Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Roland Burris
Roland Burris was a Democratic U.S. senator from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 2009.
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. 3891 Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010Sep 29, 2010 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 3886 A bill to authorize the establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor and commemorate the accomplishments of Mr. Benjamin Banneker.Sep 29, 2010 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S. 1629 New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study ActAug 5, 2010 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 528.
- S.Res. 606 A resolution designating August 29, 2010, as "Railroad Retirement Day".Aug 4, 2010 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6739)
- S.Res. 559 A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.Jun 16, 2010 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5046-5047; text as passed…
Top bills sponsored
- S.Res. 522 (111th) A resolution recognizing National Nurses Week.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 198 (111th) A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 301 (111th) A resolution designating October 2, 2009, as "World MRSA Day".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 394 (111th) A resolution congratulating the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine for its 150 years of commitment to advancing science and improving health.Passed a chamber
- S. 1695 (111th) A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.16 cosponsors
- S.Res. 159 (111th) A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as…4 cosponsors
- S. 1802 (111th) United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 20092 cosponsors
- S.Con.Res. 33 (111th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the crew of the USS Mason DE-529 who…2 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 45 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 45 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th 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.