Promise Tracker › Cliff Bentz
U.S. Representative, Oregon 2nd district · Republican
Cliff Bentz
13 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for51676.3%
- Voted against15623.1%
- Did not vote10.1%
Turned up for 99.4% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Bentz voted 99 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 Mike Johnson more than anyone else. The two agreed 100 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with Henry Cuellar. They agreed 56 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under one heading more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 3, 2021
- Terms served
- 3 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- January 12, 1952
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Only one heading repeats in Bentz's indexed remarks, on California wildfires. Everything else appears once, taking in a bill he says would address unfair enforcement affecting Oregon.
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.
- Addressing California Wildfires2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
13 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Cliff Bentz’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-06-29CONGRATULATING OREGON WHEAT GROWERS' LEAGUE ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY“Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Oregon Wheat Growers' League on its 100-year anniversary. Since its inception in 1926, the Wheat Growers' League has supported, encouraged, and promoted the production of wheat, one of the most important sources of nutrition in the world.”
- 2026-04-29FARM, FOOD, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2026“Mr. Chair, I am prepared to close. Mr. Chairman, this is an excellent bill, and we need it in Oregon. We have 30 million acres of trees. We absolutely need what this bill would provide.”
- 2026-01-08IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE HONORABLE DOUG LaMALFA“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Doug LaMalfa, my good friend. His office is right across from mine and his district is right across from mine in California from Oregon.”
- 2025-12-18PET AND LIVESTOCK PROTECTION ACT“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 845. The bill would address at least some of the injury and injustice being inflicted on my State and my constituents by the inappropriate and unfair enforcement of the Endangered Species Act as it has been applied in the reintroduction of the gray wolf.”
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, Cliff Bentz voted on 471 and was with the Republican majority on 459 of them.
471 party line votes cast
- With their party45997.5%
- Against their party122.5%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 15-Jul-2026H R 8595Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 22-Jan-2026H R 7148Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 14-Jan-2026H R 7006Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 4-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 4-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA · agreed on 99.8% of 520 shared votes
- John R. MoolenaarRepublican · MI · agreed on 99.4% of 670 shared votes
- Frank D. LucasRepublican · OK · agreed on 99.4% of 661 shared votes
- Dale W. StrongRepublican · AL · agreed on 99.4% of 656 shared votes
- Robert B. AderholtRepublican · AL · agreed on 99.4% of 652 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 56.3% of 663 shared votes
- Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC · agreed on 52.6% of 658 shared votes
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA · agreed on 51.9% of 663 shared votes
- Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME · agreed on 51.8% of 654 shared votes
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX · agreed on 49.7% of 636 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Cliff Bentz as speaking in 12 items of business across 10 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.
- June 29, 2026CONGRATULATING OREGON WHEAT GROWERS' LEAGUE ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 108
- April 29, 2026FARM, FOOD, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2026; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 75
- January 8, 2026IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE HONORABLE DOUG LaMALFA; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 5
- December 18, 2025PET AND LIVESTOCK PROTECTION ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 214
- December 18, 2025STANDARDIZING PERMITTING AND EXPEDITING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 214
- December 10, 2025UNFAIR ENFORCEMENT OF ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 208
- December 9, 2025DALLES WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 207
- December 9, 2025SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 207
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 Cliff Bentz. 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 Oregon Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Oregon representatives in this Congress: Suzanne Bonamici and Maxine Dexter.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.