Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
Jim Bacchus
Jim Bacchus was a Democratic U.S. representative from Florida, first elected to Congress in 1991, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (102nd–103rd 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
- H.R. 5206 To authorize the reliquidation of certain entries.Oct 17, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 3893 To authorize the collection of entrance fees at Canaveral National Seashore, and for other purposes.Apr 27, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- H.R. 4052 National Flood Insurance Program Improvement Act of 1994Apr 7, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.
- H.R. 1880 Defense Workers Economic Reinvestment Act of 1993Aug 24, 1993 · Executive Comment Received from Justice.
- H.R. 1395 Ethics in Government Reform Act of 1993Jul 14, 1993 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 214 (102nd) To recognize the Astronauts Memorial at the John F. Kennedy Space Center as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty.Became law
- H.J.Res. 230 (103rd) To designate the period commencing on February 14, 1994, and ending on February 20, 1994, as "Children of Alcoholics Week".111 cosponsors
- H.R. 751 (103rd) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Fair Share Act of 199317 cosponsors
- H.R. 752 (103rd) Energy Extension Fair Share Act of 199317 cosponsors
- H.R. 753 (103rd) Census Data Fair Share Act of 199317 cosponsors
- H.R. 754 (103rd) Fair Share Act of 199317 cosponsors
- H.R. 755 (103rd) Airport Improvements Fair Share Act of 199317 cosponsors
- H.R. 756 (103rd) Federal Transit Fair Share Act of 199317 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Bacchus has won
Rep. Bacchus has won 2 U.S. House elections (1990–1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.4 to 3.9 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
103rd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 16 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 16 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 103rd 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.