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  • BURR, RICHARD
Experience: Senate: 2005-Present
Home State: North Carolina
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    Full Name: Richard M. Burr
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Brooke; 2 Children: Tyler, William
    Birth Date: 11/30/1955
    Birth Place: Charlottesville, VA
    Home City: Winston-Salem, NC
    Religion: Methodist

Education

    BA, Wake Forest University, 1978

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present
    Former Republican Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 1994-2004
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Finance, Member
    Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Member
    Select Committee on Intelligence, Chair
    Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Member
    Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, Member
    Subcommittee on Health Care, Member
    Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Chair, Congressional Boating Caucus
    Member, High Tech Task Force
    Member, Rural Health Care Coalition
    Ranking Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States Senate
    Co-founder, Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Caucus

Professional Experience

    Sales Manager, Carswell Distributing Company, 1977-1994

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Board of Directors, Brenner Children's Hospital
    Member, Board of Visitors, West Point
    Board Member, Idealliance
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
    Co-Chair, North Carolina Taxpayers United
    Member, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
    Member, Rotary Club
    Member, United Way
    Member, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce
Total: 6
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr touts solar farm benefits
07/20/2015
By Athena Cao | THE CHARLOTT OBSERVER
Richard Burr's the favorite, but he's not a lock for 2016 U.S. Senate race
07/18/2015
BY JIM MORRILL | THE CHARLOTT OBSERVER
Senate Intel Chairman Burr on Senate Passage of USA Freedom Act
06/02/2015
Richard Burr's Official Personal Website
Accounts Help Families in NC Save for Children's Future
05/29/2015
Richard Burr's Official Personal Website
Burr Releases Statement on Trade Promotion Bill
05/22/2015
Richard Burr's Official Personal Website
Sen. Richard Burr starts re-election bid with $2.4 million
04/13/2015
By Jim Morrill | THE CHARLOTT OBSERVER
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice
Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade
Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Support
Total: 381
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/08/2011 S.928 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use bid savings on major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand or change the scope of a major medical facility project of the Department, and for other purposes. 06/08/2011 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
06/08/2011 S.423 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, and for other purposes. 06/08/2011 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
05/26/2011 S.1116 Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act 05/26/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/09/2011 S.644 Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act 05/09/2011 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.  (All Actions)
05/05/2011 S.892 Consolidation of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Act of 2011 05/05/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/03/2011 S.Res.160 A resolution designating May 6, 2011, as "Military Spouse Appreciation Day". 05/03/2011 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
05/02/2011 S.Con.Res.14 A concurrent resolution calling for an independent international investigation of the April 10, 2010, plane crash that killed President of Poland Lech Kaczynski and 95 other individuals. 05/02/2011 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
04/07/2011 S.Res.137 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day. 04/07/2011 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
04/05/2011 S.Res.130 A resolution designating April 5, 2011, as "Gold Star Wives Day". 04/05/2011 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
03/15/2011 S.581 Child Care Protection Act of 2011 03/15/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/08/2011 S.Res.95 A resolution increasing awareness of and recognizing the life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. 03/08/2011 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/07/2011 S.Res.55 A resolution expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day". 03/07/2011 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
03/02/2011 S.435 Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act 03/02/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/28/2011 S.416 North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011 02/28/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
02/15/2011 S.347 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act 02/15/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
12/04/2010 S.4006 ACCESS ADAP Act 12/04/2010 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672.  (All Actions)
09/28/2010 S.Res.654 A resolution designating December 18, 2010, as "Gold Star Wives Day". 09/28/2010 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
08/05/2010 S.Res.616 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States civil-military partnership in Iraq, under the current leadership of General Raymond Odierno and Ambassador Christopher Hill, has refined and sustained an effective counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategy that has enabled significant improvements in the security, governance, and rule of law throughout Iraq, and that these leaders should be commended for their integrity, resourcefulness, commitment, and sacrifice. 08/05/2010 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
07/28/2010 S.Res.598 A resolution designating September 2010 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by these charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the Nation. 07/28/2010 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
07/22/2010 S.Res.587 A resolution designating August 26, 2010, as "Montford Point Marines Day". 07/22/2010 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
Total: 2334
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 S.722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/12/2017 S.1339 A bill to provide authority for access to certain business records collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prior to November 29, 2015, to make the authority for roving surveillance, the authority to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and to modify the certification requirements for access to telephone toll and transactional records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
05/18/2017 S.1178 A bill to realign structures and reallocate resources in the Federal Government in keeping with the core belief that families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any society to bolster United States diplomacy targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to ensure that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a viable and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 S.1176 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a simplified income-driven repayment plan, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 S.Res.173 A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/18/2017 S.Res.172 A resolution designating May 2017 as "Older Americans Month".
05/17/2017 S.1154 A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the housing treatment of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents undergoing a permanent change of station in the United States, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 S.324 State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/11/2017 S.1109 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/11/2017 S.1105 Miners Pension Protection Act
05/08/2017 S.1070 Realizing Intended Safety for Certain Accessories Act of 2017
05/04/2017 S.1048 Enhanced Clinical Trial Design Act of 2017
05/03/2017 S.1023 Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/01/2017 S.Res.148 A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 18th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 1 through May 5, 2017.
05/01/2017 S.849 SMASH Act
04/25/2017 S.Res.122 A resolution designating April 2017 as "National 9-1-1 Education Month".
04/04/2017 S.817 ABLE Age Adjustment Act
04/04/2017 S.816 ABLE Financial Planning Act
03/31/2017 S.J.Res.1 A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.
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