Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Portman 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). Portman is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Portman for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Robert “Rob” Portman sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Finance
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
- Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Member, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
- Senate Committee on the Budget
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on National Parks
- Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Portman sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (23%) Health (17%) Crime and Law Enforcement (14%) Taxation (12%) Economics and Public Finance (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Finance and Financial Sector (8%) International Affairs (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Portman’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 3342: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act
- S. 3292: STOP Act of 2016
- S. 3274: Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act
- S. 3111: Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2016
- S.Res. 493: A resolution relative to the death of George V. Voinovich, former United States ...
- S. 2971: National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016
- S. 2965: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 2011 to Sep 2016, Portman missed 27 of 1,629 roll call votes, which is 1.7%. 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