Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Albert G. Bustamante
Albert Bustamante was a Democratic U.S. representative from Texas, first elected to Congress in 1985.
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. 6060 United States-Mexico Border Environmental Zone Protection ActDec 22, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
- H.J.Res. 533 Designating May 1993, as "Karate Kids Just Say No to Drugs Month".Aug 3, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
- H.R. 2868 Relating to the reliquidation of certain entries.Jul 31, 1992 · See H.R.4318.
- H.R. 4320 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend coverage under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services to members of the Armed…Mar 4, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
- H.R. 1853 To provide for the duty-free liquidation or reliquidation of, and the refund of customs duties for, certain entries of tissue paper products.Feb 26, 1992 · See H.R.4318.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 967 (101st) To establish the Amistad National Recreation Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4811 (101st) To expand the boundaries of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5023 (101st) Government Procurement Agreements Act of 1990Reported from committee
- H.R. 1296 (101st) To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the imposition of a charge for the receipt of outpatient medical or dental care in a facility of any…87 cosponsors
- H.R. 3259 (100th) Diabetes Prevention Act of 198748 cosponsors
- H.R. 1561 (101st) Hispanic-Serving Institutions of Higher Education Act of 198939 cosponsors
- H.R. 846 (102nd) CHAMPUS Mental Health Benefits Restoration Act of 199133 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 119 (101st) Honoring the Texas-Israel Exchange program for its contributions to the agricultural interests of Texas and Israel.27 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Bustamante has won
Rep. Bustamante has won 4 U.S. House elections (1984–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 27.0 to 81.4 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 12 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 12 | 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 102nd 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.