Sen. Joe Manchin III

Sponsorship Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Manchin has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the Senate.

Each dot in the chart below is a member of the Senate. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Manchin is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Committee Membership

Joe Manchin III sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Airland
  • Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
  • Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Member, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Energy
  • Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power
• Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Bills Sponsored

Some of Manchin’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• S. 327: Audit the Pentagon Act of 2015
• S. 236: Duplication Elimination Act of 2015
• S.Res. 570: A resolution designating October 17, 2014, as “National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day”.
• S. 2709: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014
• S.Res. 499: A resolution congratulating the American Motorcyclist Association on its 90th Anniversary.
• S. 2501: Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014
• S. 2166: Treating Families Fairly Act

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Voting Record

From Nov 2010 to Feb 2015, Manchin missed 22 of 1,257 roll call votes, which is 1.8%. This is worse than the median of 1.6% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• GPO Member Guide for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills