Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Robert J. Dole
Robert Dole was a Republican U.S. senator from Kansas, first elected to Congress in 1961, who sponsored 21 bills that became law (100th–104th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- S. 1711 Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996Oct 9, 1996 · Became Public Law No: 104-275.
- S. 1382 A bill to extend the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act.Oct 4, 1996 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- S. 1720 A bill to establish the Nicodemus National Historic Site and the New Bedford National Historic Landmark.Sep 28, 1996 · For Further Action See H.R.4236.
- S. 1857 Bipartisan Campaign Practices Commission Act of 1996Jun 11, 1996 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
- S. 1856 Medicare Restoration Act of 1996Jun 11, 1996 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 49 (100th) A joint resolution to designate September 18, 1987, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 172 (103rd) A joint resolution designating May 29, 1995, through June 6, 1995, as a "Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth anniversary of World war II".Became law
- S.J.Res. 324 (101st) A joint resolution to designate June 3 through 9, 1990, as "Week of the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II".Became law
- S.J.Res. 237 (101st) A joint resolution providing for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower.Became law
- S. 4 (104th) Line Item Veto ActBecame law
- S. 2017 (101st) Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990Became law
- S. 2890 (102nd) An Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes.Became law
- S. 1016 (101st) A bill to change the name of "Marion Lake", located northwest of Marion, Kansas, to "Marion Reservoir".Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Dole has won
Sen. Dole has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1980, 1986, 1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 27.5 to 40.1 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
104th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 138 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 138 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 6 | See the 6 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 104th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.