Former member of Congress · last served 106th Congress
Michael P. Forbes
Michael Forbes was a Democratic U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (104th–106th 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. 4720 Combat Merchant Mariners Veterans Benefits Act of 2000Dec 7, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
- H.R. 5336 Conservation and Reinvestment Tax-Incentive Act of 2000Sep 28, 2000 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.Con.Res. 398 Expressing the sense of the Congres that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America.Sep 13, 2000 · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- H.Con.Res. 392 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in recognition of the services rendered by this Nation's volunteer firefighters.Sep 13, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.
- H.R. 4848 Violence Against Women Office ActJul 24, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3139 (104th) To redesignate the United States Post Office building located at 245 Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach, New York, as the "Rose Y. Caracappa…Became law
- H.R. 1836 (104th) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, for inclusion in the Amagansett National…Became law
- H.R. 1163 (104th) To authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2005 (104th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 855 (106th) Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection ActReported from committee
- H.R. 4025 (104th) For the relief of the estate of Gail E. Dobert.Reported from committee
- H.Con.Res. 115 (106th) Expressing the support of the Congress for activities to increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer.75 cosponsors
- H.R. 2811 (104th) To designate the nature preserve located at the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant in Calverton, New York, and administered by the Department of the Navy…31 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Forbes has won
Rep. Forbes has won 3 U.S. House elections (1994–1998). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.6 to 25.0 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.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
106th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 18 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 18 | 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 | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 106th 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.