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U.S. Representative — New Jersey's 7th District

Thomas Kean

Republican · New Jersey

Republican U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Record

Conservative Republican voting record. Generally supports lower taxes, border security, a strong national defense, domestic energy production, and traditional social policy positions consistent with House GOP leadership.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.8106 — RESCUE Act (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)
  • H.Res.1133 — Designating November 7 of each year as ''Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day''. (Introduced, Mar 24, 2026)
  • H.R.7648 — Local Taxpayer Protection Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 23, 2026)
  • H.R.7216 — Make American Housing Affordable (MAHA) Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 22, 2026)
  • H.R.7168 — Seton Hall Fire Victims Remembrance Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 21, 2026)
  • H.R.6647 — Drone Safety Enhancement Act (Introduced, Dec 11, 2025)
  • H.R.6423 — HELP Copays Act (Introduced, Dec 4, 2025)
  • H.R.6322 — Stop Stealing our Chips Act (Reported, Nov 28, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (Passed, Mar 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (Failed, Mar 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.38 — Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Failed, Mar 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Res.1099 — Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism (Passed, Mar 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Res.1100 — Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives. (Passed, Mar 4, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.6472 — Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act (Passed, Mar 4, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.723 — Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (Passed, Mar 4, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.Res.1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes (Passed, Mar 4, 2026)

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Health
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Middle East and North Africa
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia

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