U.S. Representative — Indiana's 2nd District
Rudy Yakym
Republican · Indiana
Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9719 — Federal Lands Lawful Carry Act (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
- H.R.9537 — Boat Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
- H.Res.1378 — Honoring and celebrating National Boys and Girls Club Week of 2026. (Introduced, Jun 23, 2026)
- H.R.9258 — Concrete Pump Tax Fairness Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
- H.R.9236 — HAILEY Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 10, 2026)
- H.R.9178 — Less Tax Paperwork for Digital Asset Owners Act (Introduced, Jun 8, 2026)
- H.Res.1344 — Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 7 through June 13, 2026, as "National Trailer Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Trailer Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper towing techniques and maintenance. (Introduced, Jun 8, 2026)
- H.R.8953 — Preserving Community Food Assistance Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 21, 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 Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9861 — Veteran’s Surviving Spouse Parity Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.7944 — Semi-Trailer Tax Parity Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9701 — Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.569 — Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9298 — Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.1583 — PAR Act (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
- H.R.2436 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions from health savings accounts for funeral expenses of the account beneficiary as qualified distributions. (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
- H.R.425 — Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act (Introduced, Jan 15, 2025)
Voting analysis
Rudy Yakym files across taxation, defence, transport and public finance in nearly equal measure — a spread rather than a specialism, which is less common than it sounds among members at this length of service.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Rudy Yakym's cluster into: Taxation (7), Armed Forces and National Security (6), Transportation and Public Works (6), Economics and Public Finance (5), Health (4), Education (3).
A full attendance record and one departure
He did not miss a roll call, and voted against his conference exactly once, opposing an amendment it supported that then failed. The two facts together describe a member who turns up and votes the party position, with a single exception too small to interpret.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 151 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
Among the Indiana Republicans
Set against the other Indiana Republicans in the House, his rate is lower than the group's average — a group that is already tightly clustered.
Among the 7 Republicans in the Indiana delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.5%. Rudy Yakym is below that average at 0.5%.
The filings
Protection for Jewish students and faculty, support for expectant and parenting foster youth, a deduction for interest on certain vehicle loans, remote monitoring in kidney care, and lawful carry on federal lands. The tax code appears as the mechanism in several of them rather than as the subject.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure
His first election was an off-cycle one to fill a vacancy, and he has been returned at the regular election since. The tenure figures place him mid-scale.
First elected in 2022, now serving across 3 terms. Rudy Yakym falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Rudy Yakym has 52 bills sponsored, 544 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Oversight
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Social Security
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Work and Welfare
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