Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Earl Pomeroy
Earl Pomeroy was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Dakota, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (103rd–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. 5987 Seniors Protection Act of 2010Dec 8, 2010 · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 254 - 153 (Roll no. 611).
- H.R. 6246 Rural Energy Communities Development Act of 2010Nov 16, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture.
- H.R. 6200 WIPA and PABSS Extension Act of 2010Oct 13, 2010 · Became Public Law No: 111-280.
- H.Res. 1602 Honoring North Dakota's colleges and universities for their efforts in serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans, and their families.Oct 13, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- H.R. 6376 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services.Sep 29, 2010 · Referred to House Ways and Means
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 5053 (103rd) Water Bank Extension Act of 1994Became law
- H.R. 719 (110th) KIDS Act of 2007Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4154 (111th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 415 (111th) Commending the heroic efforts of the people fighting the floods in North Dakota and Minnesota.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 236 (108th) Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Sakakawea provided by the State of North Dakota…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2574 (105th) To consolidate certain mineral interests in the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and private mineral…Reported from committee
- H.R. 1132 (111th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.261 cosponsors
- H.R. 1584 (110th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.248 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Pomeroy has won
Rep. Pomeroy has won 9 U.S. House elections (1992–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.8 to 31.4 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.
How has North Dakota done while Rep. Pomeroy served?
2005 to 2010 in North Dakota: typical household income was up 6% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.8 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in North Dakota during Pomeroy’s time representing it (1993 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for North Dakota begin in 2005, so 1993 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 40 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 40 | 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 |
| With a Congress.gov note | 1 | See the 1 → |
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.