Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress

Amo Houghton

REPUBLICAN U.S. Representative · New YorkHouse 1987–2005 (NY-34, NY-31, NY-29)

Amo Houghton was a Republican U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 1987, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (100th–108th Congress).

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141Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–108th Congress (excludes amendments)

14Passed a chamberof 141 bills & resolutions sponsored

4Became law3 substantive + 1 ceremonial · 100th–108th Congress

—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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. 855 Commending the "Trust in the Lives of Older Women" program and encouraging community organizations to participate in the program.
Nov 16, 2004 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
H.R. 5249 Firearm Theft Prevention Act of 2004
Oct 11, 2004 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1878-1879)
H.Res. 783 Recognizing Jerry J. Jasinowski on the occasion of his retirement from the presidency of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Oct 8, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
H.R. 4832 Freedom of the Press Reinforcement Act
Aug 4, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
H.R. 4287 Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004
Jun 7, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Rep. Houghton has won

Rep. Houghton has won 9 U.S. House elections (1986–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 20.3 to 92.9 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won9 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 20.3 points1986, NY-34

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 9 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, New York’s 29th districtWinners, most recent three: John Kuhl (R) 2004–2006 → Eric Massa (D) 2008 → Tom Reed (R) 2010. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

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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 35 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	35	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.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.