![Photo of Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA6]](/static/legislator-photos/412832-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Cline is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Cline has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Mar 21, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Ben Cline sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Education and Labor
- Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
- Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
- Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Bills Sponsored
Some of Cline’s most recently sponsored bills include...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Cline’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 1122: Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019
Mar 11, 2019. Passed 387/22.
Should families receiving government assistance for housing be encouraged to move to more well-off neighborhoods? #### Context The government’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program was created in 1937 during the Great Depression to help low-income families afford housing costs. A person or family receiving the ... |
| Yea |
H.Res. 183: Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim ...
Mar 7, 2019. Passed 407/23.
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| Nay |
H.R. 66: Route 66 Centennial Commission Act
Feb 6, 2019. Passed 399/22.
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| No |
H.R. 790: Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019
Jan 30, 2019. Passed 259/161.
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| Nay |
H.R. 676: NATO Support Act
Jan 22, 2019. Passed 357/22.
"The President shall not withdraw support from NATO." This was a vote on a House bill to prevent President Trump from withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. The legislation was passed in response to reports that the President had ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Mar 2019, Cline missed 0 of 125 roll call votes, which is 0.0%. This is better than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Ben Cline for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
