Vern Buchanan

R Republican Representative from Florida, District 16

Florida 2409 Rayburn House Office Building 202-225-5015 Born 1951-05-08

Vern Buchanan is a Republican Representative representing Florida's 16th congressional district, serving since 2007. Vern Buchanan sits on 2 committees, including Joint Committee on Taxation and House Committee on Ways and Means.

Term Details

Term Start 2025-01-03

Term End 2027-01-03

Terms Served 10

District 16

Committee Assignments

Joint Committee on Taxation

Member

House Committee on Ways and Means

Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$468.3M

2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

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

Recent Activity

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership Act

2026-09-16 Passed 401/14

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

2026-09-16 Passed 415/9

H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act

2026-09-16 Passed 417/3

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

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

Yea

H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

2026-09-16 Passed 262/159

H.R. 6130: ASAP Act

2026-09-16

Ordered Reported: Sponsor: Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL16] Last Action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on September 16, 2026.

Nay

H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

2026-09-15 Passed 220/204

Yea

H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad

2026-09-15 Passed 216/211

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

97.2% Party Loyalty

With Party 589

Against Party 17

Not Voting 68

606 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (17)

Yea

H R 8800: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-07-21 · Party voted Nay · Agreed to

Nay

H R 8800: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-07-21 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

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

Nay

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

Yea

H R 7567: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-04-30 · Party voted Nay · Agreed to

Nay

H R 7567: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-04-30 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Yea

S 2503: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass 2026-02-24 · Party voted Nay · 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 7006: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-01-14 · 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
2026-09-15	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
2026-09-03	H R 4795: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-02	H J RES 1: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Failed
2026-09-02	H R 1501: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-01	H R 6500: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments	Yea	Passed
2026-09-01	H RES 1499: On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Passed
2026-09-01	H RES 1499: On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Passed
2026-09-01	H RES 1490: On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Passed
2026-09-01	H R 9436: On Motion to Recommit	Nay	Failed

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress

Campaign Finance

2026 election cycle fundraising from FEC filings

$920K Total Raised

$586K From PACs

$291K From Individuals

$1.4M Cash on Hand

Top PAC Contributors

Committee	Type	Amount
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED	Corp	$10.0K
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION	Trade	$10.0K
NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION PAC NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION	Trade	$10.0K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION (ABA)	Trade	$7.5K
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Corp	$6.5K
GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC)	Corp	$6.5K
EMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA PAC (ESCA PAC) EMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA	Trade	$5.0K
TRINET GROUP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TRINET GROUP INC.	Corp	$5.0K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	Trade	$5.0K
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,	Corp	$5.0K
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS	Member	$5.0K
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.	Corp	$5.0K
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL	Trade	$5.0K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY	Member	$5.0K
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE HUMANA INC.	Corp	$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.

THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) Corp

PAC Contribution $5.0K

Lobbying Spend $5.4M

House Committee on Ways and Means 7 lobbying filings