Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Claude Harris
Claude Harris was a Democratic U.S. representative from Alabama, first elected to Congress in 1987, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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. 4368 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to persons who have 20 years of service creditable for retired…Jul 22, 1992 · Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1008.
- H.J.Res. 425 Designating May 10, 1992, as "Infant Mortality Awareness Day".May 14, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-283.
- H.R. 4196 To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from carrying out the Rural Health Care Initiative.Feb 7, 1992 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- H.J.Res. 194 Designating May 12, 1991, as "Infant Mortality Awareness Day".May 14, 1991 · Became Public Law No: 102-43.
- H.R. 4657 To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have…Jul 26, 1990 · See H.R.5326.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 5059 (100th) A bill to quiet title and possession with respect to a certain private land claim in Sumter County, Alabama.Became law
- H.J.Res. 546 (101st) Designating May 13, 1990, as Infant Mortality Awareness Day.Became law
- H.R. 3955 (101st) National Fire Forces Mobilization Act of 1990108 cosponsors
- H.R. 3706 (101st) To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide eligibility for burial in national cemeteries of all members of the Selected Reserve and of individuals who…14 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Harris has won
Rep. Harris has won 3 U.S. House elections (1986–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 19.5 to 41.1 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 4 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 4 | 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 |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 102nd 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.