Ben Cline
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Benjamin Lee Cline is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 24th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- VerifiedVoted Yea on Retire through Ownership Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Water Resources Development Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Ratepayer Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Protecting Domestic Mining Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Local Access to Courts Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedPublic statement: Cline, Virginia Republican Delegation Support Disaster Designation Request For Virginia’s Agricultural Industry
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- VerifiedPublic statement: ICYMI: Rep. Cline Introduced Legislation to Counter CCP Infiltration of Federal Agencies
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- VerifiedPublic statement: Rep. Cline Introduces Bills to Reform the Congressional Budget Office’s Baseline Projections and Cost Estimates
- VerifiedSponsored: Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act
- VerifiedSponsored: No Bias in the Baseline Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Cost Estimate Clarity Act
- VerifiedSponsored: 287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Protecting Access to American Products Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: No Tax on Takings Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act
Voting Record Feed
Retire through Ownership Act
Water Resources Development Act
Ratepayer Protection Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
Protecting Domestic Mining Act
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
Local Access to Courts Act
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-05-13: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2026-04-29: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
2026-04-29: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-03-25: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-03-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2026-03-26: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2026-02-25: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-12-16: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2026-01-08: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 8.
2025-12-05: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Statements & Newsroom
ws/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=1951" class="tab-link">In the News Op-eds Press Releases Weekly Newsletters June 9, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) was joined by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Congressman John McGuire (VA-05), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins. This letter supports Virginia’s request for the USDA S
9, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) was joined by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Congressman John McGuire (VA-05), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins. This letter supports Virginia’s request for the USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation… ICYMI: Rep. Cline Introduced Legislation to Counter CCP Infiltration of Federa
an Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins. This letter supports Virginia’s request for the USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation… Read more » May 13, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, today, Congressman Cline (R-VA) introduced the Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act to ensure federal facilities are not using any Chinese hardwa
/time> | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, today, Congressman Cline (R-VA) introduced the Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act to ensure federal facilities are not using any Chinese hardware in point-of-sale technology, limiting the exposure and infiltration by foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party. House GOP’s Cline Moves to Ban Use of Foreign Point-of-Sale… Rep. Cline Introduces Bills to Reform the Congressional Budget Offi
eral facilities are not using any Chinese hardware in point-of-sale technology, limiting the exposure and infiltration by foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party. House GOP’s Cline Moves to Ban Use of Foreign Point-of-Sale… Read more » April 29, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Cost Estimate Clarity Act and reintroduced the No Bias in the Baseline Act. Both pieces of legislation aim to empower Congress with