Former member of Congress · last served 114th Congress
Chaka Fattah
Chaka Fattah was a Democratic U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1995, who voted with most Democrats on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 1 bill that became law (113th–114th 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.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 3717 U.S.-Israel Global Neuroscience Partnership ActOct 9, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.Res. 409 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude certain organizations from the definition of earmark.Sep 8, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
- H.R. 1360 America's FOCUS Act of 2015Aug 18, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- H.R. 2736 Youth Mental Health Research ActJun 12, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 1672 REDEEM ActApr 29, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 100 (106th) To establish designations for United States Postal Service buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Became law
- H.R. 4838 (113th) To redesignate the railroad station located at 2955 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "30th Street Station", as the "William H.…Became law
- H.Res. 1311 (110th) Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR UP Day.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3939 (105th) To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 658 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3999 (105th) To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 5209 Greene Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "David P. Richardson, Jr., Post…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4000 (105th) To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 400 Edgmont Avenue, Chester, Pennsylvania, as the "Thomas P. Foglietta Post Office Building".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4001 (105th) To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 2601 North 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Roxanne H. Jones Post Office…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4002 (105th) To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 5300 West Jefferson Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Freeman Hankins Post Office…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Fattah has won
Rep. Fattah has won 11 U.S. House elections (1994–2014). Of the contested races, margins ran from 71.8 to 96.0 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.
How has Pennsylvania’s 2nd district done while Rep. Fattah served?
2005 to 2011 in PA-2: typical household income was down 8% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 4.4 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 3.3 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Pennsylvania’s 2nd district during Fattah’s time representing it (1995 to 2016). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. PA-2 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2018, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 1995 to 2016.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
114th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 9 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 9 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 7 | See the 7 → |
| 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 114th 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 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.