Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson was a Democratic U.S. representative from New Mexico, first elected to Congress in 1983, who sponsored 25 bills that became law (100th–105th 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. 434 To provide for the conveyance of small parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito…Aug 12, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-224.
- H.R. 432 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a nuclear radiation medal to persons who while members of the Armed Forces participated…May 21, 1997 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
- H.R. 732 To authorize an appropriation for the construction of a public museum located in, and relating to the history of, the State of New Mexico.Feb 21, 1997 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- H.R. 555 Native American Telecommunications Act of 1997Feb 14, 1997 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
- H.R. 257 Small Communities CDBG Multipurpose Facilities ActFeb 14, 1997 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 4487 (101st) National Health Service Corps Revitalization Amendments of 1990Became law
- H.R. 240 (100th) A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Santa Fe Trail as a National Historic Trail.Became law
- H.J.Res. 97 (100th) A joint resolution to recognize the Disabled American Veterans Vietnam Veterans National Memorial as a memorial of national significance.Became law
- H.R. 1425 (103rd) American Indian Agricultural Resource Management ActBecame law
- H.R. 4230 (103rd) American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994Became law
- H.R. 972 (102nd) To make permanent the legislative reinstatement, following the decision of Duro against Reina (58 U.S.L.W. 4643, May 29, 1990), of the power of Indian tribes…Became law
- H.R. 403 (100th) A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other…Became law
- H.R. 517 (104th) Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Richardson has won
Rep. Richardson has won 8 U.S. House elections (1982–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 23.1 to 48.9 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
105th 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 | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 105th 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.