Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
Frank R. Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg was a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey, first elected to Congress in 1983, who voted with most Democrats on 96% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
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.
5 most recent votes
- Not VotingOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
- Not VotingOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- Not VotingOn the Nomination — Nomination voteDec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
- Not VotingOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
- Not VotingOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S. 491 BUILD ActJun 5, 2014 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 416.
- S. 1009 Chemical Safety Improvement ActFeb 4, 2014 · Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held.
- S. 1036 Foreign Language Education Partnership Program ActMay 23, 2013 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 979 Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2013May 16, 2013 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S. 903 Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013May 8, 2013 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 122 (103rd) A joint resolution designating December 1993 as "National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month".Became law
- S.J.Res. 243 (101st) A joint resolution to designate March 25, 1990, as "Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy".Became law
- S.J.Res. 96 (101st) A joint resolution designating July 2, 1989, as "National Literacy Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 188 (102nd) A joint resolution designating November 1991, as "National Red Ribbon Month".Became law
- S.J.Res. 317 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of October 14, 1990, through October 20, 1990, as "National Radon Action Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 194 (101st) A joint resolution designating November 12-18, 1989 as "National Glaucoma Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 320 (101st) A joint resolution designating July 2, 1990, as "National Literacy Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 105 (100th) A joint resolution to designate December 7, 1987, as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" on the occasion of the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Lautenberg has won
Sen. Lautenberg has won 5 U.S. Senate elections (1982, 1988, 1994, 2002, 2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.2 to 14.1 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.
How has New Jersey done while Sen. Lautenberg served?
2005 to 2012 in New Jersey: typical household income was down 4% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 3.8 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New Jersey during Lautenberg’s time representing it (2003 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for New Jersey begin in 2005, so 2003 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 32 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 32 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th 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 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.