Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
John Heinz
Henry Heinz was a Republican U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1971, who sponsored 5 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
- S. 606 A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating certain segments of the Allegheny River in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a component of…Apr 20, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-271.
- S. 719 A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel test assemblies.Mar 21, 1991 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 707 A bill to extend until January 1, 1995, the existing suspension of duty on certain wools.Mar 20, 1991 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 706 A bill to extend the temporary duty suspension on certain knitting machines and parts, and for other purposes.Mar 20, 1991 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 705 A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals, and for other purposes.Mar 20, 1991 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 190 (101st) A joint resolution designating April 9, 1990 as "National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day".Became law
- S. 2806 (101st) An Act to redesignate "The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways."Became law
- S. 2151 (101st) A bill to permit the transfer of the obsolete submarine U.S.S. Requin to the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before the expiration of the…Became law
- S.J.Res. 378 (100th) A joint resolution designating the week of October 2 through 8, 1988, as "National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 226 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the year 1990 as the "Bicentennial Anniversary of the legacy of Benjamin Franklin".Passed a chamber
- S. 1664 (101st) A bill to establish a congressional commemorative medal for members of the Armed Forces who were present during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.Passed a chamber
- S. 1933 (101st) Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights ActPassed a chamber
- S.Res. 385 (100th) A resolution expressing the opposition of the Senate to the continued control of the cathedral of Vilnius, Lithuania, by the Union of Soviet Socialist…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Heinz has won
Sen. Heinz has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1976, 1982, 1988). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.6 to 34.0 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 19 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 19 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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.