Ben Cline

U.S. Representative · VA-6 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.82· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 181 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Cline’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

30 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 30 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Cline’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Cline.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 7 missed of 674

Voted on 667 of 674 roll calls; missed 7. Higher than 73% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 42 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Higher than 73% of House members.

45%100%

7/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −5

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 98% of House members.

0%70%

+0.71

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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5 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Cline’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 7730 Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment ActUnknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Introduced Oct 14, 2026Substantive367 words Introduced
H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation ActProhibits foreign entities from financing civil litigation in federal courts and requires disclosure of foreign funding. AI-readLaw · Out of committee Jun 15, 2026Substantive1.6k words Out of committee
H.R. 4642 Fiscal Contingency Preparedness ActEstablishes procedures for federal agencies to prepare for and manage fiscal contingencies. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive566 words Out of committee
H.R. 6622 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025Requires public notice and comment for federal regulatory settlements and consent decrees. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Jan 8, 2026Substantive2.1k words Out of committee
H.R. 421 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements ActModifies regulatory flexibility requirements for federal agencies when issuing rules. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Jun 10, 2025Substantive5.8k words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.