Vern Buchanan

U.S. Representative · FL-16 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.66· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 77 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

46 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 45 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Buchanan’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 Buchanan.

90/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 67 missed of 674

Voted on 607 of 674 roll calls; missed 67. Lower than 94% of House members.

15%100%

96/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 180 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 454 votes that split the parties. Lower than 77% 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%

+0.36

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 Buchanan’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 139 Sunshine Protection Act of 2025Makes daylight saving time the permanent standard time nationwide; states may exempt areas. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Passed a chamber Jul 15, 2026Substantive374 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 5347 Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility ActIncreases flexibility in health care delivery and operations. AI-readHealth · Passed a chamber Jul 13, 2026Substantive933 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 4313 Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization ActModernizes federal regulations or payment policies for hospital inpatient services. AI-readHealth · Passed a chamber Dec 2, 2025Substantive787 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 919 Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage ActAllows tax-advantaged spending for chronic disease management and treatment. AI-readTaxation · Passed a chamber Mar 5, 2025Substantive129 words Passed a chamber

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