Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Steven D. Symms
Steven Symms was a Republican U.S. senator from Idaho, first elected to Congress in 1973, who sponsored 1 bill 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
- S. 3364 A bill to amend certain provisions of law relating to establishment, in the District of Columbia or its environs, of a memorial to honor Thomas Paine.Oct 8, 1992 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- S.Con.Res. 139 A concurrent resolution to authorize a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1628.Oct 2, 1992 · Held at the desk.
- S. 3159 Progressive Endangered Species Act of 1992Aug 10, 1992 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S. 3077 A bill to provide for the duty-free liquidation or reliquidation of, and the refund of customs duties for, certain entries of tissue paper products.Jul 24, 1992 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 2655 A bill to extend until January 1, 1995, the existing suspension of duty on certain yttrium bearing materials and compounds.May 5, 1992 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 266 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning June 12, 1988, as "National Scleroderma Awareness Week."Became law
- S. 3068 (101st) Take Pride in America ActPassed a chamber
- S. 267 (101st) A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in Idaho to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blevins of Kuna, Idaho.Passed a chamber
- S. 214 (100th) A bill to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order with respect to Docket No. EL-85-38-000.Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 240 (101st) A joint resolution designating the week of June 10, 1990, through June 16, 1990, as "Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Week".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 17 (102nd) A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support of "OPERATION HOMEFRONT".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 328 (100th) A resolution to express the sincere condolences of the Senate to the families of victims of the aircraft crash at the Stapleton International Airport in…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 132 (101st) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding consultation with leaders of allied countries during the NATO Summit and the Economic Summit…Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Symms has won
Sen. Symms has won 2 U.S. House elections (1976–1978) and 2 U.S. Senate elections (1980, 1986). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.0 to 19.8 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 26 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 26 | 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 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.