U.S. Representative — Indiana's 9th District

Erin Houchin

Republican · Indiana

Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

H.R.9908 — Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
H.R.9469 — Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) for Students Act (Introduced, Jun 25, 2026)
H.R.9247 — ON TIME Act (Introduced, Jun 10, 2026)
H.R.9191 — National Fossil Act (Reported, Jun 8, 2026)
H.Res.1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 3, 2026)
H.R.8657 — Campus Lifeline Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 4, 2026)
H.Res.1135 — Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives (Introduced, Mar 25, 2026)
H.Res.1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1128) expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5103) to establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7084) to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. (Introduced, Mar 24, 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 No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

H.R.9960 — Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
H.R.404 — Hearing Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
H.R.1773 — Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
H.R.9925 — To provide for Federal oversight of the development and deployment of frontier artificial intelligence in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
H.R.9814 — 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
H.R.9417 — Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 18, 2026)
H.R.2902 — SOAR Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
H.R.3164 — Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (Reported, May 19, 2026)

Voting analysis

Every one of Erin Houchin's departures is an amendment vote, and five of the six are attached to a single spending measure. That is not six disagreements. It is one, pressed at every point the calendar allowed, and then nothing else — no completed bill anywhere in her record shows her parting from the conference.

2.8%

Votes against the Republican majority

216

Roll calls where a party majority formed

131 of 218

Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

All 6 roll calls where Erin Houchin voted against the House Republican majority.
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.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 258	Jul 21, 2026	Agreed to	Aye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 257	Jul 21, 2026	Failed	Aye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 256	Jul 21, 2026	Failed	Aye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 255	Jul 21, 2026	Failed	Aye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 241	Jul 15, 2026	Failed	Aye (party: Nay)

Education, and one outcome-based idea

Education tops her classified subjects. One of her filings proposes outcomes-based financing for students — tying money to what a course of study produces rather than to enrolment, which shifts risk from the student toward whoever is being paid. It is a genuinely contested design, and filing it is taking a side in an argument about what a degree is worth.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Erin Houchin's cluster into: Education (12), Health (7), Congress (6), Finance and Financial Sector (5), Labor and Employment (4), Commerce (3).

Bills sponsored

486

Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 47 currently sit at Introduced.

The remaining bills cover rural hospital cybersecurity, a campus lifeline measure, a fossil designation, and one carrying an acronym.

Above the Indiana Republicans

Her rate edges past what Indiana's House Republicans average, and she holds no committee leadership post.

Among the 7 Republicans in the Indiana delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.5%. Erin Houchin is above that average at 2.8%.

Tenure and attendance

Second term, with few absences.

First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Erin Houchin falls in the mid cohort.

1.8%

Roll calls recorded as not voting

220

Roll calls eligible to vote on

Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Erin Houchin has 68 bills sponsored, 486 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House Committee on Rules
House Committee on the Budget
House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Health
House Committee on Rules: Legislative and Budget Process

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