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U.S. Representative — Oregon's 2nd District

Cliff Bentz

Republican · Oregon

Republican U.S. Representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (28 on record)

  • H.R.9827 — Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9695 — McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • H.R.9337 — Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • H.R.8958 — To grant to Crook County, Oregon, a right-of-way for the construction of a new road in Juniper Canyon, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8259 — Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8132 — Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act (Introduced, Mar 27, 2026)
  • H.R.7862 — National Flood Insurance Program Clarification Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 9, 2026)
  • H.R.7603 — O&C Renewal Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 20, 2026)

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.9701 — Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act. (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
  • H.R.9535 — Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
  • H.R.3178 — Save Healthcare Workers Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.8271 — ICU Bed Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 23, 2026)
  • H.R.6130 — ASAP Act (Introduced, Jun 15, 2026)
  • H.R.4348 — To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.4398 — Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.1254 — Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)

Voting analysis

Cliff Bentz is the only Republican Oregon sends to the House. That single fact removes a section from this page: there is no same-party state group to set him against, because he is it.

0.9%
Votes against the Republican majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
205 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

Where other members are measured against colleagues from their own state and party, Bentz can only be measured against his conference as a whole. The delegation comparison is absent for that reason and not for want of data.

Two votes, and perfect attendance

He was recorded against the Republican position twice, on both occasions voting no on an amendment the conference supported, and on both occasions the amendment failed anyway. Across the same period he did not miss a single roll call.

All 2 roll calls where Cliff Bentz voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 245		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 44		Jan 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

What he legislates on

Public lands and natural resources lead his classified filings, which is what a district covering most of eastern Oregon tends to produce. The bills are concrete and regional: expanding markets for wildfire reduction, improving consultation on federal water projects, an air safety measure named for two people, affordability in hydropower licensing, and a right-of-way for a new road through Juniper Canyon in Crook County.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Cliff Bentz's cluster into: Public Lands and Natural Resources (7), Government Operations and Politics (3), Animals (2), Energy (2), Environmental Protection (2), Science, Technology, Communications (2).

31
Bills sponsored
357
Bills cosponsored

Of the 28 most recent of those, 26 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure

He arrived at the start of this decade and holds a middle-band tenure with no change of party.

First elected in 2021, now serving across 3 terms. Cliff Bentz falls in the mid cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Cliff Bentz has 31 bills sponsored, 357 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Energy
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Health
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Federal Lands
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries

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