Former member of Congress · last served 109th Congress
William H. Frist
William Frist was a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, first elected to Congress in 1995, who sponsored 13 bills that became law (104th–109th 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
- S.Res. 629 A resolution establishing a procedure for affixing and removing permanent artwork and semi-permanent artwork in the Senate wing of the Capitol and in the…Dec 7, 2006 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11545; text as passed Senate: CR S11545; text…
- S.Res. 626 A resolution relating to the retirement of Linda E. Sebold.Dec 7, 2006 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11543-11544; text as passed…
- S. 2143 National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent ActDec 6, 2006 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11243)
- S.Res. 625 A resolution extending the authority for the Senate National Security Working Group.Dec 6, 2006 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/7/2006 S11382; text as passed Senate: CR…
- S.Res. 616 A resolution authorizing the Majority Leader and one staff member to travel to Mexico for the inauguration of the new President of Mexico scheduled for…Nov 16, 2006 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11095; text as passed Senate: CR S11095; text…
Top bills sponsored
- S. 1754 (105th) Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998Became law
- S. 494 (107th) Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001Became law
- S. 1231 (105th) United States Fire Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999Became law
- S. 1333 (105th) A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units that cannot charge an entrance or admission fee to retain other…Became law
- S. 910 (105th) A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.Became law
- S. 1722 (105th) Women's Health Research and Prevention Amendments of 1998Became law
- S. 580 (106th) Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999Became law
- S. 3728 (109th) North Korea Nonproliferation Act of 2006Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Frist has won
Sen. Frist has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (1994, 2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 14.3 to 32.9 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.
How has Tennessee done while Sen. Frist served?
2005 to 2006 in Tennessee: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Tennessee during Frist’s time representing it (1995 to 2007). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Tennessee begin in 2005, so 1995 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
109th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 125 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 125 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 5 | See the 5 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 109th 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.