Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Robert W. Davis
Robert Davis was a Republican U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–102nd 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. 6212 To eliminate foreign shipbuilding subsidy practices and to enhance the competitiveness of the United States merchant marine.Oct 13, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5350 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank ActOct 6, 1992 · See H.R.5013.
- H.R. 3227 Keweenaw National Historical Park Establishment ActOct 6, 1992 · See S.1664.
- H.R. 534 Recreational Boat User Fee Relief ActOct 5, 1992 · See H.R.11.
- H.R. 5197 To clear certain impediments to the licensing of a vessel for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries of the United States.Oct 4, 1992 · By request of Mr. Boucher the House passed over the measure without prejudice.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3679 (100th) Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians ActBecame law
- H.Con.Res. 130 (100th) A concurrent resolution recognizing the accomplishments of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act in honor of its 50th anniversary.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 5352 (102nd) Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness ActReported from committee
- H.R. 3086 (102nd) To clear certain impediments to the licensing of a vessel for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries of the United States.Reported from committee
- H.J.Res. 514 (101st) To designate the week beginning May 6, 1990, as "National Correctional Officers Week".104 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 504 (100th) A joint resolution to designate May 8 through 14, 1988, as "National Correctional Officers Recognition Week".64 cosponsors
- H.R. 4056 (100th) A bill making urgent supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1988 for Coast Guard operating expenses.50 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Davis has won
Rep. Davis has won 7 U.S. House elections (1978–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 9.8 to 31.7 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 18 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 18 | 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.