U.S. Representative — North Carolina's 6th District
Addison McDowell
Republican · North Carolina
Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (17 on record)
- H.R.9521 — Broadband Infrastructure Extension Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
- H.Res.1387 — Congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes for winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- H.R.9065 — Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 29, 2026)
- H.Res.1111 — Recognizing the 245th anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and encouraging all United States citizens to visit the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Guilford County, North Carolina. (Introduced, Mar 12, 2026)
- H.R.7625 — MTS CYBER Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 20, 2026)
- H.R.7184 — PRESS Act (Introduced, Jan 21, 2026)
- H.R.6876 — Protecting Children from Foreign Mutilation Act (Introduced, Dec 18, 2025)
- H.R.6364 — Kidd’s Stuttering Act (Introduced, Dec 2, 2025)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on 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 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9811 — Anti-Fraud Fund Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.1083 — Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9701 — Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act. (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.8808 — Cable Security Fleet Expansion Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.516 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit. (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.6213 — Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (Reported, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.7970 — STOP Nitazenes Act (Reported, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.8781 — Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 (Reported, May 13, 2026)
Voting analysis
One of Addison McDowell's bills would fund research into the mental health consequences of pregnancy loss. It is not a subject that generates advocacy, because the people affected mostly do not organise around it, and it sits oddly and creditably on a first-term Republican's short list alongside broadband, maritime cybersecurity and two acts on children and speech.
Of the 17 most recent of those, 17 currently sit at Introduced.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Addison McDowell's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (3), Health (3), Immigration (3), Transportation and Public Works (3), Science, Technology, Communications (2), Government Operations and Politics (1).
His classified subjects spread thinly across five headings with two or three items each — the shape of a record too short to have a specialism yet.
Where he broke ranks
Four departures. Three amendment votes, one of which carried. And a no on higher education access for students from the territories, which his conference passed — a measure that recurs as a Republican departure right across this site, always in that direction.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 264 | Jul 21, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 255 | Jul 21, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 148 | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.6472 Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 82 | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Below the North Carolina Republicans
His figure comes in under the state's ten-member Republican House group. First term, and he misses almost nothing.
Among the 10 Republicans in the North Carolina delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.8%. Addison McDowell is below that average at 1.8%.
First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Addison McDowell falls in the freshman cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Addison McDowell has 18 bills sponsored, 266 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Natural Resources: Indian and Insular Affairs
- House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
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