Democrat · U.S. Representative for Virginia's 8th district
63 sponsored · 376 cosponsored
Age 76 · In office since 2015
Contact their office: (202) 225-4376 · 1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →
Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
CosponsoredA Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors.
Passed both chambers
With no one objecting, no names recorded
This bill changes the internal revenue laws to help United States nationals who are wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.
Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
CosponsoredA Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors.
Passed both chambers
With no one objecting, no names recorded
This bill requires the Social Security Administration to update the terminology used in its rules, regulations, guidance, and other materials.
Yes· 2 of 3
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
The bill provides clearer terminology regarding retirement and benefit ages for seniors.
Would retired people be better off under this?
The updated terminology provides more clarity for retirees regarding their monthly benefit ages.
No question was scored the opposite.
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
CosponsoredA Republican bill with 207 Democratic cosponsors. See the voting map.
Passed the House
Now: handed to a committee to examine — Committee on Armed Services · Nov 12
This bill changes the rules to allow certain military retirees to receive both veterans' disability compensation and retired pay at the same time.
Yes· 2 of 3
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
This bill provides significant financial relief to veterans with combat-related disabilities by allowing them to receive both retired pay and disability compensation concurrently.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill increases financial benefits for veterans with combat-related disabilities by allowing concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation.
No question was scored the opposite.
James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
CosponsoredA Democratic bill with 6 Republican cosponsors.
Passed the House
Since then: a Senate committee approved it and sent it to the floor
Now: in the queue for a floor vote, with no date set · Sep 14
This bill names a specific United States Postal Service facility after Congressman Gerald E. Connolly. The post office is located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia.
Robert Wittman (R-VA)
CosponsoredA Republican bill with 6 Democratic cosponsors.
Passed the House
Since then: a Senate committee approved it and sent it to the floor
Now: in the queue for a floor vote, with no date set · Sep 14
This bill designates a specific United States Postal Service facility as the Patricia Paige Post Office. The building that will receive this new designation is located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia.
And 6 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 63 bills they wrote: 63 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
U.S. House · Nov 12, 2026
The vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President.
Their vote Yea
Passed
This bill changes the rules to allow certain military retirees to receive both veterans' disability compensation and retired pay at the same time.
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
This bill provides significant financial relief to veterans with combat-related disabilities by allowing them to receive both retired pay and disability compensation concurrently.
U.S. House · Nov 12, 2026
The vote on whether to adopt the resolution A resolution is one chamber speaking for itself — setting its own rules, taking a position, honouring someone — and it never goes to the President. Agreeing to it is the whole decision.
Their vote Yea
Passed
H. Res. 1247 sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider the bill H.R. 2102, which is also known as the "Major Richard Star Act."
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?
The bill provides increased financial compensation for service-connected disabilities.
U.S. House · Nov 11, 2026
The vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President.
Their vote Yea
Passed
This bill amends Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) retirement plans. The changes affect laws such as the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?
The bill enhances consumer protection by establishing fiduciary responsibilities for employers managing 403(b) investment options.
A vetoed bill becomes law only if two-thirds of both chambers pass it again. The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the veto Voted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
Veto stood
The override fell short in the House; it needed two-thirds.
Vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the veto Voted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
Veto stood
The override fell short in the House; it needed two-thirds.
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.
