Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Greg Laughlin
Greg Laughlin was a Republican U.S. representative from Texas, first elected to Congress in 1989, who sponsored 4 bills that became law (101st–104th 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. 4256 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the abatement of interest on deficiencies attributable to certain partnership items.Sep 27, 1996 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 3822 Palmetto Bend Project Title Transfer ActJul 23, 1996 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- H.R. 3823 To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries.Jul 16, 1996 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 1646 Reserve Forces Revitalization Act of 1995Mar 21, 1996 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 1899 Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Protection Act of 1993Aug 24, 1993 · Executive Comment Received from Justice.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2105 (102nd) To designate the area in Calhoun County, Texas, known as Rancho La Bahia, as the "Myrtle Foester Whitmire National Wildlife Refuge".Became law
- H.R. 5831 (102nd) To designate the Federal building located at 312 South Main Street in Victoria, Texas, as the "Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building".Became law
- H.J.Res. 327 (102nd) Designating 1992 as the "Year of the Gulf of Mexico".Became law
- H.R. 4771 (102nd) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service being constructed at FM 1098 Loop in Prairie View, Texas, as the "Esel D. Bell Post Office…Became law
- H.J.Res. 231 (102nd) Designating May 22, 1991, as "National Desert Storm Reservists Day".241 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 67 (103rd) Welcoming the XLVI Congress of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR), commending the Department of Defense and the Reserve Officers…58 cosponsors
- H.R. 4495 (101st) To amend section 1867 of the Social Security Act to require that, before enforcing sanctions under the hospital "anti-dumping" provisions, a peer review…52 cosponsors
- H.R. 5441 (102nd) Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Economic Restoration and Protection Act of 199230 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Laughlin has won
Rep. Laughlin has won 4 U.S. House elections (1988–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.3 to 40.8 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
104th 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 104th 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.