Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Barbara-Rose Collins
Barbara-Rose Collins was a Democratic U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1991, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (102nd–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.J.Res. 195 Recognizing the end of slavery in the United States, and the true day of independence for African-Americans.Sep 27, 1996 · Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 2717 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade and on…Dec 18, 1995 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- H.R. 2544 Unremunerated Work ActNov 10, 1995 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- H.R. 4967 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Theodore Levin Federal Building and United States Courthouse".Nov 2, 1994 · Became Public Law No: 103-441.
- H.R. 3285 To redesignate the postal facility located at 1401 West Fort Street, Detroit, Michigan, as the "George W. Young Post Office".Aug 12, 1994 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 289 (103rd) Designating May 6, 1994, as "African-American Women Positive Role Model Day".109 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 290 (103rd) Designating June 17, 1994, as "African-American Men Positive Role Model Day".109 cosponsors
- H.R. 966 (103rd) Unremunerated Work Act of 199370 cosponsors
- H.R. 4528 (102nd) Youth Employability Services 2000 Act of 199250 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 202 (103rd) Designating the week of June 7, 1993, as "Equal Pay Act 30th Anniversary Week".48 cosponsors
- H.R. 3625 (102nd) Unremunerated Work Act of 199139 cosponsors
- H.R. 2210 (103rd) Mammography Access Tax Credit Act of 199328 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Collins has won
Rep. Collins has won 3 U.S. House elections (1990–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 63.3 to 70.0 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 3 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 3 | 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 | 0 | None listed |
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.