U.S. Representative — Tennessee's 3rd District
Charles Fleischmann
Republican · Tennessee
Republican U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (47 on record)
- H.R.9022 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (Reported, May 22, 2026)
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies. The… - H.R.8506 — SAFE School Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
- H.R.5712 — Quantum LEAP Act of 2025 (Introduced, Oct 8, 2025)
- H.R.4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2025)
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies. The… - H.R.2768 — Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 9, 2025)
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail (located in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina) as a national scenic trail. - H.R.763 — James J. Andrews and William H. Campbell Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jan 28, 2025)
James J. Andrews and William H. Campbell Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of James J. Andrews and William H. Campbell to recognize their bravery and devotion during the Civil War as the only civilian members of… - H.R.428 — Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 15, 2025)
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025 This bill expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of certain operational expenses that are wasteful (i.e., that are identified as wasteful by an employee and that… - H.R.226 — Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act (Introduced, Jan 7, 2025)
Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land…
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.5505 — Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 (Reported, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.6875 — AI OVERWATCH Act (Reported, Jul 27, 2026)
- H.R.8283 — Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026 (Reported, Jul 27, 2026)
- H.R.9417 — Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 18, 2026)
- H.R.7540 — United States-Israel FUTURES Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.8826 — In God We Trust Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.4676 — Modern Firearm Safety Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.3514 — Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 (Reported, Jul 22, 2025)
Voting analysis
Charles Fleischmann chairs the energy and water development appropriations subcommittee, and its annual bill appears twice below, filed for two consecutive fiscal years. Alongside it sits a quantum computing measure. Federal energy and water spending on one hand and quantum research on the other is a narrow pairing, and a member who holds both is telling you something about where the laboratories in his district sit.
Of the 47 most recent of those, 46 currently sit at Introduced.
Government operations on top
His leading classified subject is the machinery of government itself, well ahead of anything else. The remaining named filings fit: a bonus scheme for federal employees who cut costs or catch fraud, and a school safety act. Native American affairs also register in his top five, which is unexpected for the state and goes unexplained by anything else on this page.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Charles Fleischmann's cluster into: Government Operations and Politics (14), Crime and Law Enforcement (5), Economics and Public Finance (5), Native Americans (5), Armed Forces and National Security (2), Energy (2).
Where he broke ranks
Six amendment votes — one carried, five failed — and a single completed bill, on fuel retailing, which he opposed and the House passed. Most of those amendments were attached to spending measures, which is the terrain a spending chairman works on daily.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 258 | Jul 21, 2026 | Agreed to | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 245 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 242 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 151 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 44 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 43 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
Below the Tennessee Republicans
Tennessee's eight House Republicans hold a much higher shared rate; his falls well under it.
Among the 8 Republicans in the Tennessee delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.8%. Charles Fleischmann is below that average at 3.2%.
Tenure and attendance
He has held the seat across eight terms beginning early in the last decade, and not one roll call went by without him.
First elected in 2011, now serving across 8 terms. Charles Fleischmann falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Charles Fleischmann has 51 bills sponsored, 1500 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Appropriations: Defense
- House Committee on Appropriations: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies (Chair)
- House Committee on Appropriations: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Energy
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