# Matt Van Epps

Matt Van Epps is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 7th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Tennessee’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2025-12-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: V000139
- FEC candidate IDs: H6TN07161

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000139 (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

4.7% of Epps’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 15%).

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

1,054 classified statements: 1,054 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Epps | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.1% | 179 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 4.7% | 15.1% | 214 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 73.9% | 67.7% | 67 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 8.9% | 213 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 22.9% | 37.4% | 192 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 3.0% | 183 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 39% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (House Republicans 19%); Science, Technology, Communications 11% (House Republicans 7.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.01 (standard error 0.02), from 833 donors and 363 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

363 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.2% (97.1%). 2 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 101. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 127 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10808: STORK Act (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10808
- H.R. 10470: SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10470
- H.Res. 1497: Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1497
- H.R. 9589: Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9589
- H.R. 9307: Web of Biological Data Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9307
- H.R. 9232: Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act (in committee, 2026-07-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9232
- H.R. 8281: Guard Equal Benefits for Federal Missions Act (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8281
- H.R. 8168: Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat Assessment Act (passed one chamber, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8168
- H.R. 7932: HONOR Gold Star Families Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7932

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.6M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 23% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 71% 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/repvanepps/status/2114688538428010748
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2114750831161434300
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2114858419031101918
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2114162590687375470
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2114095881305670129
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2113427747112374739
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2113621479673798901
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2113724792972915033
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2113057840063529068
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repvanepps/status/2113239164783092093

## Links

- Official site: https://vanepps.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/repvanepps
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000139

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000139