Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Lloyd Bentsen was a Democratic U.S. senator from Texas, first elected to Congress in 1947, who sponsored 6 bills that became law (100th–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
- S. 1181 A bill for the relief of Christy Carl Hallien of Arlington, Texas.Oct 23, 1992 · Became Private Law No: 102-19.
- S. 2105 Civil Tiltrotor Development Advisory Committee Act of 1991Oct 8, 1992 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- S. 2880 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1993 and 1994 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States…Oct 7, 1992 · Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- S. 2798 An original bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to remove the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from the list of countries ineligible for designation as a…Oct 5, 1992 · See H.R.11.
- S. 1722 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991Oct 5, 1992 · See H.R.3040.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 78 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1989 and 1990 as "National Hospice Month".Became law
- S. 1652 (100th) A bill to authorize the establishment by the Secretary of Agriculture of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program at Lubbock, Texas.Became law
- S. 1164 (101st) An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International…Became law
- S.J.Res. 78 (102nd) A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1991 and 1992 as "National Hospice Month".Became law
- S.J.Res. 134 (102nd) A joint resolution designating May 22, 1991, as National Desert Storm Reservists Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 34 (101st) A joint resolution designating the week of April 14, 1989, through April 22, 1989, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 289 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1988 as "National Hospice Month".Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 252 (101st) A joint resolution designating the week of April 15, 1990, through April 21, 1990, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Bentsen has won
Sen. Bentsen has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1976, 1982, 1988). Of the contested races, margins ran from 14.5 to 19.2 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.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.