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Vern Buchanan

Vern Buchanan

R FL-16 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 16)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2013–2015 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2011–2013 House Of Representatives (District 13)
2009–2011 House Of Representatives (District 13)
2007–2009 House Of Representatives (District 13)
52
Sponsored
149
Cosponsored
347
Votes
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Industry Impact Profile

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Industries Helped

Direct (1398), Defense (94), Veterans Affairs (80), DoD (32), State (21), Legislative (20), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (13), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), Research (4), Treasury (4), Local (3), State Agency (3), Army Corps (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Independent Agency (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Transportation (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (336), Veterans (88), Military Families (11), Foreign (2), Military (2), Nonprofit Sector Workers (1), Parents (1)
Direct (375), Air Force (2), Families (1)
Direct (331), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (201), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (172), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (123), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)

Industries Burdened

Direct (1131), Defense (82), Veterans Affairs (50), Coast Guard (27), Regulatory (10), FDA (9), EPA (8), Agriculture (7), Legislative (7), Law Enforcement (5), Federal Child Welfare (4), Foreign (4), SEC (4), VA (4), DOI (3), Executive (3), Local (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), HHS (2), Military (2), China (1), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Health Administration (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Social Services (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (237), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (201), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (141), Veterans (12), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (131), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Direct (120), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
Direct (85), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
90.5% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (68 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (176), Veterans Affairs (130), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), Legislative (27) +63 more
+530
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +140
General Public (9 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (11), Family Sponsors (4), Foreign (2), Military (2) +4 more
+274
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+121
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
- +24
Healthcare (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2) +1 more
- +111
Education (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- +85
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Public Issuers (4)
+30
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+28
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -105
Taxpayers - - +33
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +119
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +88
Technology (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Cybersecurity (3), Blockchain/DLT (2), AI/Defense (1), Artificial Intelligence (1) +9 more
+37

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr6887-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To include in the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction certain best practices.

0 clauses Dec 18, 2025

hr6604-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Presidential Fitness Test Act of 2025

0 clauses Dec 10, 2025

hr6540-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Anti-Communism Week Act

0 clauses Dec 9, 2025

hres934-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the recognition of November 2025 as "Carbon Monoxide Action and Awareness Month" and promoting nationwide education, prevention, and detection efforts to protect United States families from carbon monoxide poisoning.

1 clause Dec 5, 2025
Emergency Services Government Administration Household Safety Equipment Manufacturing Consumers

hr6057-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Nov 17, 2025

hres872-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Awareness Day.

1 clause Nov 10, 2025

hres864-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans on Veterans Day, 2025.

0 clauses Nov 7, 2025

hres855-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

0 clauses Nov 4, 2025

hr5908-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require Executive agencies to submit reports to Congress regarding employees who are furloughed during any period during which there is a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 4, 2025

hr5829-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to support the use of unmanned aerial systems for the humane roundup and management of wild horses and burros.

1 clause Oct 24, 2025

hres719-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Passed House

Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

0 clauses Sep 19, 2025

hr5480-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 18, 2025
Government Agencies Nonprofit Organizations Sporting Goods Manufacturing Sports Teams & Leagues

hres712-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of September 14, 2025, as National Food is Medicine Day.

1 clause Sep 15, 2025

hres653-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the Japanese Diet’s Caucus for Universal Values in the Indo-Pacific and for continued United States-Japan interparliamentary collaboration to advance democracy in the region.

1 clause Aug 15, 2025

hr4936-119

Cosponsor In Committee

TRAPS Act

2 clauses Aug 8, 2025

hr4780-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To identify and take action against international trade practices of high income countries that unfairly exploit innovation by deviating from market-based policies and unfairly exploit United States innovation, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 29, 2025

hr4699-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 405 of title 23, United States Code, to permit a State to use grant funds for the purpose of providing on-bicycle education, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 23, 2025

hr4638-119

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 23, 2025
Legal Services Immigrants Federal Government Law Enforcement

hr4752-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with a history of a hereditary cancer gene mutation in a blood relative or a personal or ancestral history suspicious for hereditary cancer, and to provide coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries that would reduce the risk for individuals with a germline (inherited) mutation associated with a high risk of developing a preventable cancer.

2 clauses Jul 23, 2025

hr4363-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to ensure biological fairness in women’s sports as a condition of receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 14, 2025
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