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Manchin, Joe, III

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
118th57260——
117th55209——
116th59302——
115th38275——
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history4 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
118thSenateWest Virginia—Independent
117thSenateWest Virginia—Independent
116thSenateWest Virginia—Independent
115thSenateWest Virginia—Independent
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · Senate
Participation
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0/0 cast
Sponsored
38
bills
Cosponsored
275
measures
Sponsored · 115th38
—Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Acts 1850—American Miners Pension Act of 2017s 1911—Prioritizing Our Workers Acts 1963—Skylar's Laws 2211—DEA Enforcement and Authority Act of 2018s 2493—Energy Reliability Act of 2018s 2681—Handle With Care Act of 2018s 2754—Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017s 277—Fossil Energy Utilization, Enhancement, and Leadership Act of 2018s 2803—VA MISSION Act of 2018s 2906—Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2018s 3048—Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Acts 401—Pacific Defenders of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Acts 450—Clean Start Acts 511—Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Acts 523—Vet Connect Act of 2017s 530—Jessie's Laws 581—A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam.s 710—RECLAIM Act of 2017s 738—A bill to amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.s 766—A resolution designating April 20, 2017, as "National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day."sres 120—A resolution commemorating the christening of the USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams.sres 332—A resolution designating the week of November 19 through November 25, 2017, during which the holiday of Thanksgiving is observed, as "National Family Week".sres 335—A resolution congratulating the University of Charleston men's soccer team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men's Soccer Championship at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri.sres 380—A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that electricity markets do not appropriately value the reliability and resilience attributes of baseload power generation serving the bulk power system.sres 470—A resolution authorizing the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.).sres 581—A resolution authorizing the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.).sres 734—A resolution recognizing the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.sres 99—Changing the Culture of the FDA Acts 1077—FDA Accountability for Public Safety Acts 1078
Cosponsored · 115th275
—CLEAR Relief Act of 2017s 1002—Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017s 1020—Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017s 1024—A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.s 1027—Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017s 1044—Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2017s 1072—Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study Acts 1075—Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017s 1084—A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.s 1086—Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Acts 109—Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Acts 1091—Interstate Transport Act of 2018s 1092—Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017s 1112—Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017s 1117—CRIB Acts 1148—Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Acts 1162—Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Acts 1169—Repay Act of 2017s 1176—National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018s 1182—Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017s 1196—Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017s 1287—RECOUP Acts 1329—Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Acts 1363—No Budget, No Pay Acts 14—Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Acts 1453—Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Acts 1503—Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018s 1520—Department of Education Accountability Act of 2017s 1531—FUTURE Acts 1535—Commonsense Competition and Access to Health Insurance Acts 1546
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate S0WV00090 · MANCHIN, JOE III → (Senate WV) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$2,997,446$4,062,595$8,472,361
2022$8,181,291$1,103,842$9,537,510
2020$744,355$575,122$2,460,062
2018$8,420,592$7,802,323$2,290,829
2016$598,103$359,290$1,672,560
6 authorized/associated committees · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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