Former member of Congress · last served 106th Congress
Jack Metcalf
Jack Metcalf was a Republican U.S. representative from Washington, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (104th–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. 1023 For the relief of Richard W. Schaffert.Dec 14, 2000 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.Con.Res. 408 Expressing appreciation for the United States service members who were aboard the British transport HMT ROHNA when it sank, the families of these service…Oct 27, 2000 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11270)
- H.R. 5510 Circulating Currency Simplification and Cost-saving ActOct 19, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
- H.R. 4682 Title XI Mortgage Access and National Shipbuilding Initiative Extension ActJun 27, 2000 · Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
- H.R. 3558 Safe Pipelines Act of 2000Jun 9, 2000 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4172)
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1184 (105th) To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of the Bear Creek hydroelectric project in the State of Washington, and for other…Became law
- H.R. 1217 (105th) To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 4067 (106th) Business Checking Modernization ActPassed a chamber
- H.Res. 191 (105th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the interference of the European Commission in the merger of the Boeing Company and McDonnell…Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 30 (106th) To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8 of the…84 cosponsors
- H.R. 1008 (106th) Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act57 cosponsors
- H.R. 1754 (105th) Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act39 cosponsors
- H.R. 2544 (106th) Credit Cost Reduction Act of 199924 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Metcalf has won
Rep. Metcalf has won 3 U.S. House elections (1994–1998). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.8 to 10.4 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 17 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 17 | 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 | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
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.