Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Bill Bradley
William Bradley was a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 22 bills that became law (100th–104th 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.Res. 282 A resolution to designate October 10, 1996, as the "Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence".Aug 2, 1996 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- S. 969 Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996Jul 19, 1996 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.
- S. 1935 Public Trust and Environmental Accountability ActJul 9, 1996 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S. 1528 Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1996May 15, 1996 · Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-542.
- S. 1640 Domestic Saturday Night Special Act of 1996Mar 25, 1996 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 88 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing November 15, 1987, and ending November 21, 1987, as "Geography Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 120 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing November 12, 1989, and ending November 18, 1989, as "Geography Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 131 (103rd) A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 14, 1993, and the week beginning November 13, 1994, each as "Geography Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 172 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing February 21, 1988, and ending February 27, 1988, as "National Visiting Nurse Association Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 323 (101st) A joint resolution designating November 11 through 17, 1990, as "Geography Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 263 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing November 13, 1988, and ending November 19, 1988, as "Geography Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 258 (101st) A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1990 as "National Arbor Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 270 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing February 17, 1991, and ending February 23, 1991, as "National Visiting Nurse Associations Week".Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Bradley has won
Sen. Bradley has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984, 1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.0 to 29.3 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
104th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 29 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 29 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 104th 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.