Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Stephen J. Solarz
Stephen Solarz was a Democratic U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 1975, who sponsored 7 bills that became law (100th–102nd 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.J.Res. 471 Designating September 16, 1992, as "National Occupational Therapy Day".Oct 23, 1992 · Became Public Law No: 102-466.
- H.R. 5891 Foreign Language Satellite Training Center Act of 1992Oct 9, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
- H.Con.Res. 361 Condemning the persecution of Cuban poet Maria Elena Cruz Varela, and for other purposes.Oct 5, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
- H.R. 2797 Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1991Oct 1, 1992 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- H.R. 5360 International Refugee Protection Act of 1992Sep 30, 1992 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 216 (100th) A joint resolution to support a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq war and a negotiated solution to the conflict.Became law
- H.R. 5389 (100th) Bangladesh Disaster Assistance Act of 1988Became law
- H.R. 2344 (101st) To authorize the transfer to the Republic of the Philippines of two excess naval vessels.Became law
- H.R. 2802 (100th) A bill for the relief of Fleurette Seidman.Became law
- H.J.Res. 453 (100th) A joint resolution designating September 16, 1988, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day".Became law
- H.J.Res. 467 (101st) Designating September 21, 1990, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and recognizing the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.Became law
- H.Con.Res. 154 (101st) Condemning the brutal treatment of, and blatant discrimination against, the Turkish minority by the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 158 (100th) A concurrent resolution concerning the establishment of a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Solarz has won
Rep. Solarz has won 8 U.S. House elections (1976–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 31.8 to 67.6 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 28 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 28 | 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 |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 102nd 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.