Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Jim Lightfoot
Jim Lightfoot was a Republican U.S. representative from Iowa, first elected to Congress in 1985, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–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. 4206 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the amount of the aviation excise taxes for any fiscal year shall equal the expenditures from the…Sep 27, 1996 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1740-1741)
- H.R. 4054 To provide relief to agricultural producers who granted easements to, or owned or operated land condemned by, the Secretary of the Army for flooding losses…Sep 23, 1996 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- H.R. 3756 Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1997Sep 12, 1996 · Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 510. (consideration: CR S10400)
- H.R. 1309 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.Aug 1, 1996 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 1805 To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current or former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed…Jul 18, 1996 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2020 (104th) Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996Became law
- H.R. 952 (101st) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the development of a trails interpretation center in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and for other…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1516 (102nd) To permit States to waive application of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 with respect to certain farm vehicles.121 cosponsors
- H.Res. 68 (100th) A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that funding for Soil Conservation Service programs should be maintained in the budget for…69 cosponsors
- H.R. 878 (104th) Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 199566 cosponsors
- H.R. 1532 (103rd) To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the age restrictions imposed upon aircraft pilots.60 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 610 (100th) A joint resolution designating the week of November 6 through 12, 1988, as "National Farm Broadcasters Week".60 cosponsors
- H.R. 3498 (101st) To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the age restrictions imposed upon aircraft pilots.54 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Lightfoot has won
Rep. Lightfoot has won 6 U.S. House elections (1984–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.6 to 36.0 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 13 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 13 | 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 | 2 | See the 2 → |
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.