Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress

Dale Bumpers

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · ArkansasSenate 1975–1999

Dale Bumpers was a Democratic U.S. senator from Arkansas, first elected to Congress in 1975, who sponsored 13 bills that became law (100th–105th Congress).

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167Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–105th Congress (excludes amendments)

28Passed a chamberof 167 bills & resolutions sponsored

13Became law13 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 100th–105th Congress

—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

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

S. 2232 A bill to establish the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Nov 6, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-356.
S. 2171 A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Arkansas.
Oct 27, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
S. 1586 Consumer and Main Street Protection Act of 1997
Sep 28, 1998 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11014-11017)
S. 1283 A bill to award Congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma…
Jul 31, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
S. 731 A bill to extend the legislative authority for construction of the National Peace Garden memorial, and for other purposes.
Jul 16, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-202.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Bumpers has won

Sen. Bumpers has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1980, 1986, 1992). Of the contested races, margins ran from 18.2 to 24.6 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won3 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 18.2 points1980, AR Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party0 of 3 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Arkansas Senate (class 3)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Dale Bumpers (D) 1980–1992 → Blanche Lincoln (D) 1998–2004 → John Boozman (R) 2010–2022. The seat is next on the ballot in 2028.

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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 16 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	16	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	4	See the 4 →
With a committee report listed	4	See the 4 →

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.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.