Cliff Bentz

R Republican Representative from Oregon, District 2

Oregon 409 Cannon House Office Building 202-225-6730 Born 1952-01-12

Cliff Bentz is a Republican Representative representing Oregon's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2021. Cliff Bentz sits on 2 committees, including House Committee on Natural Resources and House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Term Details

Term Start 2025-01-03

Term End 2027-01-03

Terms Served 3

District 2

Committee Assignments

House Committee on Natural Resources

Member

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$835.1M

2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

H.R. 10647: IMD CARE Act

2026-10-01

Bill Text: This bill's text is now available. Rep. Cliff Bentz [R-OR2] is the sponsor of this bill.

H.R. 10647: IMD CARE Act

2026-10-01

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Bentz [R-OR2] This bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration. Rep. Cliff Bentz [R-OR2] is a member of the committee.

H.R. 10616: Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026

2026-09-28

Bill Text: This bill's text is now available. Rep. Cliff Bentz [R-OR2] is the sponsor of this bill.

H.R. 10616: Public Access to HHS Health Data Act of 2026

2026-09-28

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Bentz [R-OR2] This bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 2 other committees which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration. Rep. Cliff Bentz [R-OR2] is a member

Yea

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership Act

2026-09-16 Passed 401/14

Yea

H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026-09-16 Passed 415/9

Yea

H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act

2026-09-16 Passed 417/3

Yea

H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroa

2026-09-16 Passed 214/208

Yea

H.R. 10326: PROOF Act

2026-09-16 Passed 217/207

Yea

H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026

2026-09-16 Passed 352/72

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

98.2% Party Loyalty

With Party 660

Against Party 12

Not Voting 1

672 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (12)

Nay

H R 8595: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-07-15 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 7148: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-01-22 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 7006: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-01-14 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 4553: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2025-09-04 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 4553: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2025-09-04 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 4553: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2025-09-03 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 4553: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2025-09-03 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 4553: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2025-09-03 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 4553: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2025-09-03 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 4553: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2025-09-03 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Recent Votes

Date	Bill	Vote	Result
2026-09-16	H R 5334: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H R 9576: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H R 10326: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H J RES 213: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H R 9340: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H R 9497: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	S 2403: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H RES 1486: On Motion to Table	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H RES 1530: On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H RES 1530: On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 2978: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 8278: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 4646: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 2140: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 9500: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H J RES 210: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H CON RES 93: On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Passed
2026-09-14	H R 4219: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-14	H R 3276: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-03	H R 4795: On Passage	Yea	Passed

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress

Campaign Finance

2026 election cycle fundraising from FEC filings

$620K Total Raised

$331K From PACs

$289K From Individuals

$1.3M Cash on Hand

Top PAC Contributors

Committee	Type	Amount
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.	Corp	$10.0K
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION	Member	$7.5K
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Trade	$7.5K
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC	Corp	$7.0K
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.	Corp	$6.0K
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION	Trade	$5.5K
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION	Trade	$5.0K
WOOLPERT, INC. PAC WOOLPERT, INC.	Corp	$5.0K
CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC) CALPORTLAND COMPANY	Corp	$5.0K
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)	Trade	$5.0K
CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.	Corp	$5.0K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS	Trade	$5.0K
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS	Trade	$5.0K
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION	Trade	$5.0K
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY	Co-op	$5.0K

2026 cycle · Data from Federal Election Commission

Follow the Money

These organizations both lobbied committees this member serves on and contributed to their campaign via PAC.

NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) Trade

PAC Contribution $5.0K

Lobbying Spend $7.4M

House Committee on Natural Resources 8 lobbying filings