U.S. Representative — Tennessee's 8th District
David Kustoff
Republican · Tennessee
Republican U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9176 — PAR Act (Introduced, Jun 8, 2026)
- H.R.8415 — Small Business Tax Cut Act (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)
- H.R.8109 — Save Struggling Hospitals Act (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)
- H.R.6800 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations. (Introduced, Dec 17, 2025)
- H.R.6449 — DO NOT Call Act (Introduced, Dec 4, 2025)
- H.R.5345 — Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (Introduced, Sep 15, 2025)
Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of… - H.R.5242 — To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016. (Introduced, Sep 10, 2025)
- H.R.4334 — Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act (Introduced, Jul 10, 2025)
Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act This bill expands the criminal offenses that qualify as prior convictions for the purpose of enhanced sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Currently, the ACCA imposes a 15-year mandatory minimum prison term on a defendant who possesses…
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.9938 — SCREEN Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9489 — GRACE for Military Survivors Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.2538 — CARE Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)
- H.R.5343 — Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act (Reported, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.4206 — CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
- H.R.4669 — FEMA Act of 2025 (Reported, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.7450 — Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment Act (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
- H.R.6086 — Aviation Funding Solvency Act (Reported, Apr 27, 2026)
Voting analysis
Taxation accounts for more of David Kustoff's classified filings than any other subject accounts for in most members' records. It is not a lean; it is close to the whole portfolio.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. David Kustoff's cluster into: Taxation (19), Health (6), International Affairs (5), Crime and Law Enforcement (4), Science, Technology, Communications (3), Agriculture and Food (2).
One of the two mattered
He has two departures. In the first he supported an amendment his conference opposed — and it was adopted, so his vote was on the side that changed the bill. In the second he opposed a fuel retailing measure that his party passed. Defections that land on the winning side are the minority in this data; one of his two did.
| 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.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Among the Tennessee Republicans
Tennessee's House Republicans carry a relatively high internal average, driven by a few members who dissent frequently. Kustoff is nowhere near them; his rate is a small fraction of the group figure.
Among the 8 Republicans in the Tennessee delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.8%. David Kustoff is below that average at 0.9%.
The filings
A small business tax cut, an accountability measure, a bill for struggling hospitals, termination of tax-exempt status for organisations supporting terrorism, and a measure on unsolicited calls. The tax code is the instrument in most of them, whatever the target.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
His service began in the second half of the last decade after a period as a United States attorney, and he is seldom absent.
First elected in 2017, now serving across 5 terms. David Kustoff falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, David Kustoff has 108 bills sponsored, 926 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Health
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Tax
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