Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Dante B. Fascell
Dante Fascell was a Democratic U.S. representative from Florida, first elected to Congress in 1955, who sponsored 22 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. 6187 International Narcotics Control Act of 1992Nov 2, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-583.
- H.R. 5061 To establish Dry Tortugas National Park in the State of Florida.Oct 27, 1992 · Pocket Vetoed by President.
- H.R. 5751 To provide for the distribution within the United States of certain materials prepared by the United States Information Agency.Oct 23, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-454.
- H.R. 240 For the relief of Rodgito Keller.Oct 23, 1992 · Became Private Law No: 102-12.
- H.Res. 586 Commending the Ad Hoc Commission of El Salvador upon the completion of its work in compliance with the January 1992 Peace Accords and expressing the…Oct 12, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3402 (101st) Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989Became law
- H.R. 3611 (101st) International Narcotics Control Act of 1989Became law
- H.R. 1284 (102nd) Emergency Supplemental Assistance for Israel Act of 1991Became law
- H.R. 3952 (101st) Urgent Assistance for Democracy in Panama Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 5567 (101st) International Narcotics Control Act of 1990Became law
- H.R. 4548 (102nd) International Peacekeeping Act of 1992Became law
- H.R. 1727 (101st) Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989Became law
- H.R. 1495 (101st) Arms Control and Disarmament Amendments Act of 1989Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Fascell has won
Rep. Fascell has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 17.7 to 48.3 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 45 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 45 | 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.