Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Lawrence Coughlin
R. Coughlin was a Republican U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1969.
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. 5810 For the relief of Elham Ghandour Cicippio.Aug 20, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
- H.R. 3719 To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on composite vials of timolol maleate/pilocarpine hydrochloride solutions and diluent.Jul 31, 1992 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
- H.J.Res. 398 Designating August 4, 1992, as "National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day".Jun 9, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
- H.J.Res. 414 To honor, on the eve of the Second Drug Summit, the hundreds of South Americans and North Americans who have lost their lives while defending their nations…Mar 3, 1992 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.R. 1857 To extend for 3 years the existing suspension of duty on Ala Pro.Feb 26, 1992 · See H.R.4318.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 312 (102nd) To designate November 1991 as "National Red Ribbon Month".236 cosponsors
- H.R. 4848 (101st) Transportation Employee Alcohol and Drug Testing Act of 199029 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 283 (100th) A concurrent resolution to recognize the vital contribution that United States Armed Forces personnel have made to promoting America's security interests in…28 cosponsors
- H.R. 680 (102nd) To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish in the program of block grants regarding drug abuse and mental health a requirement regarding the approval…24 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 144 (102nd) To express the sense of Congress that, in any Act of Congress authorizing appropriations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs and…23 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 247 (101st) To urge the President to certify that Panama is fully cooperating with the United States in combating illicit drug trafficking, and to commend the Government…19 cosponsors
- H.R. 681 (102nd) To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for failure to obey an order to land an aircraft issued by a Federal law enforcement…16 cosponsors
- H.R. 5301 (101st) Airborne Drug Trafficking Deterrence Act15 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Coughlin has won
Rep. Coughlin has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 12.2 to 41.0 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 19 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 19 | 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 102nd 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.