Former member of Congress · last served 106th Congress

Bill McCollum
Bill Mccollum was a Republican U.S. representative from Florida, first elected to Congress in 1981, who sponsored 19 bills that became law (100th–106th 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. 4640 DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000Dec 19, 2000 · Became Public Law No: 106-546.
- H.R. 3048 Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000Dec 19, 2000 · Became Public Law No: 106-544.
- H.Res. 679 Providing for a committee of two Members to be appointed by the House to inform the President.Dec 15, 2000 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.Res. 678 Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventh Congress.Dec 15, 2000 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 46 To provide a national medal for public safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, to enhance computer crime…Dec 15, 2000 · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3494 (105th) Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998Became law
- H.R. 2803 (104th) Anti-Car Theft Improvements Act of 1996Became law
- H.R. 2464 (105th) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt internationally adopted children under age 10 from the immunization requirement.Became law
- H.R. 1240 (104th) Sex Crimes Against Children Prevention Act of 1995Became law
- H.R. 3155 (104th) To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for study and potential…Became law
- H.R. 3565 (105th) Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998Became law
- H.R. 924 (105th) Victim Rights Clarification Act of 1997Became law
- H.R. 3723 (104th) Economic Espionage Act of 1996Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. McCollum has won
Rep. McCollum has won 10 U.S. House elections (1980–1998). Of the contested races, margins ran from 11.5 to 37.1 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
106th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 58 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 58 | 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 | 8 | See the 8 → |
| With a committee report listed | 8 | See the 8 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 106th 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.