U.S. Representative — North Carolina's 11th District
Chuck Edwards
Republican · North Carolina
Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (41 on record)
- H.R.7356 — To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting. (Introduced, Feb 4, 2026)
No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act This bill requires each state, in order to receive federal funds for election administration, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot in a federal election that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot… - H.R.7176 — Vets Connect Act (Introduced, Jan 21, 2026)
- H.R.6436 — To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow for the advance payment of assistance under Tree Assistance Program, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Dec 4, 2025)
- H.Res.711 — Honoring the victims of Hurricane Helene and expressing condolences and support for the affected communities in western North Carolina, specifically North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, 1 year after the hurricane made landfall in the State on September 27, 2024. (Introduced, Sep 15, 2025)
- H.R.3627 — Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 29, 2025)
- H.R.3584 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Introduced, May 23, 2025)
- H.R.2364 — Helene Small Business Recovery Act (Introduced, Mar 26, 2025)
- H.R.2292 — Economic Opportunity for Distressed Communities Act (Introduced, Mar 24, 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.9250 — Great American Outdoors Act 250 (Reported, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.2696 — Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.8688 — Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Reduction Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
- H.R.8623 — GUARD Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
- H.R.1175 — Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
- H.R.8205 — Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
- H.R.1065 — Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.2592 — Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
Voting analysis
Emergency management tops Chuck Edwards's classified filings, which is not a subject most members lead with. His district covers the western North Carolina mountains, and one of his bills would let the Tree Assistance Program pay out in advance rather than in arrears — a change that matters only to someone whose orchards and timber stands have already been flattened once.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Chuck Edwards's cluster into: Emergency Management (7), Government Operations and Politics (7), Transportation and Public Works (4), Armed Forces and National Security (3), Economics and Public Finance (3), Public Lands and Natural Resources (3).
Voting on his own bill
He is vice chair of the appropriations subcommittee for national security and the State Department. Two of his eight departures are amendment votes on that subcommittee's own spending bill, and in both he voted against a change his conference wanted. Defending the text you helped draft is a recognisable job; the record simply logs it as breaking ranks.
The remainder
Four more amendment votes across other measures — five of the six amendment departures failed, while the one he supported carried. Beyond those, two completed bills he opposed and his conference passed: a marine conservation reauthorisation and one more. Nothing in the set is a crossing toward the Democrats on a matter of substance.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 259 | Jul 21, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| 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.2860 Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 196 | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment, as Modified roll call 150 | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.4294 MAWS Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 88 | Mar 17, 2026 | Passed | Nay (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) |
The other filings
Two concern elections — one on how congressional apportionment counts people, one barring federal election administration money from states that permit ballot collection by third parties. The remaining two are veterans measures. His filed total is small.
Of the 41 most recent of those, 41 currently sit at Introduced.
Below the North Carolina Republicans
North Carolina's ten House Republicans hold a higher shared rate than his own.
Among the 10 Republicans in the North Carolina delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.8%. Chuck Edwards is below that average at 3.7%.
Tenure and attendance
He is in his second term, near the bottom of the middle band, and his attendance is close to perfect.
First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Chuck Edwards falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Chuck Edwards has 42 bills sponsored, 523 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on Appropriations: Financial Services and General Government
- House Committee on Appropriations: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (Vice Chair)
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