Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
William J. Coyne
William Coyne was a Democratic U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1981, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–107th 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. 4829 For the relief of Olivera Goronja.Jun 7, 2002 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
- H.R. 4278 To suspend temporarily the duty on P-Phenylphenol.Apr 16, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4277 To suspend temporarily the duty on APEC 1745.Apr 16, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4276 To suspend temporarily the duty on Bayowet FT-248.Apr 16, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4275 To suspend temporarily the duty on Phenylisocyanate.Apr 16, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 927 (103rd) To designate the Pittsburgh Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the National Aviary in Pittsburgh.Became law
- H.R. 5653 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt the full amount of bonds issued for government-owned high-speed intercity rail facilities from the State…Reported from committee
- H.R. 1186 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the treatment of qualified small issue bonds through 1996.232 cosponsors
- H.R. 827 (103rd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the treatment of qualified small issue bonds.110 cosponsors
- H.R. 774 (101st) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of, and payment for, services of psychologists under part B of the medicare program.86 cosponsors
- H.R. 4260 (103rd) Health Research Act of 199470 cosponsors
- H.R. 2738 (106th) Food Stamp Outreach and Research for Kids Act of 199954 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 346 (103rd) Designating September 25, 1994, as "Gold Star Mothers Day".54 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Coyne has won
Rep. Coyne has won 11 U.S. House elections (1980–2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 21.7 to 84.4 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
107th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 20 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 20 | 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 107th 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.