Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Vin Weber
Vin Weber was a Republican U.S. representative from Minnesota, first elected to Congress in 1981, 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
- H.R. 5331 Dollars for Scholars Community Scholarship Foundation Development ActJul 20, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
- H.R. 5501 To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide welfare families with the education, training, and work experience needed to prepare them to leave…Jul 2, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- H.R. 3744 Economic Growth and Family Tax Freedom Act of 1991Mar 18, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
- H.R. 4054 Health Care Access and Security Act of 1991Jan 14, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
- H.J.Res. 315 Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981.Aug 2, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 548 (101st) Designating the week of August 19 through 25, 1990, as "National Agricultural Research Week".Became law
- H.R. 4536 (100th) A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to use multiyear set-asides to establish wildlife habitats and feeding…11 cosponsors
- H.R. 3132 (101st) To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to use multiyear set-asides to establish wildlife habitats and feeding areas.8 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Weber has won
Rep. Weber has won 6 U.S. House elections (1980–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.2 to 26.1 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 6 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 6 | 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.