Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
J. James Exon
John Exon was a Democratic U.S. senator from Nebraska, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 12 bills that became law (100th–104th 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
- S. 2003 Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Improvement Act of 1996Jul 30, 1996 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
- S. 1780 A bill to revise the boundary of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.May 20, 1996 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S. 981 Truck Safety and Congressional Partnership Act of 1995Feb 20, 1996 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 337.
- S.Res. 211 A resolution to commend the Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for winning the 1995 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's…Jan 23, 1996 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S303)
- S.Res. 210 A resolution to commend the Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for winning both the 1994 and 1995 National Collegiate Athletic Association…Jan 23, 1996 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S302-303)
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 244 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of April, 1988, as "National Know Your Cholesterol Month".Became law
- S. 412 (103rd) Negotiated Rates Act of 1993Became law
- S. 1539 (100th) Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988Became law
- S. 2516 (101st) Foreign Direct Investment and International Financial Data Improvements Act of 1990Became law
- S. 1583 (102nd) Pipeline Safety Act of 1992Became law
- S. 2936 (101st) Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990Became law
- S. 1960 (100th) A bill to designate the Federal Building located at 215 17th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "Edward Zorinsky Federal Building".Became law
- S. 248 (102nd) Niobrara Scenic River Designation Act of 1991Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Exon has won
Sen. Exon has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984, 1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.9 to 35.3 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
104th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 21 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 21 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 104th 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.