Former member of Congress · last served 106th Congress
Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo
Carlos Romero-Barcelo was a Democratic delegate from Puerto Rico, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (103rd–106th 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. 5651 To convey certain Federal lands to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.Dec 8, 2000 · Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each…
- H.R. 5650 To declare certain Federal lands in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as excess, and for other purposes.Dec 8, 2000 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 4668 Puerto Rico Land and Water Conservation Act of 2000Jun 26, 2000 · Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
- H.R. 560 To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the "Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and…Oct 22, 1999 · Became Public Law No: 106-77.
- H.R. 2712 Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 1999Aug 9, 1999 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2207 (105th) Coastal Pollution Reduction Act of 1997Passed a chamber
- H.R. 239 (106th) John Glenn Congressional Gold Medal Act92 cosponsors
- H.R. 4323 (105th) Medicaid and Children's Health Improvement Amendments of 199839 cosponsors
- H.R. 2333 (106th) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove special financial limitations that apply to Puerto Rico and certain other territories under the…32 cosponsors
- H.R. 806 (106th) To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to increase the allotments for territories under the State Children's Health Insurance Program.11 cosponsors
- H.R. 3831 (103rd) Vieques Lands Transfer Act of 199410 cosponsors
- H.R. 2159 (104th) Vieques Lands Transfer Act of 19959 cosponsors
- H.R. 3299 (104th) Deep Water Outfall Treatment Systems Act of 19962 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
106th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 8 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 8 | 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 | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 106th 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.