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U.S. Representative — North Carolina's 8th District

Mark Harris

Republican · North Carolina

Republican U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (17 on record)

  • H.R.9611 — Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act (Reported, Jul 9, 2026)
  • H.R.9610 — Less Bureaucracy, Better K–12 Education Act (Reported, Jul 9, 2026)
  • H.R.9580 — PARITY Act (Introduced, Jul 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8374 — Equal Treatment for Farmers Act (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
  • H.R.6715 — Child Predators Accountability Act (Introduced, Dec 15, 2025)
    Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025 This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct under two federal criminal statutes related to the production of child pornography. Under current law, both statutes prohibit employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing a minor to engage…
  • H.R.6392 — Home School Graduation Recognition Act (Introduced, Dec 3, 2025)
    Home School Graduation Recognition Act This bill clarifies that students who complete their secondary education in a home school setting recognized under state law are high school graduates for purposes of eligibility for federal student aid.
  • H.R.6191 — No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act (Introduced, Nov 20, 2025)
  • H.R.6141 — Fair Access to Justice for Union Members Act (Introduced, Nov 19, 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 Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9453 — End EPA Abuse Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)
  • H.R.7815 — Red Star Service Banner Act (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)
  • H.R.4448 — Restoring Equal Opportunity Act (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8476 — No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026 (Reported, Jun 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9254 — Stop the SPLC Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 10, 2026)
  • H.R.2555 — Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 (Reported, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8611 — Logan's Law (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.1421 — Make American Flags in America Act of 2025 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)

Voting analysis

Two of Mark Harris's five filings use the same title formula — less bureaucracy, better something — one applied to higher education and one to school education. He is a first-term member, and the template is already in his record twice. Elsewhere on this site an Illinois Republican has one and a committee chairman from Michigan has two more.

Five bills built on one premise, filed by three members across two chambers of seniority. Whatever else it is, it is evidence of a shared script rather than five independent diagnoses.

17
Bills sponsored
200
Bills cosponsored

Of all 17, 14 currently sit at Introduced.

Crime and education tie at the head of his classified subjects. The remaining filings cover equal treatment for farmers, child predator accountability, and one carrying an acronym. His filed total is among the smallest here.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Mark Harris's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (4), Education (4), Immigration (2), Labor and Employment (2), Agriculture and Food (1), Congress (1).

Where he broke ranks

Six amendment votes attached to one spending measure, and a seventh elsewhere, each pressing for a change leadership did not want. Beyond those, he voted down three measures that his own side carried: the children's online safety act, a housing act, and an improvement to the emergency conservation programme.

8.6%
Votes against the Republican majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
39 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first
The 10 most recent of 19 roll calls where Mark Harris voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 264		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 263		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 257		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 256		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 255		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 241		Jul 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.6644
Housing for the 21st Century Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · roll call 224		Jun 23, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
S.629
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 223		Jun 23, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8469
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 174		May 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)

Above the North Carolina Republicans

His figure is well clear of the state Republican group's average. Like almost everyone in this stretch of the ranking, no committee leadership post appears against his name.

Among the 10 Republicans in the North Carolina delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.8%. Mark Harris is above that average at 8.6%.

Tenure and attendance

First term, and he did not miss a vote.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Mark Harris falls in the freshman cohort.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Mark Harris has 17 bills sponsored, 200 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Agriculture: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Higher Education and Workforce Development
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: The Constitution and Limited Government

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