Sen. Robert “Rob” Portman

Sponsorship 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)

Committee Membership

Robert “Rob” Portman sits on the following committees:

• 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
• 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
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Member, Subcommittee on Energy
  • Member, Subcommittee on National Parks
  • Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power

Bills Sponsored

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

• S. 566: A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal ...
• S. 535: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
• S. 510: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015
• S. 505: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the ...
• S. 449: A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety.
• S. 460: Drinking Water Protection Act
• S. 422: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use ...

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Voting Record

From Jan 2011 to Mar 2015, Portman missed 20 of 1,208 roll call votes, which is 1.7%. 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