Vern Buchanan
Republican · Representative for Florida's 16th district
46 sponsored · 232 cosponsored
In the House since 2007
Age 75
Contact their office: (202) 225-5015 · 2409 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 2 became law, 1 passed both chambers and is not yet with the President, 21 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 4 were resolutions that are finished, 8 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 190 are in committee, 5 have only been introduced, and 1 was stopped.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law2 billsPassed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Passed both chambers, not yet sent to the President1 billBoth the House and the Senate have passed it, though not necessarily the same text.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber4 billsPassed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
In the other chamber's committee11 billsPassed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
- Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
- Fostering the Future Act
- Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act
- Federal Working Animal Protection Act
- VSAFE Act of 2025
- Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
- Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
- HALT Fentanyl Act
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up6 billsPassed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Adopted4 billsThe chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
- Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
- Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
- Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 and PAT 25, and for other purposes.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote8 billsA committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
In committee190 billsIntroduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- To establish a moratorium on oil and gas production and exploration activities in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range, and for other purposes.
- SCREEN Act of 2026
- Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".
- Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2026
- Healthy Recess for Learning Act
- Know What’s on the Tray Act of 2026
- SAFE for Manatees Act
- Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.
- GRACE for Military Survivors Act
- Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act of 2026
Introduced, nothing more yet5 billsFormally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- Condemning the coercive actions of the People's Republic of China against Japan in response to statements regarding Taiwan and reaffirming the United States commitment to its allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
- TRAPS Act
- Preventive Health Savings Act
- Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act
- Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025