Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
James A. Barcia
James Barcia was a Democratic U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (103rd–107th 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. 2733 Enterprise Integration Act of 2002Nov 5, 2002 · Became Public Law No: 107-277.
- H.R. 5433 Motorcycle and Motorcycling Small Business Protection ActOct 8, 2002 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- H.R. 5183 Water Quality Investment Act of 2002Jul 25, 2002 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- H.R. 5074 Technology Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology Act of 2002Jul 16, 2002 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
- H.R. 4929 To recognize the American Boxing and Athletic Association as the official sanctioning body for amateur elimination boxing contests.Jun 26, 2002 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 394 (105th) To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.Became law
- H.Con.Res. 75 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should work more aggressively to attack the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders and…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4429 (106th) Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2000Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2670 (104th) To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 524 (107th) Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001Passed a chamber
- H.R. 828 (106th) Wet Weather Quality Act of 2000Reported from committee
- H.Con.Res. 173 (103rd) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the unique and vital health care services provided by osteopathic physicians must be included in any health care…102 cosponsors
- H.R. 2001 (107th) Arrow Excise Tax Simplification Act of 200157 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Barcia has won
Rep. Barcia has won 5 U.S. House elections (1992–2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 22.3 to 50.4 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
107th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 10 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 10 | 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 | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 107th 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.