Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Ed Bryant
Ed Bryant was a Republican U.S. representative from Tennessee, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (104th–107th 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.Con.Res. 498 Honoring the United States Marines killed in action during World War II while participating in the 1942 raid on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and…Oct 18, 2002 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
- H.R. 4487 Sales Tax Fairness Act of 2002Apr 18, 2002 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 2465 To amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to add Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, and Wayne Counties, Tennessee, to the Appalachian region.Jul 12, 2001 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- H.R. 1891 Clean Diesel Fuel Provider Relief ActMay 22, 2001 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- H.R. 5332 Tire Recall Safety ActOct 20, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 95 (105th) Granting the consent of Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact.Became law
- H.R. 1533 (104th) Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1954 (106th) Rental Fairness Act of 2000Reported from committee
- H.R. 1598 (106th) Patent Fairness Act of 199977 cosponsors
- H.R. 4750 (106th) Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act45 cosponsors
- H.R. 702 (105th) Judicial Disciplinary Proceedings Act of 199711 cosponsors
- H.R. 3026 (104th) Judicial Disciplinary Proceedings Act of 199611 cosponsors
- H.R. 3027 (104th) To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Controlled Substances Act, with respect to the payment of the costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain…9 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Bryant has won
Rep. Bryant has won 4 U.S. House elections (1994–2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 21.6 to 40.5 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
107th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 4 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 4 | 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 107th 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.