Former U.S. Senator

Elizabeth DoleNo longer serving

North Carolina110th Congress Official portrait of Elizabeth Dole
Bills introduced
74

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
2

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
654

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
466

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
164

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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.

Focus

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

Subjects

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.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 2555On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2555YeaJul 24, 2003
HR 2658On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2658YeaJul 17, 2003
HR 2330On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2330YeaJul 16, 2003
HR 2559On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2559YeaJul 11, 2003
HR 2657On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2657YeaJul 11, 2003
S 1162On the Motion to Table S. 1162YeaJul 9, 2003
S 11On the Cloture Motion S. 11YeaJul 9, 2003
S 1On Passage of the Bill S. 1YeaJun 26, 2003

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Aging (Special) CommitteeMember2003–2009
Armed Services CommitteeMember2003–2009
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Armed Services CommitteeMemberJan 15, 2003 to Jan 3, 2009S.Res. 18 · End of the 110th Congress
Readiness and Management SupportMemberListed Jan 2007 to Apr 2008Hearing, Jan 2007
Emerging Threats and CapabilitiesMemberListed Mar 2003 to Apr 2008Hearing, Mar 2003
PersonnelMemberListed Mar 2003 to Mar 2008Hearing, Mar 2003
AirlandMemberListed Mar 2003 to Mar 2006Hearing, Mar 2003
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeMemberJan 15, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005S.Res. 18 · End of the 108th Congress
Production and Price CompetitivenessChairListed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Research, Nutrition, and General LegislationMemberListed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.