# Gus Bilirakis

Gus Bilirakis is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Florida’s 12th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Florida’s 12th district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001257
- FEC candidate IDs: H6FL09070

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001257 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

15% of Bilirakis’s statements use bipartisan language, 1.7 times the House Republican average of 8.9%.

## What Bilirakis says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,550 classified statements: 971 posts on X, 394 Congressional Record speeches, 104 press releases, 81 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bilirakis | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 156 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 10.3% | 15.1% | 169 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 71.4% | 67.7% | 89 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.1% | 8.9% | 30 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 44.7% | 37.4% | 65 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 3.0% | 174 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 33% (House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Republicans 24%); Science, Technology, Communications 14% (House Republicans 7.2%); Commerce 14% (House Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.83 (standard error 0.01), from 2,380 donors and 7,385 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.2% (97.1%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 352. 8.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 162 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10840: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at health… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10840
- H.R. 10532: Beagle Liberation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10532
- H.R. 10359: Priority for Pediatric Cures Act (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10359
- H.R. 10185: Part D Premium Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10185
- H.R. 10121: To obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor American humanitarian and star athlete Roberto Clemente of… (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10121
- H.R. 9978: Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9978
- H.R. 9541: FIREWALL Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9541
- H.R. 9422: Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9422
- H.R. 9089: Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9089
- H.Res. 1203: Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the heroic Exodus of Missolonghi and commemorating its historical significance to the Greek War of Independence. (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1203

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 1.2% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 47% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2114734209252081847
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2114794692558926128
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Bilirakis Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Expand Access to Benefits for Veterans with Rare Muscle Disease · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://bilirakis.house.gov/media/press-releases/bilirakis-leads-bipartisan-bicameral-effort-expand-access-benefits-veterans
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2113614415257915547
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2113319104832499747
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2112883032403157313
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2112602280176550232
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2112163857057927624
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2112254705418080463
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis/status/2111171569066340532

## Links

- Official site: https://bilirakis.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepGusBilirakis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GusBilirakis
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gusbilirakis
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepGusBilirakis
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001257

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001257