Former member of Congress · last served 107th Congress
Tim Hutchinson
Tim Hutchinson was a Republican U.S. senator from Arkansas, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (103rd–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
- S. 2690 A bill to reaffirm the reference to one Nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.Nov 13, 2002 · Became Public Law No: 107-293.
- S.Con.Res. 151 Direct Support Professional Recognition ResolutionOct 9, 2002 · Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10225)
- S. 3065 A bill to provide exceptions to empowerment zone eligibility criteria.Oct 7, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S.Res. 333 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to a dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse…Oct 4, 2002 · Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9995)
- S. 3035 EPICS ActOct 2, 2002 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9852-9854)
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2353 (104th) An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain programs and activities, and…Became law
- H.R. 1804 (104th) To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the "Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal…Became law
- H.R. 1384 (104th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt certain full-time health-care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3643 (104th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1998, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1565 (104th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1536 (104th) To amend title 38, Unite States Code, to extend for two years an expiring authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to determination of…Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 217 (106th) A resolution relating to the freedom of belief, expression, and association in the People's Republic of China.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 53 (106th) A resolution to designate March 24, 1999, as "National School Violence Victims' Memorial Day".Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Hutchinson has won
Sen. Hutchinson has won 2 U.S. House elections (1992–1994) and 1 U.S. Senate election (1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 3.0 to 35.4 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 52 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 52 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 2 | See the 2 → |
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.