Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Henry Nowak
Henry Nowak was a Democratic U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 1975, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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. 5990 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for assessments of contaminated sediments at areas of concern in the Great Lakes, and for other…Sep 29, 1992 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- H.R. 5754 Water Resources Development Act of 1992Sep 28, 1992 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 745.
- H.J.Res. 536 Designating December 6, 1992, through December 12, 1992, as "National Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Week".Aug 10, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
- H.R. 4838 To direct the Secretary of the Army to construct a visitor center at Mt. Morris Dam, Mt. Morris, New York.Apr 20, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
- H.R. 4323 Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of 1990Nov 16, 1990 · Became Public Law No: 101-596.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4299 (101st) Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990Became law
- H.Con.Res. 99 (101st) Expressing the sense of the Congress that Buffalo, New York, should host the 1993 summer World University Games.Reported from committee
- H.R. 4214 (101st) Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Act of 199047 cosponsors
- H.R. 3998 (101st) To provide duty-free entry for the personal effects and equipment of participants and officials involved in the 1993 World University Games to be held in the…17 cosponsors
- H.R. 3403 (101st) To require that vessels exchange their ballast before entering the Great Lakes.12 cosponsors
- H.R. 5415 (100th) A bill to allow the obsolete submarine ex-Croaker (ex-SS-246) to be transferred to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Servicemen's Park in Buffalo, New…2 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Nowak has won
Rep. Nowak has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 53.0 to 70.9 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 4 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 4 | 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 102nd 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.