Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Frank H. Murkowski
Frank Murkowski was a Republican U.S. senator from Alaska, first elected to Congress in 1981, who sponsored 19 bills that became law (100th–107th 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. 2222 Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act of 2002Nov 22, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- S. 1816 A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska…Nov 22, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- S. 1325 A bill to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims…Oct 11, 2002 · Became Public Law No: 107-239.
- S. 3106 Denali Transportation System ActOct 10, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10385)
- S. 3104 A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to repeal the long-term goal for reducing to zero the incidental mortality and serious injury of…Oct 10, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10383)
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 54 (103rd) A joint resolution designating April 9, 1993, and April 9, 1994, as "National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day".Became law
- S.J.Res. 153 (103rd) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning on November 21, 1993 and ending on November 27, 1993, and the week beginning on November 20, 1994 and…Became law
- S. 406 (106th) Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 2000Became law
- S. 395 (104th) An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil…Became law
- S.J.Res. 78 (103rd) A joint resolution designating the beach at 53 degrees 53'51"N, 166 degrees 34'15"W to 53 degrees 53'48"N, 166 degrees 34'21"W on Hog Island, which lies in…Became law
- S. 501 (106th) Glacier Bay National Park Resource Management Act of 2000Became law
- S. 677 (101st) A bill to amend the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 to improve and clarify its provisions.Became law
- S. 1367 (106th) A bill to amend the Act which established the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, in the State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary and for other purposes.Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Murkowski has won
Sen. Murkowski has won 4 U.S. Senate elections (1980, 1986, 1992, 1998). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.8 to 54.8 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
107th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 37 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 37 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 11 | See the 11 → |
| With a committee report listed | 7 | See the 7 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 107th 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.