Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Beryl Anthony Jr.
Beryl Anthony was a Democratic U.S. representative from Arkansas, first elected to Congress in 1979.
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. 5336 Arkansas-Idaho Land Exchange Act of 1992Sep 23, 1992 · For Further Action See S.2572.
- H.R. 5675 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit regulations waiving yield restrictions on tax-exempt bond arbitrage if the arbitrage rebate requirements…Jul 27, 1992 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427.
- H.R. 5430 To suspend until January 1, 1994, the duty on Benzisothiazoline.Jul 15, 1992 · Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, Commerce, ITC, USTR.
- H.R. 1843 To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on certain chemicals.Mar 12, 1992 · Executive Comment Received from ITC.
- H.R. 1928 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify the classification of certain motor fuel and motor fuel blending stock.Feb 26, 1992 · See H.R.4318.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1276 (100th) A bill to name the lake formed by the Felsenthal Dam on the Ouchita River, Arkansas, as "Lake Jack Lee".Passed a chamber
- H.R. 710 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of bonds eligible for certain small issuer exceptions, and for other purposes.87 cosponsors
- H.R. 2410 (102nd) ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 199182 cosponsors
- H.R. 4226 (101st) ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 199058 cosponsors
- H.R. 1663 (102nd) 861-R&D Permanent Resolution Act of 199148 cosponsors
- H.R. 3943 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain entities to elect taxable years other than taxable years required by the Tax Reform Act of 1986…38 cosponsors
- H.R. 5423 (101st) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of bonds eligible for certain small issuer exceptions, and for other purposes.37 cosponsors
- H.R. 4640 (101st) Comprehensive American Wetlands Act of 199029 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Anthony has won
Rep. Anthony has won 7 U.S. House elections (1978–1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 31.1 to 62.0 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
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 15 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 15 | 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.