- CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E
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- Experience: House: District 7, 1995-Present
- Home State: District of Columbia
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $873,805Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Elijah E. Cummings
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Maya; 3 Children
- Birth Date: 01/18/1951
- Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
- Home City: Baltimore, MD
- Religion: Baptist
Education
- JD, Maryland University School of Law, 1976
- BA, Political Science, Howard University, 1973
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 1996-present
- Speaker Pro Tempore, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-1996
- Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1980-1996
- Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 7, April 16, 1996
Current Legislative Committees
- Joint Economic Committee, Member
- Oversight and Government Reform, Ranking Member
- Select Committee on Benghazi, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Member
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
- Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present
- Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
- Former Member, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force
- Former Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
- Former Member, Get Out of Iraq Caucus
- Former Chair, Governor's Commission on Black Males
- Former Member, House Task Force on Health Care Reform
- Former Chair, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus
- Former Member, Port Security Caucus
- Member, Juvenile Offender Aftercare Assessment Team, 1999-2000
- Member, Transit Advisory Panel, Maryland Comprehensive Transit Plan, 1998-1999
Professional Experience
- Former Columnist
- Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy Lecture Series, Howard university, 2014-2015
- Private Practice Attorney, 1980-1996
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Board Member, Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, present
- Honorary Board Member, Baltimore School for the Arts, present
- Board Member, Elijah Cummings Youth Program, present
- Honorary Board Member, KIPP Baltimore Schools, present
- Member, Board of Regents, Morgan State University, present
- Member, New Psalmist Baptist Church, present
- Honorary Board Member, SEED School of Maryland, present
- Member, Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy, present
- Former Member, Board of Trustees, Baltimore Aquarium
- Former Member, Board of Trustees, Baltimore City Historical Society
- Former President, Bancroft Literary Society
- Former Member, Executive Board, Dunbar-Hopkins Health Partnership
- Former Board Member, Institute of Human Virology
- Former Chair, Maritime for Primary and Secondary Education Coalition (MPSEC)
- Former Chief Judge, Maryland Moot Court Board
- Former Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Former Board Member, Maryland Zoo
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Former Member, Advisory Committee, Yale-Howard Nursing Partnership Center to Reduce Health Disparities
- Founder, Maryland Boot Camp Aftercare Program, 1991
General Survey
Total: 171
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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04/04/2005 | H.R.908 | Witness Security and Protection Act of 2005 | 04/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) |
03/02/2005 | H.R.909 | Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2005 | 03/02/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions) |
02/25/2005 | H.R.812 | Dawson Family Community Protection Act | 02/25/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. (All Actions) |
02/25/2005 | H.R.686 | Clinical Laboratory Compliance Improvement Act of 2005 | 02/25/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
11/05/2004 | H.R.5246 | Voter Protection Act of 2004 | 11/05/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) |
10/25/2004 | H.R.5311 | Clinical Laboratory Compliance Improvement Act of 2004 | 10/25/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
10/10/2004 | H.R.5258 | Teacher Training Expansion Act of 2004 | 10/10/2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions) |
09/27/2004 | H.Con.Res.495 | Recommending expenditures for an appropriate visitor's center at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site to commemorate the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. | 09/27/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. (All Actions) |
06/24/2004 | H.R.2424 | National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003 | 06/24/2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions) |
05/14/2004 | H.R.4261 | Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004 | 05/14/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions) |
04/21/2004 | H.R.4184 | To require United States assistance for the repair, maintenance, or construction of the transportation infrastructure of Iraq to be provided in the form of loans subject to repayment in full to the United States Government. | 04/21/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions) |
04/08/2004 | H.R.4147 | Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2004 | 04/08/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. (All Actions) |
12/01/2003 | H.R.3459 | Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act | 12/01/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions) |
11/11/2003 | H.J.Res.52 | Recognizing the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Baltimore, Maryland, as the official national museum of dentistry in the United States. | 11/11/2003 Became Public Law No: 108-122. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
10/20/2003 | H.R.3268 | Federal Employee Health Benefits Glaucoma Screening Act | 10/20/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. (All Actions) |
10/10/2003 | H.R.3267 | Federal Employees' Benefits Equity Act of 2001 | 10/10/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions) |
09/30/2003 | H.R.1599 | Dawson Family Community Protection Act | 09/30/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions) |
07/17/2003 | H.Con.Res.208 | Supporting National Men's Health Week. | 07/17/2003 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
05/21/2003 | H.Con.Res.187 | Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Hattie McDaniel, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. | 05/21/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. (All Actions) |
04/24/2003 | H.Con.Res.140 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the awareness of and treatment for kidney disease. | 04/24/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
Total: 4553
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