Former member of Congress · last served 113th Congress
James P. Moran
James Moran was a Democratic U.S. representative from Virginia, first elected to Congress in 1991, who voted with most Democrats on 93% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
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.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 5743 To establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, to make recommendations for…Nov 19, 2014 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- H.R. 5249 Rosoboronexport Embargo Act of 2014Jul 29, 2014 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, for a period to be…
- H.R. 4623 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relating to obstruction evaluation…May 10, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- H.R. 4525 Traveling Exotic Animal Protection ActMay 6, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
- H.R. 4148 Humane Cosmetics ActMar 7, 2014 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2480 (111th) Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010Became law
- H.J.Res. 402 (102nd) Approving the location of a memorial to George Mason.Became law
- H.R. 4835 (106th) To authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central Intelligence at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in…Became law
- H.R. 2070 (104th) To provide for the distribution within the United States of the United States Information Agency film entitled "Fragile Ring of Life".Became law
- H.R. 2411 (103rd) For the relief of Leteane Clement Monatsi.Became law
- H.R. 5479 (102nd) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Wythe Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the "Helen Day United States Post…Became law
- H.J.Res. 430 (102nd) To designate May 4, 1992, through May 10, 1992, as "Public Service Recognition Week".Became law
- H.R. 5133 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11110 Sunset Hills Road in Reston, Virginia, as the "Martha Pennino Post Office…Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Moran has won
Rep. Moran has won 12 U.S. House elections (1990–2012). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.1 to 38.3 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.
How has Virginia’s 8th district done while Rep. Moran served?
2005 to 2011 in VA-8: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.9 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 1.4 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Virginia’s 8th district during Moran’s time representing it (1991 to 2015). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. VA-8 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 1991 to 2015.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
113th 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 sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 15 | See the 15 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 113th 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 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.