Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress
Martin Frost
Martin Frost was a Democratic U.S. representative from Texas, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 5 bills that became law (100th–108th 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.Res. 696 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3767) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription…Jul 13, 2004 · Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Frost. Petition No: 108-9. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/108/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis9.htm">Discharge petition</a>…
- H.Res. 586 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an Aviation Maintenance Technician Day should be established in recognition of Charles Edward…May 19, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- H.Res. 571 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an Aviation Maintenance Technician Day should be established and expressing appreciation for Charles…May 19, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- H.R. 4235 To allow the export or other provision of oil to Israel.Apr 28, 2004 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- H.Res. 207 Honoring the life and achievements of Dallas Morning News Reporter Sam Attlesey and expressing sorrow on the occasion of his death.Nov 12, 2003 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2358 (101st) To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the Civic Achievement Award Program in Honor of the Office of Speaker of the House of…Became law
- H.R. 632 (104th) To enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the United States.Became law
- H.R. 610 (100th) A bill for the relief of Calvin L. Graham.Became law
- H.J.Res. 573 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 13, 1988, as "National Craniofacial Deformity Awareness Week".Became law
- H.J.Res. 515 (101st) Designating the week beginning September 16, 1990, as "National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week".Became law
- H.Res. 107 (103rd) Providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House for the expenses of investigations and studies by certain committees of the House in the first session…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 163 (103rd) Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2) to establish national voter registration procedures for Federal…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 183 (103rd) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2244) making supplemental appropriations, transfers, and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Frost has won
Rep. Frost has won 13 U.S. House elections (1978–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.7 to 85.2 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
108th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 11 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 11 | 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 |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 108th 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.