Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
James H. Bilbray
James Bilbray was a Democratic U.S. representative from Nevada, first elected to Congress in 1987, who sponsored 3 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
- H.R. 3050 To expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.Nov 2, 1994 · Became Public Law No: 103-450.
- H.R. 939 To extend the suspension of duty on three-dimensional cameras.Sep 28, 1994 · See H.R.5110.
- H.Con.Res. 247 Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Nagorno Karabagh conflict.Sep 13, 1994 · Executive Comment Received from State.
- H.R. 3320 Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993Feb 23, 1994 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 3586 Defense Acquisition Reform Act of 1993Feb 2, 1994 · Hearings Held on Issue by Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation and Tourism.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 63 (103rd) Spring Mountains National Recreation Area ActBecame law
- H.R. 4559 (101st) Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990Became law
- H.Con.Res. 299 (102nd) Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Kurds in northern Iraq.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4590 (102nd) Spring Mountains National Recreation Area ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 2142 (100th) Nevada Wilderness Designation Act of 1987Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3691 (100th) A bill to designate the Federal building located at 600 Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the "Alan Bible Federal Building".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2012 (103rd) To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Richard "Red" Skelton, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of…221 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 300 (101st) Commending the Runnin' Rebels of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas for winning the 1990 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball…176 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Bilbray has won
Rep. Bilbray has won 4 U.S. House elections (1986–1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 10.0 to 30.3 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 9 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 9 | 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.