Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Doug Barnard Jr.
Doug Barnard was a Democratic U.S. representative from Georgia, first elected to Congress in 1977, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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. 6000 To redesignate Springer Mountain National Recreation Area as "Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area".Oct 23, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-456.
- H.R. 3654 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin ActOct 6, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-390.
- H.R. 6036 Monetary Policy and Treasury Finance Enhancement Act of 1992Sep 28, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5460 Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Study Act of 1992Jul 22, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
- H.R. 5311 Federal Banking Agency Consolidation Act of 1992Jun 15, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1864 (100th) A bill for the relief of Helen Lannier.Became law
- H.R. 3675 (100th) Real Estate Appraisal Reform Act of 1988Reported from committee
- H.R. 3247 (100th) A bill for the relief of Lynette J. Parker.Reported from committee
- H.R. 1992 (102nd) To restore the grave marker allowance for veterans.64 cosponsors
- H.R. 1087 (100th) Intergovernmental Mandate Relief Act of 198742 cosponsors
- H.R. 1278 (100th) A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to minimize the impact on state and local governments of unexpected provisions of legislation proposing…37 cosponsors
- H.R. 1546 (102nd) To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to minimize the impact on State and local governments of unexpected provisions of legislation proposing the…27 cosponsors
- H.R. 45 (100th) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of certain air transportation.27 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Barnard has won
Rep. Barnard has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 16.6 to 60.4 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 18 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 18 | 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 102nd 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.