Matt Van Epps

Representative for Tennessee's 7th district (TN-7)

RepublicanTerm ends Jan 3, 2027

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Roll call votes: 369; 369 cast
Missed votes: 0%; 0 missed
Voted with party: 99.5%; on 368 votes
Broke with party: 2; times

What do these numbers mean?

Missed votes:: the share of roll call votes held while they were in office where they’re recorded as not voting.
Votes with party:: on votes where they voted yes or no, how often they sided with most of their party. Independents are compared with the party they caucus with. Neither number says whether a vote was right.

Voting record

houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: McDowell of North Carolina Part A Amendment No. 26Failed214–216
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Mace of South Carolina Part A Amendment No. 20Agreed to221–203
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Mace of South Carolina Part A Amendment No. 19Agreed to219–208
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Boebert of Colorado Part A Amendment No. 18Failed212–217
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Crank of Colorado Part A Amendment No. 17Agreed to215–214
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Crane of Arizona Part A Amendment No. 15Failed76–350
No
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Crane of Arizona Part A Amendment No. 14Failed61–365
No
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Carter of Georgia Part A Amendment No. 9Failed201–224
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Gallagher of California Part A Amendment No. 8Failed212–216
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Hunt of Texas Part A Amendment No. 7Agreed to215–214
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Hunt of Texas Part A Amendment No. 6Failed208–219
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Boebert of Colorado Part A Amendment No. 4Agreed to265–161
No
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Boebert of Colorado Part A Amendment No. 3Failed65–359
No
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Boebert of Colorado Part A Amendment No. 2Failed61–360
No
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Boebert of Colorado Part A Amendment No. 1Failed65–361
No
houseJul 21, 2026H.Res. 1438
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesPassed214–211
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.Res. 1438
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesPassed213–209
Yes
houseJul 21, 2026H.R. 1118
Value Over Cost Act of 2026
Fast-track passagePassed421–1
Yes
houseJul 20, 2026H.R. 8823
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
Fast-track passagePassed396–0
Yes
houseJul 20, 2026H.R. 4541
EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025
Fast-track passagePassed394–6
Yes
houseJul 16, 2026H.R. 9237
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
Motion to send the bill backFailed210–211
No
houseJul 16, 2026H.R. 5362
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".
Fast-track passagePassed418–0
Yes
houseJul 15, 2026H.R. 8595
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Final passagePassed217–209
Yes
houseJul 15, 2026H.R. 8595
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Motion to send the bill backFailed209–216
No
houseJul 15, 2026H.R. 8595
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Vote on a proposed change. Amendment: Roy of Texas Part A Amendment No. 20Failed136–291Broke with party
No