Former member of Congress · last served 103rd Congress

Austin J. Murphy

DEMOCRAT U.S. Representative · PennsylvaniaHouse 1977–1995 (PA-22, PA-20)

Austin Murphy was a Democratic U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1977, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–103rd Congress).

Open full dossier →

60Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–103rd Congress (excludes amendments)

5Passed a chamberof 60 bills & resolutions sponsored

1Became law1 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 100th–103rd Congress

—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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.Res. 589 To express my deep appreciation and gratitude to my current and former staff members for their loyalty, support and dedication to the Congress and the…
Nov 29, 1994 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
H.Con.Res. 14 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to certain regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Oct 8, 1994 · Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
H.R. 1231 To amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act), to revise the standard for coverage under that Act, and for other purposes.
Oct 7, 1994 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 473.
H.R. 4150 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make uniform the application of the overtime exemption for inside sales personnel.
Oct 6, 1994 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2091)
H.J.Res. 421 Designating the week of November 6, 1994 through November 12, 1994, "National Health Information Management Week".
Sep 30, 1994 · Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Top bills sponsored

H.R. 2710 (101st) Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989
Became law
H.R. 1637 (102nd) Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1992
Passed a chamber
H.R. 2108 (103rd) Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1994
Passed a chamber
H.R. 2436 (102nd) To expand the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and for other purposes.
Passed a chamber
H.R. 1987 (102nd) To amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act), to revise the standard for coverage under that Act, and for other purposes.
Reported from committee
H.R. 2216 (100th) Davis-Bacon Amendments
Reported from committee
H.Con.Res. 92 (102nd) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to certain regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
228 cosponsors
H.R. 291 (103rd) Missing Service Personnel Act of 1993
144 cosponsors

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Rep. Murphy has won

Rep. Murphy has won 9 U.S. House elections (1976–1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.5 to 58.5 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won9 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 1.5 points1992, PA-20

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 9 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Pennsylvania’s 20th districtWinners, most recent three: Joseph Gaydos (D) 1976–1990 → Austin Murphy (D) 1992 → Frank Mascara (D) 1994–2000. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

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 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	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.

Open full dossier →

Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.