Cline, Ben
In office since
2019 · 7 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1972, Stillwater
Occupation
Lawyer, Politician
Education
Bates College · University of Richmond School of Law
Office history
- member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2002–2018
- United States representative 2019–2021
- United States representative 2021–2023
- United States representative 2023–present
- United States representative 2025–present
Contact
Capitol office
2443 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4606
202-225-5431
District office · Harrisonburg
70 N Mason St, Harrisonburg, VA, 22802-4126
540-432-2391
District office · Roanoke
10 Franklin Rd SE, Roanoke, VA, 24011-2133
540-857-2672
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28
Bills sponsored
this session · 54 all-time
261
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 270 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
114
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 114 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
94.7%
based on 113 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
5.3%
based on 113 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 113 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
54 billsCurrent session 28 bills
- HR 421 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act In Committee
- HR 416 No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 422 No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act In Committee
- HR 417 End U.N. Censorship Act In Committee
- HR 418 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act In Committee
- HR 404 Hearing Protection Act In Committee
- HR 420 Federal Grant Accountability Act In Committee
- HR 419 Protecting America From Spies Act In Committee
- HR 384 One Agency Act In Committee
- HR 6738 Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6622 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6485 Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act In Committee
- HCONRES 63 Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the Congressional National Prayer Breakfast. In Committee
- HR 5874 Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act In Committee
- HR 4642 Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act In Committee
- HR 4492 Don’t Sell My DNA Act In Committee
- HR 3867 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 3229 Foreign Agents Transparency Act In Committee
- HR 2675 Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act In Committee
- HR 2676 No Union Time on the Taxpayer’s Dime Act In Committee
- HR 8787 Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act In Committee
- HR 8569 No Bias in the Baseline Act In Committee
- HR 8570 Cost Estimate Clarity Act In Committee
- HR 8077 287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 7900 Protecting Access to American Products Act In Committee
Historical 26 bills
- HR 8979 No Bias in the Baseline Act Died
- HR 8224 No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act Died
- HR 358 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Died
- HR 357 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act Died
- HR 3311 Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 Signed
- HR 903 Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 Died
- HR 1397 Notify ICE Act Died
- HCONRES 14 Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library. Died
- HR 7737 One Agency Act Died
- HR 5706 Danger Pay for U.S. Marshals Act Died
- HR 8933 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Died
- HR 8702 Taxpayers Support Life Act Died
- HR 8095 Federal Grant Accountability Act Died
- HR 7081 Protecting Access to American Products Act Died
- HR 6847 Federal Grant Accountability Act Died
- HR 6534 SAVE Act of 2022 Died
- HR 6286 Protecting America From Spies Act Died
- HR 4867 Data Centers and Government Records Oversight Act Died
- HR 4866 Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act Died
- HR 4434 Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act Died
- HR 4433 Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2021 Died
- HRES 706 Subpoena Compliance Accountability Act Died
- HR 5531 End U.N. Censorship Act Died
- HR 4477 American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Act Died
- HR 4154 No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2023 Died
Co-sponsored
270 billsCurrent session 261 bills
- HR 9298 Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act In Committee
- HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act In Committee
- HR 9453 End EPA Abuse Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9722 Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1223 Expressing support for the designation of Undiagnosed Awareness Month. In Committee
- HR 8611 Logan's Law In Committee
- HR 8826 In God We Trust Act In Committee
- HR 8957 American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9160 No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act In Committee
- HR 9156 Tiananmen Square Memorial Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9249 No PLA Employees Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 116 Stopping Border Surges Act In Committee
- HR 24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 45 FIND Act In Committee
- HR 162 First Amendment Accountability Act In Committee
- HR 70 No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act In Committee
- HR 142 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 163 Finish the Wall Act In Committee
- HR 53 Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2025 In Committee
- HJRES 12 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. In Committee
- HR 196 Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act In Committee
- HR 221 Abolish the ATF Act In Committee
- HR 273 REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 317 Healthcare Freedom Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 274 Sunset Chevron Act In Committee
Historical 9 bills
- HR 7450 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act Died
- HR 20 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019 Died
- HR 38 Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Died
- HJRES 11 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. Died
- HCONRES 3 Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. Died
- HR 53 FIND Act Died
- HR 175 Heartbeat Protection Act of 2023 Died
- HR 29 Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 Died
- HR 139 SHOW UP Act of 2023 Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 856
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | March 03, 2025 |
|
HJRES 20
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 27, 2025 |
|
HJRES 35
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2025 |
|
HR 695
Medal of Honor Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 804
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 788
DOE and SBA Research Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 818
SPUR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 832
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 825
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 35
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2025 |
|
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | February 12, 2025 |
|
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | February 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | February 11, 2025 |
|
HR 736
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2025 |
|
HR 692
China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2025 |
|
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 07, 2025 |
|
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | February 07, 2025 |
|
HR 27
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2025 |
|
HR 27
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | February 06, 2025 |
|
HRES 93
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | February 05, 2025 |
|
HRES 93
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | February 05, 2025 |
|
HR 776
Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Nay | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HR 43
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HR 21
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 21
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 471
Fix Our Forests Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 375
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Nay | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
S 5
Laken Riley Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HR 165
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HR 187
MAPWaters Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
HR 186
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
HR 30
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 16, 2025 |
|
HR 30
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | January 16, 2025 |
|
HR 33
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 144
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 164
POWER Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 28
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 28
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 153
Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 152
Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2025 |
|
HR 192
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2025 |
|
HR 23
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 09, 2025 |
|
HR 29
Laken Riley Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 07, 2025 |
|
HRES 5
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | January 03, 2025 |
Career history 3 past roles
- Lower chamber District 6 Republican
- Lower chamber District 6 Republican
- Lower chamber District 6 Republican