Former U.S. Senator

Rob PortmanNo longer serving

Ohio117th Congress Official portrait of Rob Portman
Bills introduced
386

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
16

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
1,703

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
7,437

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
1,181

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

386 bills introduced

Across 9 Congresses, most in the 117th at 89. In the 117th, 89 — 32 more than the median senator, who filed 57. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 107th to 117th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Senator and a Representative from Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 19, 1955. Graduated from the Cincinnati Country Day School, Cincinnati, Ohio. Graduated Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. , B. A. , 1979. Graduated University of Michigan School of Law, Ann Arbor, Mich. , J. D. , 1984. Associate counsel to President George H. W. Bush 1989. Deputy assistant and director, Office of Legislative Affairs, White House Office 1989-1991. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Reelected to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on April 29, 2005 (May 4, 1993-April 29, 2005). U. S. Trade Representative, in the cabinet of President George W. Bush 2005-2006. Director, Office of Management and Budget, in the cabinet of President George W. Bush 2006-2007. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2010. Reelected in 2016, and served from January 3, 2011, to January 3, 2023. Was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2022.

Focus

Drawn from the 386 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.

Record

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

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

Joint Economic CommitteeMember2017–2023
Finance CommitteeMember2013–2023
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Finance CommitteeMemberJan 24, 2013 to Jan 3, 2023S.Res. 18 · End of the 117th Congress
International Trade, Customs, and Global CompetitivenessMemberListed Jun 2019 to Nov 2022Hearing, Jun 2019
Social Security, Pensions, and Family PolicyMemberListed Jul 2018 to Oct 2022Hearing, Jul 2018
Taxation and IRS OversightMemberListed Dec 2015 to Oct 2022Congressional Directory, Feb 2016
Health CareMemberListed May 2018 to Jul 2018Hearing, May 2018
International Trade, Customs, and Global CompetitivenessMemberListed Feb 2014 to Dec 2015Congressional Directory, Feb 2014
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic GrowthChairListed Feb 2014 to Dec 2015Congressional Directory, Feb 2014
Social Security, Pensions, and Family PolicyMemberListed Dec 2013 to May 2014Hearing, Dec 2013
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeMemberFeb 3, 2011 to Jan 3, 2019S.Res. 43 · End of the 115th Congress
EnergyMemberListed Jun 2011 to Jul 2018Hearing, Jun 2011
National ParksMemberListed Mar 2011 to Jul 2018Hearing, Mar 2011
Water and PowerMemberListed Dec 2015 to Jul 2018Congressional Directory, Feb 2016
Public Lands and ForestsMemberListed May 2011 to Mar 2012Hearing, May 2011
Budget CommitteeMember2011–2017
Armed Services CommitteeMember2011–2013
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Armed Services CommitteeMemberFeb 3, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013S.Res. 43 · End of the 112th Congress
Readiness and Management SupportMemberListed Mar 2011 to Apr 2012Hearing, Mar 2011
Strategic ForcesMemberListed Mar 2011 to Apr 2012Hearing, Mar 2011
Emerging Threats and CapabilitiesMemberListed Apr 2011 to Oct 2011Hearing, Apr 2011
Budget CommitteeMember2001–2007
Ways and Means CommitteeMember2001–2007
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Ways and Means CommitteeMemberJan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007H.Res. 19 · End of the 109th Congress
OversightMemberListed Apr 2001 to Apr 2005Hearing, Apr 2001
Ethics CommitteeMember2001–2001

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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.