Former U.S. Representative

Van HillearyNo longer serving

District TN‑4 Party Republican In office 1995–2003

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

203

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

4,297

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn. , June 20, 1959. Graduated from Rhea County High School, Dayton, Tenn. B. S. , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. , 1981. J. D. , Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. , 1990. Lawyer, private practice. Business executive. United States Air Force, 1982-1984. United States Air Force Reserve, 1984-1995. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2003). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Tennessee. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 2006. Staff, United States Representative John Rose of Tennessee, 2019-2025.

Focus

Drawn from the 3 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 3.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 333	agree to senate amendment with an amendment	Aye	Nov 15, 2002
HR 4628	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Nov 15, 2002
HR 5708	On Passage	Aye	Nov 14, 2002
HR 5708	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	No	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 609	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 609	On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Nov 14, 2002
HRES 606	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Nov 14, 2002
HR 5710	On Passage	Yea	Nov 13, 2002

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HCONRES 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, and urging the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of such practices.	For Further Action See H.Res. 459.	Jul 19, 2002
HR 1148	Low-Income and Rural School Program	Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.	May 30, 2001
HR 507	Child Safety and Home Security Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 7, 2001

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 459	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Newdow v. U.S. Congress was erroneously decided, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jun 26, 2002
HCONRES 430	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Pledge of Allegiance.	For Further Action See H.Res. 459.	Jun 26, 2002
HR 68	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 26, 2002
HR 3782	Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamines Act of 2002	Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.	Jun 25, 2002
HR 4965	Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2002	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.	Jun 20, 2002
HR 951	Housing Bond and Credit Modernization and Fairness Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jun 17, 2002
HR 4907	Official Time Reporting Act	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Jun 12, 2002
HR 4691	Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2002	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.	Jun 6, 2002

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Oct 10, 2002	Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002	House floor
Jul 29, 2002	Recognizing Halie Jacobs for Her Bravery and Heroism	Written statement
Jul 22, 2002	Acknowledging the Invaluable Contributions of Susan B. Hirschmann	House floor
Jun 12, 2002	Family Christian Academy Graduation	Written statement
Jun 12, 2002	Celebrating the Birth of Harrison Beckett Lazar	Written statement
May 14, 2002	American Legion Auxiliary Unit 146 Is Making a Difference in Tennessee	Written statement
Mar 20, 2002	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2003	House floor
Dec 13, 2001	Conference Report on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001	House floor

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Armed Services CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 19 · End of the 107th Congress
Military Research and Development	Vice Chair	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Military Readiness	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Budget CommitteeMember2001–2003

Education and Workforce CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Education and Workforce Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 19 · End of the 107th Congress
Select Education	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Education Reform	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.