Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
William L. Dickinson
William Dickinson was a Republican U.S. representative from Alabama, first elected to Congress in 1965.
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. 5437 To require the construction of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World…Jun 23, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
- H.R. 4195 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a limited access highway project in the vicinity of Dothan, Alabama.Feb 21, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
- H.R. 468 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway demonstration project in the vicinity of Montgomery, Alabama.Dec 18, 1991 · See H.R.2950.
- H.J.Res. 81 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.Apr 16, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
- H.R. 686 Environmental Infrastructure Act of 1991Jan 29, 1991 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Top bills sponsored
- H.Res. 16 (101st) Expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the late Representative Bill Nichols.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3595 (101st) To protect the retired pay of certain members of the Armed Forces convicted of an offense under section 2071(b) of title 18, United States Code.71 cosponsors
- H.R. 602 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds.57 cosponsors
- H.R. 3798 (101st) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to contributions and expenditures by national banks, corporations, and labor unions.49 cosponsors
- H.R. 2895 (100th) A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act with respect to contributions and expenditures by national banks, corporations, and labor unions.32 cosponsors
- H.R. 4100 (101st) Environmental Infrastructure Act of 199014 cosponsors
- H.R. 2719 (100th) A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the Armed Forces.3 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Dickinson has won
Rep. Dickinson has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.8 to 88.4 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 6 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 6 | 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.