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 827Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Apr 24, 2009
SRES 112A resolution designating February 8, 2010, as "Boy Scouts of America Day", in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the largest youth scouting organization in the United States.Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CRApr 23, 2009
S 860Health Professionals State Loan Repayment Tax Relief Act of 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Apr 22, 2009
S 775A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities conducted by the National Guard, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Apr 21, 2009
S 832A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes.Became Public Law No: 111-95.Apr 20, 2009
S 765A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Apr 1, 2009
S 746A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-81.Mar 31, 2009
S 524Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2768-277Mar 26, 2009

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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.