# Erin Houchin

Erin Houchin is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Indiana’s 9th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Indiana’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001093
- FEC candidate IDs: H6IN09143

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001093 (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

31% of the 49 bills Houchin sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of House Republicans.

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

1,031 classified statements: 798 posts on X, 106 Congressional Record speeches, 88 press releases, 39 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Houchin | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.1% | 123 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 14.6% | 15.1% | 105 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 68.3% | 67.7% | 116 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.0% | 8.9% | 71 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 42.1% | 37.4% | 80 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 3.0% | 135 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%); Health 19% (House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Republicans 19%); Immigration 15% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.08 (standard error 0.01), from 1,008 donors and 2,080 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.3% (97.1%). 14 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 nay · 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 49 bills: 49 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 218. 30.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 32 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10337: 16 & Up Social Media Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10337
- H.R. 10207: GUARDIAN Act (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10207
- H.R. 10113: New IDEA Act (in committee, 2026-08-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10113
- H.R. 9908: Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9908
- H.R. 9469: Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) for Students Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9469
- H.R. 9247: ON TIME Act (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9247
- H.R. 9191: National Fossil Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9191
- H.Res. 1333: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1333
- H.R. 8657: Campus Lifeline Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8657
- H.Res. 1135: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1135

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 6.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 39% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2113655852678709638
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2113725364102967746
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2113731773456863551
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2113302557619544555
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2112953281181843522
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2111100163376709705
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2111180031053463760
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Houchin Signs VP Vance Pledge to Fight Fraud · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://houchin.house.gov/media/press-releases/houchin-signs-vp-vance-pledge-fight-fraud
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2110880929749098975
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHouchin/status/2110428015414927583

## Links

- Official site: https://houchin.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepHouchin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepHouchin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rephouchin
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001093

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001093