Matt Van Epps
Republican · Representative for Tennessee's 7th district
8 sponsored · 101 cosponsored
In the House since 2025
Age 43
Contact their office: (202) 225-2811 · 2446 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 8 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- None of the bills they wrote or backed has become law yet.Most bills never get a vote, from any member.
- 4 passed the House and wait on the Senate.The Senate has to pass the same text before it can become law.
- Missed none of the 364 recorded votes the House held while they were serving in the 119th Congress (2025–2026).The typical House member missed 1.9%.
- Works most on crime and law enforcement and armed forces and national security.21 and 16 of the 109 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.
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (4)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct assessments regarding terrorism threats.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-8168
- Yes: Does this tighten control of the border?The bill requires assessments of the DHS capability to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. +5
- They cosponsoredTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee, as the "Pharmacist’s Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building".Sep 14, 2026
This bill names a specific United States Postal Service facility located in Columbia, Tennessee.
A Senate committee approved it and sent it to the floor · 119-HR-6808
This bill places strict purchasing limits and transparency rules on stock trading for Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children.
Passed the House 232–198 · 119-HR-7008
- Yes: Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?The bill requires Members of Congress to publicly disclose intent to sell specific investments before doing so. +6
- No: Does this protect the right to vote?The bill imposes new photo identification requirements for all federal elections, which may create barriers to voting. -3
And 1 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 8 bills they wrote: 7 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.