U.S. Representative — Wisconsin's 3rd District
Derrick Van Orden
Republican · Wisconsin
Republican U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9942 — House Our Heroes Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9664 — K–9 Hero Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
- H.R.9665 — VA Police Security Enhancement Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
- H.R.8532 — VA Home Loan Affordability Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
- H.R.6904 — Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability Act (Introduced, Dec 18, 2025)
- H.R.5866 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Oct 28, 2025)
- H.R.5789 — Donald J. Trump Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Oct 17, 2025)
- H.J.Res.129 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect. (Introduced, Oct 3, 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 No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9827 — Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.6875 — AI OVERWATCH Act (Reported, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9638 — Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9404 — VA Home Loan Navigator Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.2533 — EASE Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.8791 — IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.7539 — SAFE Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.9340 — Ratepayer Protection Act (Reported, Jul 20, 2026)
Voting analysis
Armed forces account for more of Derrick Van Orden's classified filings than every other subject on his record combined. He chairs the veterans' affairs subcommittee on economic opportunity and is vice chair of an agriculture subcommittee — veterans and dairy, which is a fair description of western Wisconsin.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Derrick Van Orden's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (29), Agriculture and Food (5), Government Operations and Politics (4), Congress (2), Health (2), Immigration (2).
The filings
Housing for veterans, agricultural workforce reform, home loan affordability for veterans, readiness and employment accountability, and a measure for retired service dogs. Four of the five concern people leaving the military and what happens to them next.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.
Where he broke ranks
He supported a labour contracts bill and the resolution bringing it to the floor — the procedural vote as well as the substantive one, which is the harder of the two to cast against leadership. He also opposed two bills his conference passed, one on energy commission timing and one on tribal trust land homeownership, and split in several directions on farm and defence amendments.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 276 | Jul 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.5408 Faster Labor Contracts Act On Passage · roll call 216 | Jun 9, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.Res.1140 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 215 | Jun 9, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.8469 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 174 | May 15, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 151 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | No (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.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 147 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| S.1020 To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 129 | Apr 21, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.723 Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 81 | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 44 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
Above the Wisconsin Republicans
Set against the other Wisconsin Republicans in the House, Van Orden's rate clears the group's internal average.
Among the 6 Republicans in the Wisconsin delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.8%. Derrick Van Orden is above that average at 5.3%.
Tenure and attendance
Two terms leave him in the middle tenure band, and his absences run a little above the chamber's usual level.
First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Derrick Van Orden falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Derrick Van Orden has 61 bills sponsored, 680 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- House Committee on Agriculture: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (Vice Chair)
- House Committee on Agriculture: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
- House Committee on Armed Services: Intelligence and Special Operations
- House Committee on Armed Services: Strategic Forces
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Economic Opportunity (Chairman)
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Health
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