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)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Manchin for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Joe Manchin III sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Airland
- Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
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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
Issue Areas
Manchin sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (24%) Environmental Protection (12%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (12%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Social Welfare (10%) Finance and Financial Sector (10%) Transportation and Public Works (10%) Crime and Law Enforcement (10%)
Recent Bills
Some of Manchin’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S.Res. 571: A resolution providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of ...
- S. 3167: Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2016
- S. 3061: FIRE Act
- S. 2977: Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
- S. 2866: Jessie’s Law
- S. 2543: Changing the Culture of the FDA Act
- S. 2227: Private Spectrum Relocation Funding Act of 2015
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Voting Record
From Nov 2010 to Sep 2016, Manchin missed 30 of 1,678 roll call votes, which is 1.8%. This is on par with the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills