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.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.Res.1444 — Expressing support for maintaining the designation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9709 — Medicare Premiums Reduction Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
- H.R.9551 — Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
- H.R.9061 — PREEMPT Act (Introduced, May 29, 2026)
- 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)
Recent floor votes (90 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.440 — READY Accounts Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.1685 — Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.5277 — HEAL Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9152 — VETRA Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.6203 — United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9893 — Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9845 — Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.2424 — Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
Voting analysis
Thomas Kean was recorded as not voting on more roll calls than any other member of the House during this period — well over half of those for which he was eligible.
That figure measures recorded participation and nothing else. It is not a judgement, and it supports no conclusion about diligence or character. Members are absent for reasons the roll call does not capture, including illness, a family emergency, official travel, military service or leave granted by the House itself. This page reports the count because it is the single most consequential fact about how the rest of the numbers should be read.
Why the other figures need care
A defection rate can only be computed from votes actually cast. With so many missed, the comparable-vote base below is a fraction of what most members accumulate — small enough that a handful of votes moves the percentage substantially. The rate is arithmetically correct and still a weak description of his position, because there is little underneath it.
What the record does contain: he opposed amendments to the defense authorization and the State Department spending bill that his party supported, voted against the Sunshine Protection Act at passage, and opposed a resolution directing the ethics committee to preserve and release records.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 276 | Jul 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 245 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 242 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.139 Sunshine Protection Act On Passage · roll call 238 | Jul 14, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| 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. On Motion to Refer · roll call 83 | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 44 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 43 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
Below his delegation
New Jersey returns a small Republican group to the House, and on the votes he did cast Kean departed from the conference less often than his state colleagues did.
Among the 3 Republicans in the New Jersey delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 7.9%. Thomas Kean is below that average at 7.8%.
What he legislates on
His filing record is more active than his voting record. International affairs leads his classified bills, with science and technology, health and armed forces behind. Recent measures include the Medicare Premiums Reduction Act, the Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act, the PREEMPT Act, the RESCUE Act and the Local Taxpayer Protection Act. An appreciable number have been reported out of committee.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Thomas Kean's cluster into: International Affairs (8), Science, Technology, Communications (7), Health (6), Armed Forces and National Security (4), Commerce (4), Transportation and Public Works (4).
Of the 50 most recent of those, 44 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure
His service places him in the chamber's middle tenure group, with no change of party since arriving.
First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Thomas Kean falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Thomas Kean has 57 bills sponsored, 714 cosponsored, 90 recent floor votes recorded.
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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