Former member of Congress · last served 100th Congress
David K. Karnes
David Karnes was a Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska, first elected to Congress in 1987, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–100th 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. 2864 Kids and Infants Deductible Care Act of 1988Oct 5, 1988 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S.Res. 484 A resolution to ensure corn gluten exports to the European Community.Oct 3, 1988 · Referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 2841 A bill to provide that the Secretary of Transportation may not issue regulations reclassifying anhydrous ammonia under the Hazardous Materials Transportation…Sep 27, 1988 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
- S. 2073 Thrift Charter Enhancement Act of 1988Aug 11, 1988 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 905.
- S. 2332 Agricultural Equity Act of 1988Aug 2, 1988 · Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 163 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of November, 1987, as "National Family Bread Baking Month".Became law
- S.Res. 256 (100th) A resolution to express the sorrow and regret of the Senate at the death of Howard Malcolm Baldrige, Jr.Passed a chamber
- S. 2258 (100th) A bill to amend the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to provide that the requirements for the operation of commercial motor vehicles will not apply…19 cosponsors
- S.Res. 418 (100th) A resolution to expedite consideration of the diesel fuel tax.16 cosponsors
- S. 2116 (100th) A bill to amend the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to provide that the requirements for the operation of commercial motor vehicles will not apply…15 cosponsors
- S. 1844 (100th) A bill to provide for the orderly implementation of Environmental Protection Agency programs established to comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973.5 cosponsors
- S. 1696 (100th) Agricultural Nitrogen Education Act of 19871 cosponsor
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
100th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 14 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 14 | 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 100th 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.