Matt Van Epps

364 recorded votes of the 119th Congress.

364 recorded votes

Voted for26773.4%
Voted against9626.4%
Did not vote00.0%

99.7%

of the votes they could cast

statements indexed

Turned up for 99.7% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.

In plain English

Epps voted 100 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 Tony Gonzales more than anyone else. The two agreed 100 times out of 100.

Across the aisle they line up most with Henry Cuellar. They agreed 54 times out of 100.

First took office: December 4, 2025
Terms served: 1 term in the House
Current term: December 4, 2025 to January 3, 2027
Born: March 29, 1983

Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.

Counted from the record

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

defense and foreign policy12 of 22 againstThe exceptions: for S 1071, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter; for H R 980, Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act; for H R 3123, Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act and 3 more.
spending and appropriations16 of 16 for
energy and the environment11 of 11 for
crime and policing5 of 5 for
education5 of 5 for

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, Matt Van Epps voted on 262 and was with the Republican majority on 260 of them.

262 party line votes cast

With their party26099.2%
Against their party20.8%

Votes Against Their Own Party

15-Jul-2026H R 8595Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
24-Feb-2026S 2503Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Who They Vote With

In Their Own Party

Of the votes both took part in.

Tony GonzalesRepublican · TX · agreed on 100.0% of 131 shared votes
Jefferson ShreveRepublican · IN · agreed on 99.4% of 357 shared votes
Ashley HinsonRepublican · IA · agreed on 99.4% of 354 shared votes
Michael GuestRepublican · MS · agreed on 99.4% of 354 shared votes
Andy BarrRepublican · KY · agreed on 99.4% of 335 shared votes

Voting Across the Aisle

Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 54.2% of 356 shared votes
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC · agreed on 49.9% of 351 shared votes
Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX · agreed on 48.7% of 343 shared votes
Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME · agreed on 47.8% of 345 shared votes
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA · agreed on 47.8% of 360 shared votes

The record itself

Where the Words Are

The Congressional Record's own speaker tagging does not mark this member as speaking in any item of business this Congress. That tagging is not complete, so it does not mean they have not spoken.

Every Recorded Vote

All 364 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Matt Van Epps. 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

All 364 recorded votes, newest first →

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The other Tennessee representatives in this Congress: Mark E. Green and David Kustoff.

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