Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
David H. Pryor
David Pryor was a Democratic U.S. senator from Arkansas, first elected to Congress in 1965, who sponsored 10 bills that became law (100th–104th 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. 305 A resolution to designate Saturday, November 30, 1996, as "National Duck Calling Day".Sep 28, 1996 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11771)
- S. 1912 A bill to clarify the provision of section 3626(b) of title 39, United States Code, defining an "institution of higher education".Jun 27, 1996 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
- S. 1299 Bringing Opportunity to Our Small Business and Taxpayers (BOOST) ActOct 10, 1995 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 1191 Consumer Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 1995Aug 11, 1995 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
- S. 1006 Pension Simplification Act of 1995Jun 30, 1995 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Top bills sponsored
- S.J.Res. 198 (103rd) A joint resolution designating 1995 as the "Year of the Grandparent".Became law
- S.J.Res. 45 (101st) A joint resolution designating May 1989 as "Older Americans Month".Became law
- S. 1511 (101st) Older Workers Benefit Protection ActBecame law
- S. 994 (103rd) Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and Information Act of 1993Became law
- S. 717 (103rd) Egg Research and Consumer Information Act Amendments of 1993Became law
- S. 1130 (103rd) Federal Employees Leave Sharing Amendments Act of 1993Became law
- S. 2188 (100th) A bill to amend section 307 of the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986.Became law
- S. 3033 (101st) A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to allow free mailing privileges to be extended to members of the Armed Forces while engaged in temporary…Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Pryor has won
Sen. Pryor has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (1978, 1984, 1990). Of the contested races, margins ran from 14.7 to 60.2 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
104th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 11 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 11 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| 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 104th 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.