Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress
Joseph M. Hoeffel
Joseph Hoeffel was a Democratic U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1999, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (106th–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.R. 3836 To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Pennsylvania.Mar 11, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 3753 To provide for the restoration of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, and for other purposes.Feb 5, 2004 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- H.Con.Res. 317 Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the form of cancer known as mesothelioma.Nov 12, 2003 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
- H.R. 2328 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2001 East Willard Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Robert A. Borski Post…Nov 11, 2003 · Became Public Law No: 108-115.
- H.R. 3082 Corporate Welfare Reform Commission Act of 2003Oct 9, 2003 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1112 (107th) Antique Firearm Safety Act29 cosponsors
- H.R. 3221 (106th) Corporate Welfare Reform Commission Act of 199928 cosponsors
- H.R. 2429 (108th) Surveillance Oversight and Disclosure Act of 200324 cosponsors
- H.R. 1961 (106th) To designate certain lands in the Valley Forge National Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery.20 cosponsors
- H.R. 1237 (107th) To designate certain lands in the Valley Forge National Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery.19 cosponsors
- H.R. 2428 (108th) Military Tribunal Regulations Review Act17 cosponsors
- H.R. 4046 (107th) Military Tribunal Regulations Review Act17 cosponsors
- H.R. 2939 (107th) Corporate Welfare Reform Commission Act of 200111 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Hoeffel has won
Rep. Hoeffel has won 3 U.S. House elections (1998–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.6 to 7.1 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
108th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 9 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 9 | 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 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.