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U.S. Representative — Idaho's 1st District

Russ Fulcher

Republican · Idaho

Republican U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (49 on record)

  • H.R.9145 — PARKS Act (Introduced, Jun 4, 2026)
  • H.R.8007 — SILVER Act (Introduced, Mar 19, 2026)
  • H.R.7031 — Making National Parks Safer Act (Introduced, Jan 13, 2026)
    Making National Parks Safer Act This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to develop a plan to install Next Generation 911 (NG911) systems, which are certain interoperable, digital, and secure Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 calls. Specifically, the NPS must assess the…
  • H.R.6499 — Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act (Introduced, Dec 9, 2025)
  • H.R.6503 — Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining (BARS) Act (Introduced, Dec 9, 2025)
  • H.R.6299 — Removing Insurance Gaps for Health Treatment (RIGHT) Act of 2025 (Introduced, Nov 25, 2025)
  • H.R.5576 — Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act (Reported, Sep 26, 2025)
  • H.R.4324 — One Subject at a Time Act (Introduced, Jul 10, 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.9827 — Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8596 — FAIR Labels Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.6213 — Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (Reported, May 14, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.151 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan". (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8781 — Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 (Reported, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.2102 — Major Richard Star Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
  • H.R.4596 — McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2025)
  • H.R.221 — Abolish the ATF Act (Introduced, Jan 15, 2025)

Voting analysis

Russ Fulcher is vice chair of the energy and commerce subcommittee on commerce, manufacturing and trade, and energy leads what he files. His defection record, however, is built almost entirely out of a defence bill.

8.4%
Votes against the Republican majority
215
Roll calls where a party majority formed
42 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

Mostly one vehicle

Six of his departures are amendment votes on a single defence authorisation, and he did not hold one line inside it — five in support of amendments the conference opposed, one against an amendment it wanted. Away from that bill he opposed a children's online safety measure, a surveillance extension and a fuel retailing bill, each of which his party backed.

The 10 most recent of 18 roll calls where Russ Fulcher 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 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 256		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 255		Jul 21, 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.9238
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 221		Jun 11, 2026FailedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8469
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 174		May 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

The Idaho pair

Idaho returns two Republicans to the House, and Fulcher is the more frequent departer between them.

Among the 2 Republicans in the Idaho delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.2%. Russ Fulcher is above that average at 8.4%.

What he legislates on

Three of his five displayed bills concern national parks — a parks act, a safety measure for them, and a silver bill alongside. The others cover tax withholding and a tool for assessing safety for parents and minors. Energy leads the classification, with science and technology behind it.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Russ Fulcher's cluster into: Energy (9), Science, Technology, Communications (7), Public Lands and Natural Resources (5), Agriculture and Food (3), Commerce (3), Congress (3).

50
Bills sponsored
655
Bills cosponsored

Of the 49 most recent of those, 46 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

He entered at the end of the last decade, sits mid-scale on tenure, and is present for most votes.

First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Russ Fulcher falls in the mid cohort.

2.3%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
5
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Russ Fulcher has 50 bills sponsored, 655 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade (Vice Chair)
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Oversight and Investigations
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Energy and Mineral Resources
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Federal Lands

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