Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
William F. Clinger Jr.
William Clinger was a Republican U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 3 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
- H.R. 3568 To designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.Oct 19, 1996 · Became Public Law No: 104-314.
- H.Res. 534 Recognizing and honoring the crew members of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its…Oct 1, 1996 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- H.R. 3596 Oil Region National Heritage Area ActJun 13, 1996 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- H.R. 3078 Federal Agency Anti-Lobbying ActMay 15, 1996 · Committee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 3450 To provide for modification of the State agreement under title II of the Social Security Act with the State of Pennsylvania with respect to certain students.May 14, 1996 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3386 (101st) Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 3085 (100th) A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to the level of flood protection provided by the flood control project for Lock Haven…Became law
- H.R. 5 (104th) Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2 (104th) Line Item Veto ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 5402 (101st) To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating certain segments of the Alleghany River in the State of Pennsylvania as a component of the National…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2937 (104th) For the reimbursement of legal expenses and related fees incurred by former employees of the White House Travel Office with respect to the termination of…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1670 (104th) Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995Passed a chamber
- H.R. 830 (104th) Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Clinger has won
Rep. Clinger has won 9 U.S. House elections (1978–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.3 to 49.0 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 25 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 25 | 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 | 7 | See the 7 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 2 | See the 2 → |
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.