‹ All U.S. politicians

U.S. Representative — Virginia's 7th District

Eugene Vindman

Democrat · Virginia

Democrat U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9533 — Veterans Health Administration Personnel Transparency and Accountability Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.9379 — Affordable Homes for Veterans Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • H.R.9378 — Grocery Affordability Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • H.R.9082 — Honesty and Trust in Service Act (Introduced, May 29, 2026)
  • H.R.9042 — Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 26, 2026)
  • H.R.8947 — Utility Hikes Transparency Act (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8948 — Home Energy Affordability Act (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8838 — Congressional Prediction Market Ban Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 14, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea 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 Nay 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 Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea 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.3513 — Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.4901 — WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8239 — SACRED Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.2736 — Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.3309 — Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9875 — Protecting Childcare from Private Equity Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)

Voting analysis

One of Eugene Vindman's bills would ban prediction markets on congressional outcomes. Contracts that pay out on which party holds a chamber, or whether a bill passes, turn legislative work into a settlement event — and anyone with a vote is also, potentially, a person with a position. Legislating against it is an unusually forward-looking piece of ethics drafting.

63
Bills sponsored
972
Bills cosponsored

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

Federal recognition

Another filing would extend federal recognition to a named Virginia tribe. Recognition is not a grant of money but of standing — it establishes a government-to-government relationship where the United States has previously acknowledged none, and it can only be done by statute or by an administrative process that takes decades.

Defence tops his classified subjects. The remaining bills cover domestic metal, diesel prices, and a prescription measure.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Eugene Vindman's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (9), Health (7), Taxation (7), Agriculture and Food (6), Crime and Law Enforcement (6), International Affairs (5).

Where he broke ranks

Almost entirely by crossing rightward. He backed fraud prevention, a resolution against defrauding the federal government, a bill ending aid for students never really enrolled, wider veterans benefits, a children's protection act, cashless bail reporting, a violent offenders measure and fuel retailing — all of which passed, none with his caucus behind them. One refusal, on daylight saving, and one amendment vote.

8.2%
Votes against the Democrat majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
14 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
The 10 most recent of 18 roll calls where Eugene Vindman voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1335
Condemning actors seeking to defraud the U.S. Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government-wide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the U.S., and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 222		Jun 11, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8312
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
On Passage · roll call 218		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act
On Passage · roll call 217		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6047
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
On Passage · roll call 191		May 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.2616
PROTECT Kids Act
On Passage · roll call 184		May 20, 2026PassedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6260
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
On Passage · roll call 169		May 14, 2026PassedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Above the Virginia Democrats

His figure is above what Virginia's six House Democrats average. No gavel is recorded against his name, as with nearly everyone whose departure count runs this high.

Among the 6 Democrats in the Virginia delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.0%. Eugene Vindman is above that average at 8.2%.

Tenure and attendance

First term, and he misses almost nothing.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Eugene Vindman falls in the freshman cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Eugene Vindman has 63 bills sponsored, 972 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Seapower and Projection Forces

Rate Eugene Vindman on iRate — cast your emoji verdict and see how America rates U.S. Representative — Virginia's 7th District.