Promise Tracker › Ben Cline
U.S. Representative, Virginia 6th district · Republican
Ben Cline
102 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for52377.4%
- Voted against14321.2%
- Did not vote71.0%
Turned up for 98.5% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Cline voted 98 times out of every 100 they could. That is more than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Clay Fuller more than anyone else. The two agreed 98 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with Henry Cuellar. They agreed 49 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 4 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 3, 2019
- Terms served
- 4 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- February 29, 1972
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Almost nothing repeats in Cline's indexed remarks. A grocery anniversary leads at three, then pairs on bankruptcy administration, a college team and emergency planning. Single remarks reach further, taking in a reporting bill on people on the terrorist watch list.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Fulks Run Grocery3
- Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 20252
- Celebrating the Christendom College Lady Crusaders2
- Federal Government Must Plan for Emergencies2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
102 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Ben Cline’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-07-21RECOGNIZING PAMELA IRVINE“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an extraordinary Virginian whose life has been defined by service to others. After 45 years of leadership, Pam Irvine is retiring as president and CEO of Feeding Southwest Virginia.”
- 2026-07-14HONORING THE FRONT ROYAL ROTARY CLUB“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Rotary Club of Front Royal as it celebrates 100 years of service to Warren County and the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
- 2026-07-14RECOGNIZING HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Happy Birthday America, a cherished Independence Day tradition in Staunton, Virginia, as it joins communities across the Nation in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through the America250 initiative.”
- 2026-05-21RECOGNIZING BILL POPE“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an extraordinary coach, mentor, and pillar of the Roanoke community, Bill Pope, upon his retirement from Northside High School. For more than four decades as head coach and an incredible 46 years in total, Coach Pope has shaped generations of young men both on and off the basketball court.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Ben Cline voted on 469 and was with the Republican majority on 465 of them.
469 party line votes cast
- With their party46599.1%
- Against their party40.9%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 21-Jul-2026H R 8800Voted Aye · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 13-May-2026H R 1346Voted Nay · On Passage
- 30-Apr-2026H R 7567Voted Aye · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 10-Sep-2025H R 3838Voted Aye · On Agreeing to the Amendment
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Clay FullerRepublican · GA · agreed on 98.5% of 199 shared votes
- Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA · agreed on 97.9% of 519 shared votes
- Mike CollinsRepublican · GA · agreed on 97.7% of 652 shared votes
- Wesley HuntRepublican · TX · agreed on 97.6% of 507 shared votes
- Russell FryRepublican · SC · agreed on 97.6% of 661 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 48.6% of 658 shared votes
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA · agreed on 45.3% of 658 shared votes
- Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC · agreed on 44.8% of 652 shared votes
- Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME · agreed on 44.6% of 652 shared votes
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX · agreed on 41.9% of 630 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Ben Cline as speaking in 43 items of business across 38 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- July 21, 2026RECOGNIZING PAMELA IRVINE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 119
- July 14, 2026HONORING THE FRONT ROYAL ROTARY CLUB; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 114
- July 14, 2026RECOGNIZING HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 114
- May 21, 2026RECOGNIZING BILL POPE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 87
- May 14, 2026RECOGNIZING GENE COPENHAVER; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 82
- March 25, 2026FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST PLAN FOR EMERGENCIES; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 56
- March 12, 2026CONTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 46
- February 25, 2026PRESIDENT WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 37
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Ben Cline. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted for (Yea) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Virginia Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Virginia representatives in this Congress: John J. McGuire III and Eugene Simon Vindman.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.