
  • H.Res. 586 · That Members of the House express their profound thanks and appreciation to the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Sp… November 29, 1994 · Passed House
  • H.Res. 585 · Authorizing and directing the Speaker to administer the oath of office to the gentleman from Oklahoma, Mr. St… November 29, 1994 · Passed House
  • H.Res. 450 · Providing that the House make public in printed form all transcripts and other relevant documents from any Ho… June 9, 1994 · Passed House
  • H.Res. 442 · Electing Representative Lucas of Oklahoma to the Committees on Agriculture and Government Operations. May 25, 1994 · Passed House
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
19 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 14, 1975 – January 3, 1977
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 21, 1971 – January 3, 1973
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 10, 1967 – January 3, 1969
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 4, 1965 – January 3, 1967
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 9, 1963 – January 3, 1965
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 7, 1959 – January 3, 1961
HouseIllinois · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959
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 103rd Congress House.

The record

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Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 5300: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage: H.R. 5110 (House Roll Call 507 (103rd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Approving the Journal (House Roll Call 506 (103rd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.Res. 586: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  5. · Bills sponsored

    Introduced as sponsor: H.Res. 586 (103rd Congress): That Members of the House express their profound thanks and appreciation to the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives for the very fair and impartial manner with which he has presided over our deliberations and…

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  6. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.Res. 585: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  7. · Bills sponsored

    Introduced as sponsor: H.Res. 585 (103rd Congress): Authorizing and directing the Speaker to administer the oath of office to the gentleman from Oklahoma, Mr. Steve Largent.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  8. · Bills sponsored

    Introduced as sponsor: H.R. 5300 (103rd Congress): Affordable Health Care Now Act of 1994

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 579 (House Roll Call 505 (103rd 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: S. 1569 (House Roll Call 504 (103rd 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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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