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Gus M. Bilirakis

Republican · FL · U.S. Representative for Florida's 12th congressional district

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Gus M. Bilirakis has served in Congress since 2007 and represents Florida's 12th district. A senior House Energy and Commerce Committee member, he focuses on healthcare, veterans, jobs, taxes, and emergency preparedness.

Where Gus M. Bilirakis stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records),

Mixed record

Healthcare Affordability (11 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (5 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 12

Campaign Finance Information

Data last updated September 21, 2026

Raised
$1,588,538
Spent
$1,155,885
Cash on hand
$554,070
Debts
$0

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • RETIRED$659,230
  • PHYSICIAN$360,273
  • PRESIDENT$284,154
  • HOMEMAKER$283,106
  • ATTORNEY$232,173

PAC money by interest

Donations sent through groups

Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support
  • Helped move the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act through the House to criminalize nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI deepfakes, and require rapid platform removal.

    April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 11 support · 1 oppose
  • Introduced bipartisan legislation setting stronger health and safety standards for military housing.

    January 20, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Helped pass the bipartisan Mikaela Naylon Give Kids A Chance Act through the House to accelerate pediatric-cancer treatments and rare-disease therapies.

    December 1, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.

    July 3, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Reintroduced bipartisan legislation extending Medicare locum-tenens arrangements to all participating outpatient physical therapists.

    February 25, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Had a VETCARE Act provision establishing a pilot program for dental care for veterans with chronic conditions signed into law.

    January 2, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Introduced bipartisan bills to expand the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry and eliminate military use of burn pits.

    June 21, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Introduced the bipartisan Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act to revise Medicare laboratory-payment policy and protect seniors' access to testing.

    March 29, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Reintroduced the bipartisan Major Richard Star Act to allow qualifying combat-disabled veterans to receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation.

    March 1, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored the Reducing Exposure to Burn Pits Act to require military burn-pit exposure tracking and mitigation; it became law.

    March 16, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Introduced the bipartisan Restore Veterans' Compensation Act to prevent unwarranted recoupment of separation pay from veterans receiving disability benefits.

    February 2, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored a law requiring Defense Department medical providers to receive training on the health effects of military burn-pit exposure.

    January 4, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored provisions enacted in the 21st Century Cures Act to incorporate rare-disease patient experience into drug review and preserve physical-therapy access in underserved areas.

    December 13, 2016Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support
  • Co-authored the bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which unanimously cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee while preserving veterinary use.

    July 21, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 2 support
  • Reintroduced bipartisan legislation extending Medicare locum-tenens arrangements to all participating outpatient physical therapists.

    February 25, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Helped enact the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, strengthening discipline procedures and protections for employees reporting wrongdoing.

    June 23, 2017Supports Labor Rights

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Helped enact the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, strengthening discipline procedures and protections for employees reporting wrongdoing.

    June 23, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 2 support
  • Reintroduced legislation creating a nonpartisan expert commission to recommend ways to preserve the long-term solvency of Medicare and Social Security.

    March 20, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored the TRACED Act, which expanded Federal Communications Commission enforcement authority against illegal robocalls; it became law.

    December 30, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Secured $715,000 in enacted federal funding for a City of Inverness aerial ladder fire truck.

    November 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.

    July 3, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Introduced the bipartisan Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act to revise Medicare laboratory-payment policy and protect seniors' access to testing.

    March 29, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 5 support · 1 oppose
  • Introduced the Permanent Tax Relief for Seniors Act to make permanent the federal income-tax deduction for people age 65 and older.

    February 17, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.

    July 3, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Had a VETCARE Act provision establishing a pilot program for dental care for veterans with chronic conditions signed into law.

    January 2, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Reintroduced legislation creating a nonpartisan expert commission to recommend ways to preserve the long-term solvency of Medicare and Social Security.

    March 20, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Reintroduced the bipartisan Major Richard Star Act to allow qualifying combat-disabled veterans to receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation.

    March 1, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Introduced the bipartisan Restore Veterans' Compensation Act to prevent unwarranted recoupment of separation pay from veterans receiving disability benefits.

    February 2, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — National Defense

National Defense · 5 support
  • Introduced bipartisan legislation setting stronger health and safety standards for military housing.

    January 20, 2026Supports National Defense

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Introduced bipartisan bills to expand the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry and eliminate military use of burn pits.

    June 21, 2024Supports National Defense

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored the Reducing Exposure to Burn Pits Act to require military burn-pit exposure tracking and mitigation; it became law.

    March 16, 2022Supports National Defense

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored a law requiring Defense Department medical providers to receive training on the health effects of military burn-pit exposure.

    January 4, 2022Supports National Defense

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Led a congressional letter opposing a proposed sale of F-16 aircraft and modernization kits to Turkey and demanding State Department information about the request.

    November 2, 2021Supports National Defense

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Introduced the Permanent Tax Relief for Seniors Act to make permanent the federal income-tax deduction for people age 65 and older.

    February 17, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Foreign Trade

Foreign Trade · 1 support
  • Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.

    September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 3 support
  • Introduced the Kids Online Safety Act to require safeguards and tools protecting children and teenagers from serious online harms.

    December 5, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Helped move the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act through the House to criminalize nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI deepfakes, and require rapid platform removal.

    April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Led a bipartisan oversight letter seeking answers from Apple about App Store restrictions affecting blockchain and distributed-ledger applications.

    July 27, 2023Supports Data Privacy

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support
  • Introduced the bipartisan Armenian Genocide Education Act to support accurate educational programming about the genocide.

    April 24, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored legislation awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor; it became law.

    December 29, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 6 support
  • Co-authored the bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which unanimously cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee while preserving veterinary use.

    July 21, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Introduced the Kids Online Safety Act to require safeguards and tools protecting children and teenagers from serious online harms.

    December 5, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Helped move the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act through the House to criminalize nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI deepfakes, and require rapid platform removal.

    April 28, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Led a bipartisan oversight letter seeking answers from Apple about App Store restrictions affecting blockchain and distributed-ledger applications.

    July 27, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored the TRACED Act, which expanded Federal Communications Commission enforcement authority against illegal robocalls; it became law.

    December 30, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored provisions enacted in the 21st Century Cures Act to incorporate rare-disease patient experience into drug review and preserve physical-therapy access in underserved areas.

    December 13, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Secured $715,000 in enacted federal funding for a City of Inverness aerial ladder fire truck.

    November 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy

Peaceful Foreign Policy · 3 support
  • Introduced a bipartisan House resolution calling for efforts to end the war in Sudan and support a transition to democratic government.

    July 13, 2023Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Co-authored legislation awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor; it became law.

    December 29, 2022Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Led a congressional letter opposing a proposed sale of F-16 aircraft and modernization kits to Turkey and demanding State Department information about the request.

    November 2, 2021Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties

U.S.-Israel Ties · 5 support
  • Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.

    September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.

    May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.

    April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.

    November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.

    September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — General

General · 4 records
  • Received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's endorsement for reelection to Florida's 12th Congressional District.

    September 19, 2024

    Source: uschamber.com · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.

    May 1, 2024

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.

    December 5, 2023

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Introduced bipartisan legislation authorizing a no-taxpayer-cost commemorative coin for the Fleet Reserve Association's centennial.

    February 9, 2022

    Source: bilirakis.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

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Profile last researched September 20, 2026.