Former member of Congress · last served 106th Congress
Rod Grams
Rod Grams was a Republican U.S. senator from Minnesota, 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
- S.J.Res. 36 A joint resolution recognizing the late Bernt Balchen for his many contributions to the United States and a lifetime of remarkable achievements on the…Oct 25, 2000 · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- S.Res. 31 A resolution commending Archbishop Desmond Tutu for being a recipient of the Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity.Oct 24, 2000 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10937)
- S.Res. 372 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1322.Oct 12, 2000 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10426)
- S. 1535 Medicare Ensuring Prescription Drugs for Seniors Act of 1999Oct 4, 2000 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9835-9839)
- S. 3138 Child Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2000Sep 28, 2000 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 1026 (105th) Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 1997Became law
- S.Res. 200 (106th) A resolution designating January 2000 as 'National Biotechnology Month'.Passed a chamber
- S.Con.Res. 58 (105th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress over Russia's newly passed religion law.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 174 (104th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should aggressively pursue the release of political and religious prisoners in…Passed a chamber
- S. 3072 (106th) Support for Overseas Cooperative Development ActReported from committee
- S. 783 (105th) Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997Reported from committee
- H.R. 3645 (103rd) Family, Investment, Retirement, Savings, and Tax Fairness Act of 199399 cosponsors
- H.R. 2434 (103rd) Putting Jobs and the American Family First Act of 199378 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Grams has won
Sen. Grams has won 1 U.S. House election (1992–1992) and 1 U.S. Senate election (1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.0 to 11.1 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 57 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 57 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
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.