rowid,sponsor_name,sponsor_party,sponsor_state,sponsor_bioguide_id,bill_count 1,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",D,HI,I000025,1794 2,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",R,UT,H000338,1468 3,"Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]",R,IA,G000386,1451 4,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",D,NJ,R000383,1391 5,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",D,NY,S000148,1387 6,"Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]",D,CA,F000062,1287 7,"Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20]",D,IL,D000563,1270 8,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",D,MA,M000133,1246 9,"Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13]",D,NJ,M000639,1241 10,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",D,MA,K000105,1200 11,"Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]",D,OR,W000779,1195 12,"Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]",D,FL,P000218,1150 13,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",R,KS,D000401,1147 14,"Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]",R,SC,T000254,1147 15,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",R,AK,Y000033,1123 16,"Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]",D,DC,N000147,1081 17,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",D,NY,M001054,1057 18,"Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]",D,PA,C001070,1020 19,"Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16]",D,NY,R000053,1012 20,"Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]",D,MN,K000367,979 21,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",R,PA,S000709,945 22,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",D,CA,C000877,942 23,"Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]",R,AZ,M000303,921 24,"Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2]",R,ME,S000663,911 25,"Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]",D,CA,S000810,907 26,"Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]",D,OH,B000944,897 27,"Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]",R,AZ,B001302,894 28,"Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]",D,MT,B000243,872 29,"Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]",D,NY,M000087,868 30,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",R,NM,D000407,867 31,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",R,PA,H000456,863 32,"Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]",R,NJ,S000522,861 33,"Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]",D,CT,D000388,849 34,"Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]",R,FL,R000595,849 35,"Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]",R,NC,H000463,845 36,"Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]",D,CA,B000711,834 37,"Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]",R,TX,C001056,819 38,"Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]",D,VT,L000174,811 39,"Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]",D,MA,K000148,802 40,"Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]",D,NV,R000146,800 41,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",D,NJ,L000123,788 42,"Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]",R,MD,M000241,786 43,"Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3]",D,MD,C000141,785 44,"Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]",D,MA,M000834,775 45,"Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12]",R,IL,C000873,766 46,"Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]",D,NM,B000468,763 47,"Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]",D,HI,M000250,763 48,"Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]",D,MS,M000865,754 49,"Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19]",D,NY,B000432,739 50,"Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24]",R,NY,S000675,737 51,"Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]",D,WV,B001210,735 52,"Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17]",D,NY,M001098,725 53,"Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]",D,TX,J000032,722 54,"Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]",D,FL,B000371,715 55,"Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]",D,MI,L000261,715 56,"Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1]",D,MI,C000714,712 57,"Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]",D,IA,H000206,709 58,"Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]",R,AK,S000888,699 59,"Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]",D,MN,O000006,694 60,"Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25]",D,CA,R000485,693 61,"Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]",R,ME,C001035,692 62,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",D,MA,F000339,692 63,"Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]",D,TX,B000401,683 64,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",R,DE,R000460,679 65,"Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]",D,CT,B001277,672 66,"Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]",D,SD,D000064,669 67,"Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10]",D,IN,J000033,649 68,"Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18]",D,NY,K000302,649 69,"Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]",D,NJ,A000210,646 70,"Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16]",D,MI,D000355,646 71,"Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]",D,WA,M001111,641 72,"Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]",D,NJ,B001288,639 73,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",D,AZ,D000185,638 74,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",D,NJ,R000374,634 75,"Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]",D,RI,P000193,628 76,"Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]",D,OR,M001176,627 77,"Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]",R,TX,P000583,626 78,"Rep. Vitter, David [R-LA-1]",R,LA,V000127,622 79,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",R,NY,D000018,619 80,"Rep. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY-20]",D,NY,G000555,619 81,"Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]",R,IL,M000692,619 82,"Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]",R,NY,G000212,609 83,"Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]",R,AK,M001153,608 84,"Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]",D,NH,S001181,605 85,"Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2]",D,HI,A000069,604 86,"Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5]",R,MS,L000447,604 87,"Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]",D,CA,L000551,604 88,"Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3]",R,AR,H000124,599 89,"Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]",D,WV,R000361,599 90,"Rep. Reed, Jack [D-RI-2]",D,RI,R000122,595 91,"Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA]",D,WA,J000013,590 92,"Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]",R,UT,L000577,589 93,"Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]",D,CT,D000216,586 94,"Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]",R,TX,C001098,577 95,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",D,ME,M000811,570 96,"Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21]",D,IL,P000522,566 97,"Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1]",R,MA,C000709,565 98,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",D,MI,R000249,565 99,"Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large]",I,VT,S000033,562 100,"Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32]",D,NY,L000556,558