Rep. Van Epps, Matt

Republican · Tennessee-7 · House of Representatives

Matthew Robert Van Epps is an American politician and former Army officer serving as the U.S representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district since December 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in the 2025 special election. He previously served as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services from 2024 to 2025. He was sworn in on December 4, 2025.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 100% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 19.0% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 70.5%.
Bills sponsored: 1; passed into law: 0.

Recent votes by Rep. Van Epps, Matt

Voted Nay on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Voted Yea on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Nay on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Nay on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
Voted Nay on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
Voted Yea on Cracks down on organized retail theft rings — Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
Voted Yea on Blocks US funding for foreign shrimp farms — Save Our Shrimpers Act
Voted Yea on Unlocks SBA loans for business software — Small Business Technological Advancement Act
Voted Yea on House sets floor votes on five pending bills — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1346) to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Voted Yea on Speed up tribal land mortgage approvals — Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

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Sen. Hagerty, Bill (Republican)
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana (Republican)
Rep. Kustoff, David (Republican)
Rep. Ogles, Andrew (Republican)
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