Cliff Bentz

U.S. Representative · OR-2 · 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

0.25· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 355 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

17 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 17 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Bentz’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 Bentz.

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 1 missed of 674

Voted on 673 of 674 roll calls; missed 1. Higher than 92% of House members.

15%100%

97/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 136 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 472 votes that split the parties. Lower than 61% of House members.

45%100%

15/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 78% of House members.

0%70%

+0.48

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.

LiberalConservative

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

H.R. 655 Dalles Watershed Development ActConveys approximately 150 acres of Mount Hood National Forest land to the City of The Dalles, Oregon. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Jul 15, 2026Substantive412 words In committee
H.R. 8259 Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026Improves consultation requirements for federal water projects. AI-readWater Resources Development · In committee Apr 29, 2026Substantive1.1k words In committee
H.R. 6290 Safe Social Media ActEstablishes safety requirements and age verification for social media platforms. AI-readCommerce · In committee Dec 11, 2025Substantive329 words In committee
H.R. 1655 Wildfire Communications Resiliency ActExempts post-wildfire communications infrastructure projects from federal environmental and historic preservation reviews. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · In committee Jun 10, 2025Substantive588 words In committee

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