Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress
Robert H. Michel
Robert Michel was a Republican U.S. representative from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1957, who sponsored 7 bills that became law (100th–103rd 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. 5300 Affordable Health Care Now Act of 1994Dec 15, 1994 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
- H.Res. 586 That Members of the House express their profound thanks and appreciation to the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives for the…Nov 29, 1994 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.Res. 585 Authorizing and directing the Speaker to administer the oath of office to the gentleman from Oklahoma, Mr. Steve Largent.Nov 29, 1994 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.Con.Res. 248 Providing for the printing of eulogies and encomiums of the late President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, as expressed in the House of…Aug 11, 1994 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.R. 3080 Affordable Health Care Now Act of 1993Aug 2, 1994 · See H.R.3600.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1100 (100th) A bill to authorize an affiliated status with the National Park Service for the Wildlife Prairie Park, in the State of Illinois.Became law
- H.J.Res. 104 (102nd) To designate March 26, 1991, as "Education Day, U.S.A.".Became law
- H.J.Res. 500 (101st) To designate April 6, 1990 as "Education Day, U.S.A.".Became law
- H.J.Res. 173 (101st) To designate April 16, 1989, as "Education Day, U.S.A.".Became law
- H.J.Res. 470 (100th) A joint resolution to designate March 29, 1988, as "Education Day U.S.A.".Became law
- H.J.Res. 200 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 10, 1987 as "Education Day U.S.A.".Became law
- H.J.Res. 77 (102nd) Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq ResolutionBecame law
- H.Res. 189 (103rd) Honoring cultural achievements of the Voice of America.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Michel has won
Rep. Michel has won 9 U.S. House elections (1976–1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.2 to 98.3 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
103rd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 32 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 32 | 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 103rd 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.