Former member of Congress · last served 106th Congress
William V. Roth Jr.
William Roth was a Republican U.S. senator from Delaware, first elected to Congress in 1967, who sponsored 7 bills that became law (100th–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
- S. 3267 Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security ActNov 1, 2000 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 955.
- S.Con.Res. 152 A concurrent resolution to make a technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4868.Oct 16, 2000 · Held at the desk.
- S.Con.Res. 131 Concurrent resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the workers' strikes in Poland that led to the creation of the independent trade union…Oct 12, 2000 · Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- S. 3187 Medicaid Protection ActOct 11, 2000 · Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- S.Con.Res. 147 A concurrent resolution to make a technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4868.Oct 11, 2000 · Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10261)
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 75 (103rd) A joint resolution designating January 2, 1994, through January 8, 1994, as "National Law Enforcement Training Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 125 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing on May 9, 1988, and ending on May 15, 1988, as "National Stuttering Awareness Week".Became law
- S.J.Res. 304 (102nd) A joint resolution designating January 3, 1993, through January 9, 1993, as "National Law Enforcement Training Week".Became law
- S. 20 (103rd) Government Performance and Results Act of 1993Became law
- S.J.Res. 5 (105th) A joint resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the United States Trade Representative.Became law
- S. 2834 (102nd) A bill to designate the United States Post Office Building located at 100 Main Street, Millsboro, Delaware, as the "John J. Williams Post Office Building".Became law
- S.J.Res. 119 (102nd) A joint resolution to designate April 22, 1991, as "Earth Day" to promote the preservation of the global environment.Became law
- S. 20 (102nd) Government Performance and Results Act of 1992Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Roth has won
Sen. Roth has won 4 U.S. Senate elections (1976, 1982, 1988, 1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 11.0 to 24.1 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
106th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 45 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 45 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 15 | See the 15 → |
| With a committee report listed | 15 | See the 15 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 3 | See the 3 → |
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.