Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Robert A. Borski
Robert Borski was a Democratic U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 6 bills that became law (100th–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. 5712 To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic.Nov 14, 2002 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2005-2006)
- H.R. 2362 Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission ActJul 24, 2002 · Became Public Law No: 107-202.
- H.R. 4885 To suspend temporarily the duty on Thiophanate-Methyl.Jun 6, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4223 To provide for the elimination of duty on Thiophanate-Methyl.Apr 15, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4222 To provide for the elimination of duty on TOPSIN.Apr 15, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 475 (100th) A joint resolution to designate October 1988 as "Polish American Heritage Month".Became law
- H.R. 4554 (106th) To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1602 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Joseph F. Smith Post…Became law
- H.R. 449 (106th) Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1999Became law
- H.R. 5749 (102nd) For the relief of Krishanthi Sava Kopp.Became law
- H.J.Res. 390 (103rd) Designating September 17, 1994, as "Constitution Day".Became law
- H.Res. 300 (100th) A resolution expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to the continued control of the cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania, by the Union of Soviet…Passed a chamber
- H.J.Res. 347 (101st) To designate October 1989 as "Polish American Heritage Month".224 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 266 (100th) A joint resolution to designate October 1987 as "Polish American Heritage Month".221 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Borski has won
Rep. Borski has won 10 U.S. House elections (1982–2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.4 to 37.8 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 7 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 7 | 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 | 0 | None listed |
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.