Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Van Hilleary
Van Hilleary was a Republican U.S. representative from Tennessee, first elected to Congress in 1995.
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. 428 Expressing the sense of the Congress that recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools is consitutional under the First Amendment to the Constitution…Jul 19, 2002 · For Further Action See H.Res. 459.
- H.R. 1148 Low-Income and Rural School ProgramMay 30, 2001 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- H.R. 507 Child Safety and Home Security Act of 2001Feb 7, 2001 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 4355 To authorize retention by the City of Tullahoma, Tennessee, of all funds received under Environmental Protection Agency construction grants c470319-03 and…May 5, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- H.R. 4190 To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the Federal share for reconstruction of a road and causeway in Shiloh Military Park in Hardin County…Apr 6, 2000 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation.
Top bills sponsored
- H.J.Res. 76 (104th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the terms of office of Senators and Representatives.77 cosponsors
- H.R. 4404 (105th) Homebound Elderly Relief Opportunity Act of 199851 cosponsors
- H.R. 621 (106th) Know Your Customer Program Abolishment Act12 cosponsors
- H.R. 823 (105th) Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 19972 cosponsors
- H.R. 3853 (104th) To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to prohibit the Authority from imposing a performance deposit on any person constructing a dock or making…2 cosponsors
- H.R. 2758 (106th) Common Ground Healthcare Security Act of 19991 cosponsor
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Hilleary has won
Rep. Hilleary has won 4 U.S. House elections (1994–2000). Of the contested races, margins ran from 14.6 to 32.7 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 3 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 3 | 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.