Ben Cline
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Benjamin Lee Cline is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 24th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted Aye on On Agreeing to the Amendment
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Sunshine Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Improving Travel for American Families Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act
- VerifiedVoted Aye on Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1383
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1383
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon
- VerifiedVoted Yea on TRIA Program Reauthorization Act
- VerifiedPublic statement: Cline, Virginia Republican Delegation Support Disaster Designation Request For Virginia’s Agricultural Industry
- VerifiedPublic statement: Read more »
- VerifiedPublic statement: ICYMI: Rep. Cline Introduced Legislation to Counter CCP Infiltration of Federal Agencies
- VerifiedPublic statement: Read more »
- VerifiedPublic statement: Rep. Cline Introduces Bills to Reform the Congressional Budget Office’s Baseline Projections and Cost Estimates
- VerifiedSponsored: Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act
- VerifiedSponsored: No Bias in the Baseline Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Cost Estimate Clarity Act
- VerifiedSponsored: 287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Protecting Access to American Products Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: No Tax on Takings Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act
Voting Record Feed
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
On Agreeing to the Amendment
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
Sunshine Protection Act
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act
Improving Travel for American Families Act
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-05-13: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2026-04-29: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
2026-04-29: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-03-25: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-03-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2026-03-26: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2026-02-25: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-12-16: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2026-01-08: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 8.
2025-12-05: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Statements & Newsroom
ws/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=1951" class="tab-link">In the News Op-eds Press Releases Weekly Newsletters June 9, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) was joined by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Congressman John McGuire (VA-05), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins. This letter supports Virginia’s request for the USDA S
9, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) was joined by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Congressman John McGuire (VA-05), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins. This letter supports Virginia’s request for the USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation… ICYMI: Rep. Cline Introduced Legislation to Counter CCP Infiltration of Federa
an Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins. This letter supports Virginia’s request for the USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation… Read more » May 13, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, today, Congressman Cline (R-VA) introduced the Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act to ensure federal facilities are not using any Chinese hardwa
/time> | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, today, Congressman Cline (R-VA) introduced the Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act to ensure federal facilities are not using any Chinese hardware in point-of-sale technology, limiting the exposure and infiltration by foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party. House GOP’s Cline Moves to Ban Use of Foreign Point-of-Sale… Rep. Cline Introduces Bills to Reform the Congressional Budget Offi
eral facilities are not using any Chinese hardware in point-of-sale technology, limiting the exposure and infiltration by foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party. House GOP’s Cline Moves to Ban Use of Foreign Point-of-Sale… Read more » April 29, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Cost Estimate Clarity Act and reintroduced the No Bias in the Baseline Act. Both pieces of legislation aim to empower Congress with