Former U.S. Senator

Mike JohannsNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Mike  Johanns
63 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 112th at 25. In the 113th, 23 — 9 fewer than the median senator, who filed 32. Of the 63, 1 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 111th to 113th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
684

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
517

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 63 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Senator from Nebraska. Born in Osage, Iowa, June 18, 1950. B. A. , St. Mary's College, Winona, Minn. , 1971. J. D. , Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr. , 1974. Practiced law. Lancaster County (Nebr. ) Board of Commissioners, 1983-1987. Lincoln City Council, 1989-1991. Mayor of Lincoln, Nebr. , 1991-1998. Governor of Nebraska, 1999-2005. Secretary of Agriculture in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush, 2005-2007. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2008, and served from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2015. Was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2014.

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.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
S 1499A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the "Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post Office".Became Public Law No: 113-192.Nov 26, 2014
S 2809A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to obtain a court order to garnish wages to pay a nontax debt.Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Sep 15, 2014
S 2745A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Jul 31, 2014
SCONRES 42A concurrent resolution recognizing caregiving as a profession and the extraordinary contributions of paid and family caregivers.Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced:Jul 31, 2014
S 2633UAC State Notification Act of 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Jul 21, 2014
S 2628UAC State Notification Act of 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Jul 17, 2014
S 2600UAC State Notification Act of 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Jul 14, 2014
S 2544A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Jun 26, 2014

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
S 2673United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014Became Public Law No: 113-296.Jul 28, 2014
S 2631A bill to prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012.Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.Jul 28, 2014
S 2607Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Extension ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Jul 24, 2014
S 2545A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Jul 23, 2014
SRES 512A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Environmental Protection Agency and the proposed rules and guidelines relating to carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4770)Jul 23, 2014
S 2611HUMANE ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of meaJul 17, 2014
S 2605Preserving Religious Freedom and a Woman's Access to Contraception ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Jul 15, 2014
SRES 502A resolution concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents.Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consJul 15, 2014

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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 seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. 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.