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U.S. Representative — Alaska's At-Large District

Nicholas Begich

Republican · Alaska

Republican U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (39 on record)

  • H.R.9953 — To reduce trawl gear impacts on bycatch and seafloor habitat in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, to establish gear performance standards, seafloor contact detection, and salmon excluder requirements, to improve Council transparency and participation, to prioritize ecosystem analyses, to modernize electronic monitoring, to prohibit unsustainable foreign seafood imports, and to establish a Bycatch Mitigation and Habitat Protection Assistance Fund. (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9507 — To combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally. (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.9506 — To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.9138 — To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy administrative jurisdiction of certain land located on Adak Island, Alaska, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 4, 2026)
  • H.R.9088 — Polar Express Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8957 — American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8674 — Geese House Site Conveyance Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
  • H.R.8597 — Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act (Introduced, Apr 30, 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.2878 — Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.8056 — Military Financial Literacy Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
  • H.R.5133 — Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
  • H.R.2925 — Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.7553 — Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.7539 — SAFE Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.7954 — Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act (Introduced, Apr 16, 2026)
  • H.R.4206 — CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 (Introduced, Apr 14, 2026)

Voting analysis

Nicholas Begich holds Alaska's only House seat. No delegation comparison appears on this page because a delegation of one produces no average worth reporting — the section is omitted rather than filled with a figure that would mean nothing.

6.9%
Votes against the Republican majority
217
Roll calls where a party majority formed
55 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

A first term spent amending

Almost his entire record of departures sits inside a defence authorisation, where he voted on amendment after amendment against the conference position — sometimes for changes it would not take, sometimes against ones it wanted. One was adopted; the rest failed. For a member in his first Congress that is an unusually active posture toward a single bill.

The 10 most recent of 15 roll calls where Nicholas Begich voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 276		Jul 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
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 262		Jul 21, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (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.8469
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 174		May 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)

The most place-specific filings here

Native American affairs lead his classified subjects, and the bills are tied to Alaska more tightly than almost any member's are to their state. The longest of them rewrites trawl gear rules across the Bering Sea, the Aleutians and the Gulf of Alaska — gear performance standards, seafloor contact detection, salmon excluder requirements, electronic monitoring, and a fund for bycatch mitigation and habitat protection. Alongside it sit an extension of land allotments for Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans, a site conveyance, an air traffic awareness measure, and representation on the North Pacific fishery council.

Fisheries management, Native land and aviation are the three things a single at-large member for that state would be expected to carry, and he carries all three.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Nicholas Begich's cluster into: Native Americans (8), Transportation and Public Works (6), Public Lands and Natural Resources (5), Energy (4), Animals (2), Finance and Financial Sector (2).

39
Bills sponsored
195
Bills cosponsored

Of all 39, 29 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

This is his first Congress, and he is present for the large majority of roll calls.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Nicholas Begich falls in the freshman cohort.

1.4%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
3
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Nicholas Begich has 39 bills sponsored, 195 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Energy and Mineral Resources (Vice Chair)
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Oversight and Investigations
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Energy
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Environment
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Investigations and Oversight
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

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