U.S. Representative — Florida's 5th District
John Rutherford
Republican · Florida
Republican U.S. Representative for Florida's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (48 on record)
- H.R.9503 — Officer Leslie Coffelt U.S. Secret Service Police Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
- H.R.8842 — FAST Act (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
- H.R.6068 — PROTECT Florida Act (Introduced, Nov 17, 2025)
- H.R.5699 — Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025 (Introduced, Oct 6, 2025)
- H.R.2577 — PLAN for School Safety Act of 2025 (Introduced, Apr 1, 2025)
- H.R.2094 — HELPER Act of 2025 (Introduced, Mar 14, 2025)
Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2025 or the HELPER Act of 2025 This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers… - H.R.1773 — Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 (Introduced, Mar 3, 2025)
Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. Specifically, the bill does the following: increases from 10 to 20 years the… - H.R.1551 — Protect and Serve Act of 2025 (Introduced, Feb 25, 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.5490 — Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act (Reported, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.860 — Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.1631 — Safe Access to Cash Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.1493 — To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.1138 — Payment Choice Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.3694 — VALID Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.3958 — To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post office, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.4655 — United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
One of John Rutherford's bills carries the name of a police officer killed defending a President. Naming a statute after someone who died in the line of duty is the standard way a legislature marks a death it feels responsible for, and this one attaches that name to the force he served in rather than to a memorial.
Of the 48 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.
Crime tops his classified subjects with defence behind. The remaining filings cover fisheries data accuracy, school safety planning, and two carrying acronyms — one of them naming his state.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. John Rutherford's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (10), Armed Forces and National Security (8), Public Lands and Natural Resources (6), Energy (5), Government Operations and Politics (3), Transportation and Public Works (3).
Where he broke ranks
Four amendment votes, none successful. A fuel retailing bill he opposed while his conference passed it, and a rotorcraft measure he supported that failed.
| 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 261 | Jul 21, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 242 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 151 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| S.2503 ROTOR Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 72 | Feb 24, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
Below the Florida Republicans
His rate is well under the twenty-member state Republican group's average. Five terms, and he did not miss a vote.
Among the 20 Republicans in the Florida delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.1%. John Rutherford is below that average at 2.7%.
First elected in 2017, now serving across 5 terms. John Rutherford falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, John Rutherford has 49 bills sponsored, 1741 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Appropriations: Homeland Security
- House Committee on Appropriations: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Appropriations: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
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