Former member of Congress · last served 101st Congress
James A. McClure
James Mcclure was a Republican U.S. senator from Idaho, first elected to Congress in 1967, who sponsored 7 bills that became law (100th–101st 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
- S. 2804 A bill to amend the Act of May 15, 1965, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Nez Perce National Historical Park in the State of Idaho…Dec 3, 1990 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
- S. 2930 A bill to eliminate "substantial documentary evidence" requirement for minimum wage determination for American Samoa.Nov 15, 1990 · Became Public Law No: 101-583.
- S. 2841 A bill to authorize the appropriation of $2.5 million to complete the renovation of the Guam Memorial Hospital.Oct 27, 1990 · Provisions Included In S.2362.
- S. 2870 Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Act of 1990Sep 25, 1990 · Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- S. 2674 Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Restoration Act of 1990Sep 19, 1990 · Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-983.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 186 (101st) A joint resolution designating the week of March 1 through March 7, 1990 as "National Quarter Horse Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 95 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of September 10, 1989, through September 16, 1989, as "National Check-Up Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 245 (101st) A joint resolution designating July 3, 1990, as "Idaho Centennial Day".Became law
- S. 1609 (100th) A bill for the relief of James P. Purvis.Became law
- S. 1842 (100th) A bill for the relief of Mr. Wilhelm Jahn Schlechter, Mrs. Monica Pino Schlechter, Ingrid Daniela Schlechter, and Arturo David Schlecter.Became law
- S. 2102 (100th) A bill to prohibit the licensing of certain facilities on portions of the Salmon and Snake Rivers in Idaho, and for other purposes.Became law
- S. 635 (101st) An Act to prevent the unintended licensing of federally nonjurisdictional, unlicensed hydroelectric projects.Passed a chamber
- S. 1335 (100th) City of Rocks National Reserve Act of 1987Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. McClure has won
Sen. McClure has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984). Of the contested races, margins ran from 36.9 to 46.2 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
101st Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 19 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 19 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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 101st 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.