Former U.S. Senator

Rob PortmanNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Rob Portman
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. Of the 386, 16 became law. 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

Cosponsored
1,703

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
6,988

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

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.

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.

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 5352Trade with China Strategic Assessment Act of 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Dec 21, 2022
S 5351Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Dec 21, 2022
S 5349International Competition for American Jobs ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Dec 21, 2022
S 5334FACE IT ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Dec 21, 2022
S 5311IRS Customer Service and Transformation Act of 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Dec 20, 2022
S 4052Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022Became Public Law No: 117-241.Dec 20, 2022
S 2525Domains Critical to Homeland Security ActPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 671.Dec 19, 2022
S 1351Safeguarding American Innovation ActPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.Dec 19, 2022

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 400To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, and for other purposes.Became Public Law No: 107-137.Mar 22, 2001
HJRES 41Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Mar 22, 2001
HR 1No Child Left Behind Act of 2001Became Public Law No: 107-110.Mar 22, 2001
HR 1089Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Mar 19, 2001
HR 981Budget Responsibility and Efficiency Act of 2001Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 176.Mar 19, 2001
HR 6Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001See H.R.1836.Mar 15, 2001
HR 622Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendments.Mar 14, 2001
HR 8Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001Returned to the Calendar. {pursuant to the order of April 23, 2002}.Mar 14, 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 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.