Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Bill Orton
Bill Orton was a Democratic U.S. representative from Utah, first elected to Congress in 1991.
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. 4231 Principal Residence Tax Exclusion Act of 1996Sep 27, 1996 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4214 To amend the Antiquities Act to provide for the Congressional approval of the establishment of national monuments, and for other purposes.Sep 26, 1996 · Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for…
- H.R. 3486 To dispose of certain Federal properties at Dutch John, Utah, assist local government in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John community…Jul 25, 1996 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- H.R. 3627 To provide for the transfer of certain lands near Myton, Utah, to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.Jun 17, 1996 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- H.R. 2530 Common Sense Balanced Budget Act of 1995Dec 20, 1995 · Mr. Taylor (MS) notified the House of his intention to offer a resolution that raises a question of the privileges of the House relating to the statutory…
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4615 (103rd) To make applicable the provisions of the Act commonly known as the "Warren Act" to the Central Utah Project, Utah, and for other purposes.Reported from committee
- H.Res. 212 (104th) To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of S. 4 (the Line Item Veto Act), as passed by the House, should apply to all fiscal…66 cosponsors
- H.R. 1149 (103rd) First-time Homebuyer Affordability Act of 199327 cosponsors
- H.Res. 25 (104th) Requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way granted under section 2477 of the Revised Statues.26 cosponsors
- H.R. 726 (104th) First-time Homebuyer Affordability Act of 199520 cosponsors
- H.R. 1138 (103rd) Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 199311 cosponsors
- H.R. 2605 (103rd) FHA Parental Loan Act11 cosponsors
- H.R. 3366 (103rd) Child Endangerment and Abuse Act of 199311 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Orton has won
Rep. Orton has won 3 U.S. House elections (1990–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 19.1 to 22.4 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
104th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 16 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 16 | 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 104th 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.