Former member of Congress · last served 106th Congress
Richard H. Bryan
Richard Bryan was a Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada, first elected to Congress in 1989, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (101st–106th 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. 439 An Act to amend the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 to adjust the boundary of the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, and to…Dec 21, 2000 · Became Public Law No: 106-558.
- S. 2273 Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Act of 2000Oct 11, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
- S.Res. 326 A resolution designating the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, as the "National Cowboy Poetry Gathering".Oct 5, 2000 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10007-10008)
- S. 2963 Consumer Awareness of Market-Based Drug Prices Act of 2000Jul 27, 2000 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 2728 A bill to authorize the Forest Service to convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for use as an elementary school…Jun 14, 2000 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 605 (101st) Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 1990Became law
- S. 3237 (101st) Silver Coin Proof Sets ActBecame law
- S. 673 (101st) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Authorization Act of 1989Passed a chamber
- S. 591 (102nd) Highway Fatality and Injury Reduction Act of 1991Passed a chamber
- S. 1249 (101st) Federal Trade Commission Act Amendments of 1989Passed a chamber
- S. 1012 (102nd) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Authorization Act of 1991Passed a chamber
- S. 783 (103rd) Consumer Reporting Reform Act of 1994Passed a chamber
- S. 1690 (102nd) Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Bryan has won
Sen. Bryan has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1988, 1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.2 to 10.3 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
106th 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 CBO cost estimate listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 106th 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.