Vern Buchanan
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Vernon Gale Buchanan is an American businessman, politician, and Air Force National Guard veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, representing Florida's 13th congressional district until redistricting. His district is anchored by Bradenton. On January 27, 2026, Buchanan announced he would not run for re-election in 2026. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- 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 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- 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 Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- 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 Yea on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted No on On Agreeing to the Amendment
- VerifiedVoted Nay on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Sunshine Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Improving Travel for American Families Act
- 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 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 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 Not Voting on TRIA Program Reauthorization Act
- VerifiedSponsored: AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Semiconductor Superiority Act
- VerifiedSponsored: AI Fraud Accountability Act
- VerifiedSponsored: MINKS are Superspreaders Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Protecting Animals in Military Training Act
- VerifiedSponsored: ASAP Act
- VerifiedSponsored: To Inform Families First Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act
- VerifiedSponsored: DETECT Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act of 2025
Voting Record Feed
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
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
Stop Insider Trading Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
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
On Agreeing to the Amendment
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Sunshine Protection 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
2026-07-01: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
2026-05-21: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2026-03-04: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
2026-01-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
2025-12-09: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2025-11-19: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2025-11-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2026-06-29: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-08-15: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-07-21: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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