Former U.S. Senator

Doug JonesNo longer serving

State AL Party Democratic In office 2018–2021

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

694

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

201

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

48 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 116th at 37. In the 116th, 37 — 14 fewer than the median senator, who filed 51. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 115th to 116th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Senator from Alabama. Born in Fairfield, Ala. , May 4, 1954. B. S. , University of Alabama, 1976. J. D. , Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1979. Staff counsel to Alabama senator Howell Heflin on the U. S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Assistant U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1980-1984. Practiced law in Birmingham, Ala. , U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1997-2001. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in a special election on December 12, 2017, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jefferson Sessions, a seat subsequently held by appointed senator Luther Strange, and served from January 3, 2018 until January 3, 2021. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2020.

Focus

Drawn from the 48 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 48.

Most frequent cosponsors

Tina Smith D-MN 9
Amy Klobuchar D-MN 6
Sherrod Brown D-OH 5
Jeff Merkley D-OR 5
Christopher A. Coons D-DE 5
Tom Cotton R-AR 5

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.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 6395	On Overriding the Veto H.R. 6395	Not Voting	Jan 1, 2021
HR 6395	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6395	Not Voting	Jan 1, 2021
HR 6395	On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 6395	Not Voting	Dec 30, 2020
HR 133	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 133)	Yea	Dec 21, 2020
HR 6395	On the Conference Report H.R. 6395	Yea	Dec 11, 2020
HR 6395	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6395	Yea	Dec 11, 2020
SJRES 78	On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 78	Yea	Dec 9, 2020
SJRES 77	On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 77	Yea	Dec 9, 2020

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
S 4660	Diversity in Defense Act of 2020	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Sep 23, 2020
S 4644	Minority Depository Institution and Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2020	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Sep 22, 2020
S 4611	Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Sep 17, 2020
S 4414	American Dream Down Payment Act of 2020	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Aug 4, 2020
S 2927	NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2019	Held at the desk.	May 22, 2020
S 3757	Build Health Care Equipment in America Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	May 19, 2020
S 3585	Moratorium on Coronavirus Evictions Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Mar 25, 2020
S 3505	Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Mar 17, 2020

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
S 4867	Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Dec 21, 2020
SRES 808	A resolution congratulating the National Urban League on 110 years of service empowering African Americans and other underserved communities while helping to foster a more just, equitable, and inclusive United States.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7829-7830; text: CR S7810)	Dec 18, 2020
S 2080	Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Dec 16, 2020
SRES 800	A resolution congratulating the National Urban League on 110 years of service empowering African Americans and other underserved communities while helping to foster a more just, equitable, and inclusive United States.	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7448-7449)	Dec 11, 2020
S 4932	Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2020	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Dec 10, 2020
SRES 797	A resolution honoring the life and achievements of former United States Senator Paul Spyros Sarbanes and expressing condolences to the family of Paul Spyros Sarbanes on his passing.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7271; text: CR S7283-7284)	Dec 8, 2020
SRES 793	A resolution remembering the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorating those who lost their lives, and those who were injured, in the line of duty.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7222-7223; text: CR S7219)	Dec 3, 2020
S 4907	A bill to nullify Executive Order 13957, entitled "Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service".	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	Nov 18, 2020

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Dec 21, 2020	Tribute to Senator Doug Jones' Staff	Senate floor
Dec 16, 2020	Honoring Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins (Ret.)	Senate floor
Dec 9, 2020	Motion to Discharge--S.J. Res. 77	Senate floor
Dec 7, 2020	Order of Procedure (Executive Calendar)	Senate floor
Dec 7, 2020	Remembering Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson (Executive Calendar)	Senate floor
Oct 25, 2020	Remembering Colonel Duane A. Kuhlmann	Senate floor
Oct 1, 2020	Protect Act--Motion to Proceed	Senate floor
Sep 15, 2020	Abraham Accords (Executive Calendar)	Senate floor

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) CommitteeMember2018–2021

Armed Services CommitteeMember2019–2021

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 9, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021	S.Res. 13 · End of the 116th Congress
Readiness and Management Support	Member	Listed Nov 2019 to Dec 2020	Hearing, Nov 2019
Airland	Member	Listed Apr 2019 to Jul 2020	Hearing, Apr 2019
Strategic Forces	Member	Listed Mar 2019 to Jul 2020	Hearing, Mar 2019
Readiness and Management Support	Member	Listed Feb 2019 to Feb 2019	Hearing, Feb 2019

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeMember2018–2021

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee	Member	Jan 9, 2018 to Jan 3, 2021	S.Res. 370 · End of the 116th Congress
Economic Policy	Member	Listed Jul 2018 to Dec 2020	Congressional Directory, Oct 2018
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection	Member	Listed Jul 2020 to Jul 2020	Congressional Directory, Jul 2020
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development	Member	Listed Jul 2018 to Jul 2020	Congressional Directory, Oct 2018
Securities, Insurance, and Investment	Member	Listed Jul 2018 to Jul 2018	Congressional Directory, Oct 2018

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeMember2018–2021

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Member	Jan 9, 2018 to Jan 3, 2021	S.Res. 370 · End of the 116th Congress
Employment and Workplace Safety	Member	Listed Jul 2018 to Jul 2020	Congressional Directory, Oct 2018
Primary Health and Retirement Security	Member	Listed Jan 2018 to Jul 2020	Hearing, Jan 2018

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeMember2018–2019

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Member	Jan 9, 2018 to Jan 3, 2019	S.Res. 370 · End of the 115th Congress
Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management	Member	Listed May 2018 to Sep 2018	Hearing, May 2018

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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.