Former member of Congress · last served 100th Congress
William Proxmire
William Proxmire was a Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin, first elected to Congress in 1957, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (100th–100th 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
- S.Res. 504 A resolution commending Ronald L. Tammen for his service to the U.S. Senate.Oct 19, 1988 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- S.Res. 503 A resolution commending Kenneth A. Mclean for his service to the Senate.Oct 19, 1988 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- S. 2758 Government Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act of 1988Sep 30, 1988 · Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department.
- S. 2554 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments of 1988Sep 28, 1988 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- S. 2715 Emergency Bank Consolidation Act of 1988Aug 10, 1988 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 252 (100th) A joint resolution designating June 5-11, 1988, as "National NHS Neighbor Works Week".Became law
- S. 825 (100th) Housing and Community Development Act of 1987Became law
- S. 1886 (100th) Proxmire Financial Modernization Act of 1988Passed a chamber
- S. 790 (100th) Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987Passed a chamber
- S. 1323 (100th) Tender Offer Disclosure and Fairness Act of 1987Reported from committee
- S. 1409 (100th) United States Trade Enhancement Act of 1987Reported from committee
- S. 382 (100th) Urban Mass Transportation Authorization Act of 1987Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Proxmire has won
Sen. Proxmire has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1976, 1982). Of the contested races, margins ran from 29.5 to 45.2 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
100th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 38 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 38 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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 100th 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.