Mark Harris
Republican · Representative for North Carolina's 8th district
17 sponsored · 215 cosponsored
In the House since 2025
Age 60
Contact their office: (202) 225-1976 · 126 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 17 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 2 bills they backed became law.They cosponsored them.
- 17 passed the House and wait on the Senate.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed none of 676 recorded votes.The typical House member missed 1.9%.
- Works most on crime and law enforcement and immigration.36 and 23 of the 232 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (2)
This bill aims to provide relief for individuals who committed crimes as a direct result of being victims of human trafficking.
Became law · 119-HR-4323
- Yes: Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?The bill allows for vacating convictions, expunging arrests, and reducing sentences for victims of trafficking. +8
This Act authorizes the award of 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The medals recognize the team's victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Became law · 119-HR-452
Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)
Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →
- They cosponsoredTo authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans’ State home, and for other purposes.Sep 29, 2026
This bill allows the Secretary of the Army to give a specific piece of land at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to the State of North Carolina without charging them for it.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-HR-10159
- Yes: Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?Directly enables the construction of a state home specifically for veterans' use. +9
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (17)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
- Their billTo make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.Aug 31, 2026
This bill is a technical update designed to correct statutory references throughout the United States Code. It specifically focuses on updating various laws to reflect provisions that have been reclassified to title 34.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-4499
This Act directs the Attorney General to create a public list of specific jurisdictions.
Passed the House 308–116 · 119-HR-5625
- Yes: Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?The Act mandates the public release of a list identifying jurisdictions that permit cashless bail for specific offenses. +5
This bill seeks to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. The primary goal is to officially recognize students who completed their secondary education in a home school setting as high school graduates.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-6392
- Yes: Would students be better off under this?It provides much-needed formal recognition for home school students entering higher education. +5
And 14 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 17 bills they wrote: 13 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.