Former U.S. Senator

Elizabeth DoleNo longer serving

State NC Party Republican In office 2003–2009

74 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 109th at 34. In the 110th, 33 — 3 fewer than the median senator, who filed 36. Of the 74, 2 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 108th to 110th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

654

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

466

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 74 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Foreign Trade and International Finance 25
Government Operations and Politics 23
Tariff 22
Commemorations 19
Economics and Public Finance 17
Congress 16
Congressional tributes 15
North Carolina 13

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 74.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Senator from North Carolina. Born in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, on July 29, 1936. B. A. , Duke University 1958. M. A. , Harvard University 1960. J. D. , Harvard University 1965. U. S. Secretary of transportation 1983-1987. U. S. Secretary of labor 1989-1990. President, American Red Cross 1991-2000. Unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000. Elected as a Republican to the U. S. Senate in 2002, and served from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2009. Chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2005-2007). Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2008. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3, 2024.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 7005	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 7005	Yea	Dec 11, 2008
HR 6867	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6867	Yea	Nov 20, 2008
HR 1424	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1424	Nay	Oct 1, 2008
HR 7081	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7081	Yea	Oct 1, 2008
HR 2095	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095)	Yea	Oct 1, 2008
HR 2095	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2095	Yea	Sep 29, 2008
HR 2638	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.2638)	Yea	Sep 27, 2008
HR 2638	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2638	Yea	Sep 27, 2008

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
SRES 664	A resolution celebrating the centennial of Union Station in Washington, District of Columbia.	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as	Dec 11, 2008
S 3679	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Oct 2, 2008
SRES 695	A resolution commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers and donors for making it possible for World War II veterans to travel to the Nation's capital to visit the World War II Memorial created in their honor.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou	Sep 30, 2008
S 3591	Motor Fuel Supply and Distribution Improvement Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Sep 25, 2008
S 3113	A bill to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service.	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printe	Jul 30, 2008
S 3336	New Clean Energy Tax Extenders Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Jul 25, 2008
SRES 572	A resolution calling upon the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4626)	May 21, 2008
S 2966	A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to implement the First Sergeants Barracks Initiative (FSBI) throughout the Army in order to improve the quality of life and living environments for single soldiers.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	May 1, 2008

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
SRES 729	A resolution expressing the opposition of the Senate to a proposed regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, now under review in the Office of Management and Budget, that would undercut air quality protections established by Congress in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 for national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, and national seashores.	Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10884	Dec 10, 2008
S 3661	United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Oct 1, 2008
SRES 700	A resolution congratulating Michael Phelps and the members and coaches of the United States Olympic Swimming Team for their record-breaking performance at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou	Sep 30, 2008
SRES 698	A resolution designating October 17, 2008, as "National Mammography Day".	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou	Sep 30, 2008
S 3607	Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Reauthorization Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Sep 26, 2008
S 2593	Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 802.	Sep 26, 2008
S 1661	Travel Promotion Act of 2007	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514.	Sep 26, 2008
S 3364	Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Sep 24, 2008

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