Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Bill Lowery
Bill Lowery was a Republican U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1981, who sponsored 1 bill 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. 4825 To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on gear boxes of certain agricultural or horticultural equipment.Jul 22, 1992 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
- H.R. 5112 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee shall not be excluded from the minimum wage and maximum hour exemption for certain…Jul 20, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
- H.J.Res. 527 To designate the week beginning on July 19 and ending on July 26, 1992, as "National Invent America Week".Jul 9, 1992 · Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
- H.R. 1917 For the relief of Michael Wu.Jun 15, 1992 · Became Private Law No: 102-3.
- H.R. 4934 Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1992May 1, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 449 (100th) A joint resolution designating the month of November 1988 as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month".230 cosponsors
- H.R. 3816 (102nd) Second National Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government Act228 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 198 (102nd) To designate the months of November 1991 and November 1992, as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month".226 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 185 (101st) Designating the month of November 1989 as "National Alzheimer's Disease Month".226 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 52 (100th) A joint resolution designating the month of November 1987 as "National Alzheimers's Disease Month".224 cosponsors
- H.J.Res. 287 (102nd) To designate the week of July 27 through August 2, 1991, as "National Invent America Week".70 cosponsors
- H.R. 2086 (101st) To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the penalties for certain kidnappings of children.37 cosponsors
- H.R. 185 (100th) A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for administrative release of highway funds if Congress does not approve the interstate cost estimate…35 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Lowery has won
Rep. Lowery has won 6 U.S. House elections (1980–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 5.7 to 40.0 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 18 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 18 | 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.