Former U.S. Senator

John D. Rockefeller IVNo longer serving

West Virginia113th Congress Official portrait of John D. Rockefeller IV
Bills introduced
376

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
10

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
1,287

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
2,256

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
1,047

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

376 bills introduced

Across 7 Congresses, most in the 111th at 73. In the 113th, 49 — 17 more than the median senator, who filed 32. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical senator 107th to 113th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

(Nephew of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, great-grandson of Nelson Aldrich, and son-in-law of Charles Harting Percy), a Senator from West Virginia. Born in New York City, June 18, 1937. Graduated, Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H. , 1954. Graduated, Harvard University 1961. VISTA volunteer, Emmons, W. Va. , 1964-1966. Member, West Virginia house of delegates 1966-1968. Secretary of State of West Virginia 1968-1972. President, West Virginia Wesleyan College 1973-1976. Governor of West Virginia 1977-1985. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1984 and began service on January 15, 1985. Reelected in 1990, 1996, 2002, and again in 2008, and served from January 15, 1985, to January 3, 2015. Chair, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (One Hundred Third Congress, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001. June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]), Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Tenth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (One Hundred Eleventh to One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses). Vice-chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Eighth Congress). Was not a candidate for reelection in 2014.

Focus

Drawn from the 376 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.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

BillQuestionVotedDate
SCONRES 31On the Resolution S.Con.Res. 31YeaApr 9, 2003
S 476On Passage of the Bill S. 476YeaApr 9, 2003
S 762On Passage of the Bill S. 762YeaApr 3, 2003
HR 1307On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1307YeaMar 27, 2003
SCONRES 30On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 30YeaMar 27, 2003
SCONRES 23On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 23NayMar 26, 2003
SRES 95On the Resolution S.Res. 95YeaMar 20, 2003
S 3On Passage of the Bill S. 3NayMar 13, 2003

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

Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Joint Committee on TaxationMemberBy Feb 13, 2014 to Jan 3, 2015Congressional Directory, Feb 2014 · End of the 113th Congress
MemberBy Oct 10, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013Congressional Directory, Dec 2011 · End of the 112th Congress
MemberBy Oct 17, 2009 to Jan 3, 2011Congressional Directory, Dec 2009 · End of the 111th Congress
MemberBy Apr 18, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009Congressional Directory, Aug 2007 · End of the 110th Congress
MemberBy Mar 21, 2005 to Jan 3, 2007Congressional Directory, Jul 2005 · End of the 109th Congress
MemberBy Jun 20, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005Congressional Directory, Jul 2003 · End of the 108th Congress
MemberBy Sep 26, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003Congressional Directory, Dec 2001 · End of the 107th Congress
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Intelligence (Select) CommitteeMemberJan 12, 2007 to Jan 3, 2015S.Res. 27 · End of the 113th Congress
Vice ChairJan 15, 2003 to Jan 3, 2007S.Res. 20 · End of the 109th Congress
MemberJan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 107th Congress
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeChairJan 21, 2009 to Jan 3, 2015S.Res. 18 · End of the 113th Congress
MemberJan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2009Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 110th Congress
Interstate Commerce, Trade, and TourismMemberListed Feb 2007 to Sep 2008Hearing, Feb 2007
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and SecurityMemberListed Feb 2007 to Sep 2008Hearing, Feb 2007
Aviation Operations, Safety, and SecurityChairListed Mar 2001 to Jul 2008Hearing, Mar 2001
Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive SafetyMemberListed Feb 2007 to Jun 2008Hearing, Feb 2007
Science, Technology, and InnovationMemberListed Mar 2007 to Apr 2008Hearing, Mar 2007
Trade, Tourism, and Economic DevelopmentMemberListed Apr 2005 to Sep 2006Hearing, Apr 2005
Technology, Innovation, and CompetitivenessMemberListed Jun 2005 to Jul 2006Hearing, Jun 2005
Surface Transportation and Merchant MarineMemberListed May 2001 to Jun 2006Hearing, May 2001
Science and SpaceMemberListed Mar 2005 to Jun 2006Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Science, Technology, and SpaceMemberListed Feb 2001 to Nov 2004Hearing, Feb 2001
Oceans, Fisheries and Coast GuardRanking MemberListed Jul 2003 to Apr 2004Hearing, Jul 2003
CommunicationsMemberListed Feb 2001 to Mar 2004Hearing, Feb 2001
Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and TourismMemberListed Apr 2001 to Sep 2002Hearing, Apr 2001
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Veterans' Affairs CommitteeMemberJan 15, 2003 to Jan 3, 2015S.Res. 20 · End of the 113th Congress
ChairJul 10, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003Congressional Record, S7417 · End of the 107th Congress
MemberJan 25, 2001 to Jul 10, 2001Congressional Record, S558 · Congressional Record, S7417
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Foreign Relations CommitteeMemberJul 10, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005Congressional Record, S7417 · End of the 108th Congress
International Economic Policy, Export and Trade PromotionMemberListed Apr 2003 to Jul 2004Hearing, Apr 2003
East Asian and Pacific AffairsMemberListed Sep 2001 to Jul 2004Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Near Eastern and South Asian AffairsMemberListed Sep 2001 to Oct 2003Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
African AffairsMemberListed Sep 2001 to Oct 2002Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

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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.