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U.S. Representative — Illinois's 16th District

Darin LaHood

Republican · Illinois

Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Record

Conservative Republican voting record. Generally supports lower taxes, border security, a strong national defense, domestic energy production, and traditional social policy positions consistent with House GOP leadership.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.7620 — CHEERS Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 20, 2026)
  • H.R.7594 — Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 17, 2026)
  • H.R.7432 — Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act (Introduced, Feb 9, 2026)
  • H.R.6450 — Retirement Rollover Flexibility Act (Introduced, Dec 4, 2025)
  • H.R.5470 — Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (Introduced, Sep 18, 2025)
  • H.R.5146 — Federal Receivership Fairness Act (Introduced, Sep 4, 2025)
  • H.R.4689 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Bloomington, Illinois, as the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.3919 — Advanced AI Security Readiness Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on S.1003 — Lulu’s Law (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.4544 — American Access to Banking Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Res.1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8365 — Monitor Accountability Act (Passed, May 14, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8365 — Monitor Accountability Act (Failed, May 14, 2026)

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
  • House Committee on Ways and Means: Trade
  • House Committee on Ways and Means: Work and Welfare (Chair)
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Central Intelligence Agency (Vice Chairman)
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: National Intelligence Enterprise
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: National Security Agency and Cyber (Chairman)

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