Former member of Congress · last served 116th Congress
Donna E. Shalala
Donna Shalala was a Democratic U.S. representative from Florida, first elected to Congress in 2019.
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.Res. 1271 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 133) to promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United States and…Dec 21, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.Res. 1141 Expressing support for the designation of September 22, 2020, as "National Hispanic Nurses Day".Sep 22, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.Res. 1060 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7608) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal…Jul 23, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 7601 CONFUCIUS ActJul 13, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- H.R. 7319 Educator Preparation Reform ActJun 24, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 920 (116th) Venezuela Arms Restriction ActPassed a chamber
- H.Res. 357 (116th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 986) to provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 415 (116th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 656 (116th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 823) to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 758 (116th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 866 (116th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2339) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale and marketing of tobacco…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2775 (116th) Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act143 cosponsors
- H.R. 5076 (116th) Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 201955 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Shalala has won
Rep. Shalala has won 1 U.S. House election (2018–2018). Of the contested races, margins ran from 6.0 to 6.0 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
116th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 27 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 27 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 17 | See the 17 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 7 | See the 7 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 116th 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.