Former member of Congress · last served 109th Congress
Conrad R. Burns
Conrad Burns was a Republican U.S. senator from Montana, first elected to Congress in 1989, who sponsored 20 bills that became law (101st–109th 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. 3759 A bill to name the Armed Forces Readiness Center in Great Falls, Montana, in honor of Captain William Wylie Galt, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of…Dec 18, 2006 · Became Public Law No: 109-412.
- S. 1219 A bill to authorize certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water needs of the…Dec 18, 2006 · Became Public Law No: 109-410.
- S. 997 Montana Cemetery Act of 2006Dec 8, 2006 · Held at the desk.
- S.Res. 606 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to raising awareness and enhancing the state of computer security in the United States, and…Sep 30, 2006 · Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10755-10756)
- S. 3679 National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006Sep 25, 2006 · Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 347 (101st) A joint resolution designating April 7 through 13, 1991, as "National County Government Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 19 (101st) A joint resolution to designate November 8, 1989, as "Montana Centennial Day".Became law
- S. 877 (108th) CAN-SPAM Act of 2003Became law
- S. 376 (106th) ORBIT ActBecame law
- S. 800 (106th) Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999Became law
- S. 1607 (102nd) Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992Became law
- S. 2214 (108th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3150 Great Northern Avenue in Missoula, Montana, as the "Mike Mansfield Post…Became law
- S. 438 (106th) Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act of 1999Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Burns has won
Sen. Burns has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1988, 1994, 2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.3 to 24.7 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.
How has Montana done while Sen. Burns served?
2005 to 2006 in Montana: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Montana during Burns’s time representing it (1989 to 2007). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Montana begin in 2005, so 1989 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
109th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 44 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 44 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a committee report listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 109th 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.