Former member of Congress · last served 106th Congress
Bob Franks
Bob Franks was a Republican U.S. representative from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (103rd–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. 3069 Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act of 2000Nov 1, 2000 · Became Public Law No: 106-407.
- H.R. 5227 21st Century Community Learning Centers ActOct 28, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
- H.R. 5252 Release Our Reserve Now ActOct 20, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- H.Res. 623 Regarding the adoption of Resolution 1322 by the Security Council of the United Nations on October 7, 2000.Oct 11, 2000 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- H.R. 4519 Baylee's LawSep 27, 2000 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Top bills sponsored
- H.Con.Res. 254 (105th) Calling on the Government of Cuba to extradite to the United States convicted felon Joanne Chesimard and all other individuals who have fled the United States…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3810 (105th) To designate the United States Post Office located at 202 Center Street in Garwood, New Jersey, as the "James T. Leonard, Sr. Post Office".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2014 (106th) To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 279 (106th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 200th birthday celebration of the Library of Congress.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 105 (106th) Authorizing the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 Special Olympics World Games to be run through the Capitol Grounds.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 280 (106th) Authorizing the 2000 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 50 (106th) Authorizing the 1999 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 322 (106th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in sympathy for the victims of Hurricane Floyd, which struck numerous communities along the East Coast…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Franks has won
Rep. Franks has won 4 U.S. House elections (1992–1998). Of the contested races, margins ran from 8.1 to 20.9 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 42 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 42 | 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 | 9 | See the 9 → |
| With a committee report listed | 9 | See the 9 → |
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.