Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress
William O. Lipinski
William Lipinski was a Democratic U.S. representative from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–108th 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. 4834 To waive visa processing fees for nonimmigrant visitors who are nationals of countries providing combat troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.Aug 4, 2004 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- H.R. 2877 To provide for the revocation of certain exclusions from the safeguard measures imposed by the President on imports of certain steel products.Jul 30, 2003 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 825 To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7401 West 100th Place in Bridgeview, Illinois, as the "Michael J. Healy Post Office…Jul 14, 2003 · Became Public Law No: 108-46.
- H.R. 1617 National Rail Infrastructure Program ActApr 4, 2003 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
- H.R. 592 National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act of 2003Feb 6, 2003 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3479 (107th) To expand aviation capacity.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3360 (103rd) Ballast Water Management ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 1964 (103rd) Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1934 (103rd) Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4391 (103rd) Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1420 (100th) A bill for the relief of Anthony Stanley Orloff.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1109 (103rd) Merchant Seamen Reemployment Rights Act of 1993Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1042 (105th) To amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to extend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission.Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Lipinski has won
Rep. Lipinski has won 11 U.S. House elections (1982–2002). Of the contested races, margins ran from 8.3 to 51.2 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
108th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 5 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 5 | 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 108th 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.