Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Mel Levine
Mel Levine was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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. 2209 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and pursuant to the Reclamation laws, to participate in the design…Oct 8, 1992 · See H.R.429.
- H.R. 6038 To amend title 35, United States Code, to permit separate patent extensions for each product under a patent which is subject to full regulatory review and…Sep 28, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
- H.R. 5594 Sequoia National Monument Act of 1992Aug 12, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
- H.R. 2929 California Desert Protection Act of 1991Aug 5, 1992 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Department of the Interior. Unfavorable.
- H.J.Res. 486 Designating September 10, 1992, as "National D.A.R.E. Day".Aug 3, 1992 · For Further Action See S.J.Res.295.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 276 (101st) Designating September 14, 1989, as "National D.A.R.E. Day".Became law
- H.R. 543 (102nd) Japanese American National Historic Landmark Theme Study ActBecame law
- H.J.Res. 197 (102nd) To designate the week of April 15 through 21, 1991, as "National Education First Week".Became law
- H.Con.Res. 188 (102nd) Concerning freedom of emigration and travel for Syrian Jews.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 113 (100th) A concurrent resolution concerning military unrest in Argentina.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 200 (100th) A concurrent resolution to congratulate and commend President Arias of Costa Rica for receiving the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 197 (100th) A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress with respect to United States policy toward Panama.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 119 (101st) Congratulating the Los Angeles Dodgers on their 1988 World Series victory.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Levine has won
Rep. Levine has won 5 U.S. House elections (1982–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 13.2 to 37.9 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 40 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 40 | 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 102nd 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.