Former member of Congress · last served 114th Congress
Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
Charles Boustany was a Republican U.S. representative from Louisiana, first elected to Congress in 2005, who voted with most Republicans on 96% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
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.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 6404 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016Nov 30, 2016 · Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the…
- H.R. 6169 Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse ActOct 11, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- H.R. 5089 RADAR ActSep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- H.R. 6228 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits.Sep 28, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 6137 Louisiana Flood and Storm Devastation Tax Relief Act of 2016Sep 22, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3412 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the "Sergeant Richard…Became law
- H.R. 2972 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 West Edward Street in Erath, Louisiana, as the "Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office".Became law
- H.R. 3761 (109th) Flexibility for Displaced Workers ActBecame law
- H.R. 3864 (109th) Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita Act of 2005Became law
- H.R. 1173 (112th) Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 220 (109th) Recognizing America's Blood Centers and its member organizations for their commitment to providing over half the Nation with a safe and adequate volunteer…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5447 (114th) Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 294 (109th) Supporting the goals of "A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval", and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Boustany has won
Rep. Boustany has won 6 U.S. House elections (2004–2014). Of the contested races, margins ran from 9.9 to 66.7 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 Louisiana’s 3rd district done while Rep. Boustany served?
2013 to 2016 in LA-3: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 3.8 points, 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. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Louisiana’s 3rd district during Boustany’s time representing it (2013 to 2017). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. LA-3 was redrawn in 2012, 2022 and again in 2024 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Boustany’s term so far (2013 to 2016) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
114th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 39 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 39 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 37 | See the 37 → |
| 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 114th 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 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.