Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Charlie Melancon
Charlie Melancon was a Democratic U.S. representative from Louisiana, first elected to Congress in 2005, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (109th–111th 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. 5760 To expand eligibility for Pell grants to certain students who are pursuing a postbaccalaureate professional certification or licensing credential required for…Oct 13, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- H.Res. 1647 Urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire and utilize the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana as a full-service…Sep 22, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- H.R. 6054 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase and to provide for an annual adjustment of the amounts of assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans…Sep 17, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- H.R. 5787 SBA Disaster Loan Relief Act of 2010Jul 20, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- H.R. 5761 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expedite the application of the provision prohibiting rescissions of health insurance coverage.Jul 15, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 6890 (110th) To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to…Became law
- H.Res. 1347 (111th) Honoring the workers who perished on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, extending condolences to…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 892 (109th) Recognizing the dedication of the employees at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Michoud Assembly Facility, the "Michoud Hurricane Ride-Out…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 251 (110th) Congratulating St. Bernard Parish Public Schools Superintendent Doris Voitier for her receipt of the 2007 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.31 cosponsors
- H.Res. 429 (111th) Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 135th Kentucky Derby.13 cosponsors
- H.R. 2331 (110th) First Response Broadcasters Act of 200712 cosponsors
- H.Res. 411 (110th) Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 133rd Kentucky Derby.12 cosponsors
- H.R. 184 (110th) To extend for 1 year the availability of supplemental social services block grant funding.9 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Melancon has won
Rep. Melancon has won 3 U.S. House elections (2004–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.5 to 14.7 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 Louisiana’s 3rd district done while Rep. Melancon served?
2005 to 2010 in LA-3: typical household income was up 9% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 2.0 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 Louisiana’s 3rd district during Melancon’s time representing it (2005 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. LA-3 was redrawn in 2012, 2022 and again in 2024 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Melancon’s term so far (2005 to 2010) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 20 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 20 | 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 111th 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.