Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Sidney R. Yates
Sidney Yates was a Democratic U.S. representative from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1949, who sponsored 12 bills that became law (100th–105th 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. 1949 For the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri.Nov 10, 1998 · Became Private Law No: 105-9.
- H.R. 4784 For the relief of Marin Turcinovic, and his fiancee, Corina Dechalup.Oct 9, 1998 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 3848 Foreign Sovereign Immunity Technical Corrections Act of 1998May 21, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
- H.Con.Res. 206 Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.Mar 19, 1998 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- H.R. 2745 For the relief of Sylvester Flis.Oct 24, 1997 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 156 (103rd) Concerning the dedication of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.Became law
- H.R. 2520 (103rd) Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994Became law
- H.R. 4602 (103rd) Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995Became law
- H.R. 2660 (102nd) Entitled, "Authorization of Appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Council".Became law
- H.R. 2686 (102nd) Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992Became law
- H.R. 5503 (102nd) Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993Became law
- H.R. 2788 (101st) Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 5769 (101st) Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Yates has won
Rep. Yates has won 11 U.S. House elections (1976–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 26.8 to 50.7 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
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 12 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 12 | 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 | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 105th 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.