Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress
Max Burns
Max Burns was a Republican U.S. representative from Georgia, first elected to Congress in 2003, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (108th–108th 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. 4569 To provide for the development of a national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen…Dec 23, 2004 · Became Public Law No: 108-488.
- H.R. 2523 To designate the United States courthouse located at 125 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia, as the "Tomochichi United States Courthouse".Dec 21, 2004 · Became Public Law No: 108-461.
- H.R. 5303 To provide for the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) for veterans on the grounds of the Navy Supply…Oct 21, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 5011 Military Personnel Financial Services Protection ActOct 6, 2004 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- H.R. 5215 Senior Elder Care Relief and Empowerment (SECURE) ActOct 5, 2004 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1170 (108th) Child Medication Safety Act of 2003Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 449 (108th) Honoring the life and accomplishments of Ray Charles, recognizing his contributions to the Nation, and extending condolences to his family on his death.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4109 (108th) Simple Tax for Seniors Act of 2004Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4411 (108th) Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4841 (108th) Tax Simplification for Americans Act of 2004Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4925 (108th) 14th/14 Amendment Interstate Highway Initiation Act12 cosponsors
- H.R. 3894 (108th) Pell Grants Plus Act11 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Burns has won
Rep. Burns has won 1 U.S. House election (2002–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 10.4 to 10.4 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
108th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 18 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 18 | 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 | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 108th 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.