Republican · U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 9th district
17 sponsored · 174 cosponsored
Age 55 · In office since 2013
Contact their office: (202) 225-3715 · 2112 Rayburn 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.
Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Their billA Republican bill with 5 Democratic cosponsors.
Became law
This bill extends the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation. This foundation wants to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.
Pete Stauber (R-MN)
CosponsoredA Republican bill with 107 Democratic cosponsors.
Became law
This Act authorizes the award of 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The medals recognize the team's victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Yes
Is this likely to grow the economy?
The sale of duplicate bronze medals provides a small influx of revenue to the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
No question was scored the opposite.
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 →
Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Their billA Republican bill with 4 Democratic cosponsors.
Passed both chambers
With no one objecting, no names recorded
This bill allows the Secretary of the Army to give a specific piece of land at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to the State of North Carolina without charging them for it.
Yes· 2 of 17
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
Directly enables the construction of a state home specifically for veterans' use.
Does this help veterans get medical care?
Provides land for the construction of a veterans' state home, improving long-term care options for veterans.
No question was scored the opposite.
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Their billA Republican bill with 3 Republican cosponsors. See the voting map.
Passed the House
Now: handed to a committee to examine — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Dec 15
This bill aims to streamline the review process for natural gas pipeline authorizations. It establishes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the sole lead agency for project-related NEPA reviews.
Yes· 2 of 5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires the Commission to track and publish project schedules, expected completion dates, and reasons for delays on its website.
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill reduces regulatory uncertainty and shortens timelines for energy infrastructure applicants.
The opposite· 2 of 3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill reduces the requirement for water quality certifications and limits the ability of agencies to conduct supplemental environmental reviews.
Would people in cities be better off under this?
The reduction in water quality certification requirements could potentially impact local environmental protections near urban waterways.
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.
Mike Bost (R-IL)
CosponsoredA Republican bill with 30 Republican cosponsors.
Passed the House
By voice vote, no names recorded
Its main goal is to improve various benefits, healthcare services, and administrative functions provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other federal agencies.
Yes· 2 of 50
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill is fundamentally designed to significantly improve healthcare, compensation, education, and administrative services for veterans.
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The legislation comprehensively enhances veteran healthcare delivery, community care access, prosthetics formularies, and specialized treatment programs.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The legislation authorizes significant funding increases and appropriations for various VA programs, healthcare, and IT modernization.
And 22 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 17 bills they wrote: 1 cleared committee and waits for a first vote, 13 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 Nay
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
For the veto Voted Nay, to let the veto stand.
Veto stood
The override fell short in the House; it needed two-thirds.
Vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the veto Voted Nay, to let the veto stand.
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.