Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Bernard J. Dwyer
Bernard Dwyer was a Democratic U.S. representative from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1981, who sponsored 3 bills 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. 2201 Underwater Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1991Sep 15, 1992 · For Further Action See H.R.1489.
- H.R. 4781 To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on 4-Picolylchoride Hc1, 2H-indol-2-one, 1,3-dihydro-1-phenyl-3-(4-pyridinylmethylene), Linopirdine (active)…Jul 28, 1992 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
- H.R. 2050 To suspend for a 3-year period the duty on ofloxacin.Jul 16, 1992 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
- H.R. 1934 To extend the existing suspension of duty on certain wood veneer.Jul 15, 1992 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
- H.J.Res. 445 Designating June 1992 as "National Scleroderma Awareness Month".Jun 23, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-303.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 219 (102nd) To designate the second week in June, as "National Scleroderma Awareness Week".Became law
- H.R. 4847 (100th) A bill to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require the labeling of chronically hazardous art materials and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 523 (101st) Civil Service and Federal Employee Retirement Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1989111 cosponsors
- H.R. 522 (101st) Railroad Retirement Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1989103 cosponsors
- H.R. 520 (101st) To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that checks for military retired and retainer pay and to pay benefits under the Retired Serviceman's Family…102 cosponsors
- H.R. 521 (101st) Black Lung Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1989102 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 354 (101st) Designating August 7 through 13, 1989, as "National Headache and Jaw Joint Injuries Week".86 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 507 (101st) Designating August 20 through 26, 1990, as "National Headache and Jaw Joint Disorders Week".81 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Dwyer has won
Rep. Dwyer has won 6 U.S. House elections (1980–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.4 to 40.1 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 16 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 16 | 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.