Chuck Fleischmann

Voted for the PACT Act, which gave VA health care to veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins.

July 13, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Led a letter with Senators Lamar Alexander and Marsha Blackburn asking FEMA to drop a policy to stop paying for COVID-19 safety measures in schools.

September 17, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Praised the vote by Chattanooga Volkswagen workers against joining the United Auto Workers union. He said he was worried about the union gaining a foothold in East Tennessee.

June 15, 2019Opposes Labor Rights

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. It passed the House 427 to 1.

November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for H.R. 459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, a bill to audit the Federal Reserve.

July 25, 2012Supports Anti-Corruption

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Wrote the bipartisan Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act (H.R. 378), which passed the House. The bill sought to double the top bonus for federal workers who find wasteful spending.

October 11, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for final passage of the Laken Riley Act. He said voters wanted immigrants here illegally who commit crimes to be detained and deported.

January 22, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for the Equal Representation Act. The bill sought a citizenship question on the 2030 census and to stop counting noncitizens when dividing House seats.

May 8, 2024Opposes Immigration

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for the Secure the Border Act of 2023, a House Republican border enforcement bill.

May 11, 2023Opposes Immigration

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for the SAFE Act, which passed the House. The bill sought to pause Syrian and Iraqi refugee admissions until security officials certified the background checks.

November 19, 2015Opposes Immigration

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which raised the debt limit and cut spending. He said it saved taxpayers over $2 trillion in six years.

May 31, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on the $1.7 trillion government funding bill for 2023. He said it added too much borrowing and spending.

December 23, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for a bill to repeal Obamacare, cut off federal money for Planned Parenthood, and cut the deficit by $516 billion. It was sent to the President.

January 6, 2016Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for H.J.Res. 59, a stopgap funding bill that set spending at sequester levels and cut off money for Obamacare.

September 20, 2013Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for a stopgap budget for the rest of 2011 that included more than $120 billion in spending cuts to President Obama's budget.

February 19, 2011Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for H.R. 6201, an early COVID-19 relief bill. He said it gave extra funding to help the nation's most vulnerable people.

March 14, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted to block the ATF rule that made many pistol braces illegal. He called the rule government overreach against law-abiding gun owners.

June 13, 2023Opposes Gun Control

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Publicly opposed the gun bill the House passed on June 8, 2022. It barred 18- to 20-year-olds from buying nearly all semiautomatic rifles and set federal red flag laws.

June 8, 2022Opposes Gun Control

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Spoke in the House Appropriations Committee for keeping the Hyde and Weldon rules. He said taxpayer money should not pay for abortion.

July 15, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for a bill to repeal Obamacare, cut off federal money for Planned Parenthood, and cut the deficit by $516 billion. It was sent to the President.

January 6, 2016Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Co-sponsored and voted for H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which passed the House.

May 13, 2015Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

As subcommittee chairman, led the 2026 Energy and Water spending bill that President Trump signed into law. He said it expanded nuclear power, updated waterways, and strengthened the nuclear arsenal.

January 23, 2026Supports National Defense

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted yes on the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024. It passed the House 311 to 112.

April 20, 2024Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

As subcommittee chairman, wrote the 2024 Energy and Water spending bill that passed the House. He said it invested in updating the nation's nuclear deterrent.

October 26, 2023Supports National Defense

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Wrote H.R. 4820, the Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016. It passed the House 322 to 79. It had Homeland Security use former extremists' stories to fight terrorist recruiting.

April 26, 2016Supports National Defense

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He said it delivered the largest permanent tax cut for families.

July 3, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for the final Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It raised the standard deduction to $12,000 for single filers and $24,000 for joint filers.

December 19, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted yes on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. It passed the House 385 to 41.

December 19, 2019Supports Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

As subcommittee chairman, led the 2026 Energy and Water spending bill that President Trump signed into law. He said it expanded nuclear power, updated waterways, and strengthened the nuclear arsenal.

January 23, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Got two of his amendments into the final FAA Reauthorization Act. One aimed to lower runway paving costs at small, rural airports.

October 3, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on H.R. 3461, a measure to approve the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The measure failed 162 to 269.

September 11, 2015Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Said he could not support using military force in Syria after a White House classified briefing. He said the goal and results of a strike were not explained.

September 10, 2013Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Wrote H.R. 2768, which passed the House. It authorizes a study on naming the Benton MacKaye Trail a National Scenic Trail.

June 3, 2026

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted to reopen the federal government after a 42-day shutdown. He had also voted on Sept. 19 for a stopgap bill to keep it open.

November 12, 2025

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for reelection in 2026.

November 3, 2025

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Started the bipartisan American Energy Dominance Caucus with Rep. Marc Veasey to promote more U.S. energy production.

February 5, 2025

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Wrote H.R. 226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, which passed the House by voice vote. It returns 76.1 acres of land to the tribe. It was the fifth time the House passed his bill.

February 4, 2025

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He said Mayorkas refused to enforce immigration laws.

February 13, 2024

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on removing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House (H.Res. 757). The motion passed 216 to 210.

October 3, 2023

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Joined more than 130 House members in a Supreme Court brief against President Biden's rule that large employers require COVID-19 shots or weekly tests. The brief said OSHA lacked that power.

January 3, 2022

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on final House approval of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. It passed 228 to 206.

November 5, 2021

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on a bill to create a national commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. It passed the House 252 to 175.

May 19, 2021

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on final House passage of the American Rescue Plan Act. It passed 220 to 211.

March 10, 2021

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on the second impeachment of President Donald Trump (H.Res. 24). It passed the House 232 to 197.

January 13, 2021

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for an objection during the count of 2020 Electoral College votes, citing concerns about election irregularities. He also called the violence at the Capitol that day an affront to the Republic.

January 6, 2021

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Joined 125 other House members in a Supreme Court brief backing Texas in its lawsuit against Pennsylvania and other states after the 2020 election.

December 11, 2020

Source: supremecourt.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on the first article of impeachment against President Donald Trump (H.Res. 755). It passed the House 230 to 197.

December 18, 2019

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted yes on the First Step Act of 2018. It passed the House 358 to 36.

December 20, 2018

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted yes on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. It passed the House 240 to 186.

February 9, 2018

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted for the American Health Care Act, the 2017 House Republican health bill. He said Obamacare had failed to lower costs.

May 4, 2017

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted yes on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. It passed the House 392 to 37.

March 26, 2015

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

A Nashville judge threw out a defamation lawsuit against him from a former state Republican Party official. The judge found the 2010 campaign ads were substantially true.

February 11, 2014

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Voted no on the final farm bill (H.R. 2642), which renewed Agriculture Department programs through 2018. It passed the House 251 to 166.

January 29, 2014

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Voted no on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. It passed the House 286 to 138.

February 28, 2013

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted no on H.R. 8, the final bill to extend tax cuts first passed in 2001 and 2003. It passed the House 257 to 167.

January 1, 2013

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over the Fast and Furious gun scandal. He said Holder kept stonewalling Congress.

June 28, 2012

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted against the final Budget Control Act of 2011, the debt limit deal. He said any debt limit increase needed a Balanced Budget Amendment.

August 1, 2011

Source: fleischmann.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026

Voted yes on H.R. 2, titled the "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act." It passed the House 245 to 189.

January 19, 2011

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 17, 2026