Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Lee H. Hamilton
Lee Hamilton was a Democratic U.S. representative from Indiana, first elected to Congress in 1965, who sponsored 7 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.Res. 424 Comprehensive Travel Reform Rule of 1998May 7, 1998 · Referred to House Rules
- H.R. 2708 Enhancement of Trade, Security, and Human Rights through Sanctions Reform ActNov 20, 1997 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
- H.R. 680 To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to…Oct 6, 1997 · Became Public Law No: 105-50.
- H.R. 1546 Government Secrecy Act of 1997May 20, 1997 · Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- H.R. 1590 Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1997May 14, 1997 · Referred to House Judiciary
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2333 (103rd) Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995Became law
- H.R. 2561 (103rd) To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.Became law
- H.R. 3471 (103rd) To authorize the leasing of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.Became law
- H.R. 5155 (103rd) To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.Became law
- H.R. 4429 (103rd) To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.Became law
- H.R. 4635 (103rd) To extend the Export Administration Act of 1979.Became law
- H.Con.Res. 192 (102nd) To establish a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2550 (101st) Democracy in Eastern Europe Act of 1989Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Hamilton has won
Rep. Hamilton has won 11 U.S. House elections (1976–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.1 to 44.2 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 8 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 8 | 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 | 0 | None listed |
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.