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Cliff Bentz

U.S. Representative, OR-02 · Republican · in office since Jan. 3, 2025

Cliff Bentz

U.S. Representative · Oregon-02 · Republican · since Jan. 2025

Overall grade · among representatives

No. 210 of 358

−0.07σ · 35% of the grade measured

How this grade is built

35%Bills they move (LES)−0.08

30%Oregon: how it moved on their watchreserved

25%Alignment (promises vs. votes)reserved

10%Attendancereserved

Their own record	Value
Legislative effectiveness LES · chamber avg = 1.0	1.03
Missed votes	0.5%
Ideology 0 = left · 1 = right (GovTrack)	0.61
Promises kept	In human review

Oregon context — not this member’s grade

House members represent a district, not the whole state, so state numbers aren’t their grade. District-level scoring is in development.

Scored on their own record; district outcome scoring is in development. Methodology v2.2

What Bentz voted to fund

These pies aggregate the largest verified spending items — appropriations and mandatory outlays — in the bills Bentz cast a recorded vote on, sliced by category, every dollar quoted from the bill text. Authorizations, guarantee ceilings and pay-fors are excluded, exactly as on the bill pages. This shows what the bills contained, by Bentz’s own votes — not a claim that Bentz wrote the spending or that it did or didn’t work. Click any slice to read the cited line-items.

Voted to fund — every dollar, cited

income security$215.5B

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP / food stamps)$122,382,521,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Child Nutrition Programs (National School Lunch, school breakfast, etc.)$33,266,226,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
HUD Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers)$28,386,831,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
HUD Project-Based Rental Assistance (Section 8 project-based subsidy contracts)$15,610,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
HUD Public Housing Fund — operation and capital for public housing agencies$8,810,784,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)$7,030,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

veterans$140.0B

VA Medical Services — inpatient/outpatient care for veterans (FY2025 advance appropriation)$71,000,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Appropriation to the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund for veterans' health care (PACT Act), available Oct 1 2024 — Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund$24,455,000,000
H.R. 3746 — read the cited text →
VA Medical Community Care — care at non-Department facilities (FY2025 advance appropriation)$20,382,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Appropriation to the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund for veterans' health care (PACT Act), available Oct 1 2023 — Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund$20,268,000,000
H.R. 3746 — read the cited text →
Veterans Benefits Administration — General Operating Expenses$3,899,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

science$35.0B

Department of Energy — Office of Science research$8,240,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
NASA — Exploration (human spaceflight/Artemis systems)$7,666,200,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
NASA — Science (planetary, astrophysics, earth science)$7,334,200,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
National Science Foundation — Research and Related Activities$7,176,500,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
NOAA — Operations, Research, and Facilities (weather service, fisheries, oceans, satellites ops)$4,548,485,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

defense$29.2B

DOE National Nuclear Security Administration — Weapons Activities (nuclear weapons stockpile)$19,108,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps$5,531,369,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
DOE NNSA — Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation$2,581,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
DOE NNSA — Naval Reactors$1,946,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

other$24.4B

Federal Bureau of Investigation — Salaries and Expenses$10,643,713,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Federal Prison System (Bureau of Prisons) — Salaries and Expenses$8,392,588,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Operation of the National Park System (National Park Service)$2,888,424,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Bureau of Indian Affairs — Operation of Indian Programs — Bureau of Indian Affairs (federally recognized Tribes)$1,898,550,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Payment to the Legal Services Corporation (civil legal aid for the poor) — Legal Services Corporation$560,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

commerce & housing credit$22.0B

Appropriation to the Dept. of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, FY2023 ($11B each for FY2024/FY2025 'Government efficiencies'; PAYGO-exempt) — Dept. of Commerce - Nonrecurring Expenses Fund$22,000,000,000
H.R. 3746 — read the cited text →

transportation$15.3B

FAA Operations — air traffic control, safety and navigation$12,729,627,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Amtrak National Network grants — National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) — National Network$1,286,321,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Amtrak Northeast Corridor grants — National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) — Northeast Corridor$1,141,442,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) — DC/MD/VA$150,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

water$11.7B

Army Corps of Engineers — Operation and Maintenance of harbors, waterways and flood works$5,552,816,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
EPA — environmental programs & infrastructure, incl. clean/drinking water State Revolving Funds$4,418,938,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Bureau of Reclamation — Water and Related Resources$1,751,698,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
Central Utah Project Completion (water resource development) — State of Utah — Central Utah Project$23,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

energy$10.7B

DOE Defense Environmental Cleanup — nuclear weapons complex cleanup$7,285,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy$3,460,000,000
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

community & regional development$6.7B

HUD Community Development Fund (Community Development Block Grants, CDBG)$6,720,054,336
H.R. 4366 — read the cited text →

health$676.0M

World Trade Center Health Program Special Fund (9/11 responders/survivors) — World Trade Center Health Program$444,000,000
H.R. 2670 — read the cited text →
Pentagon/Shanksville Fund (WTC Health Program — Pentagon & Shanksville survivors) — World Trade Center Health Program — Pentagon/Shanksville$232,000,000
H.R. 2670 — read the cited text →

Voted against — every dollar, cited

community & regional development$406.0B

Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund — aid to States, DC, territories, Tribes$219,800,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund — aid to metropolitan cities, counties, and smaller local governments$130,200,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
FEMA Disaster Relief Fund (incl. COVID-19 funeral assistance) — Federal Emergency Management Agency$50,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Economic Adjustment Assistance (EDA) — regional economic recovery grants — Economic Development Administration (Dept. of Commerce)$3,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund — Eligible revenue-sharing counties and Tribal governments$2,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Appalachian Regional Commission (economic development in Appalachia) — Appalachian Regional Commission — Appalachia (13 states)$1,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →

transportation$187.6B

Mandatory general-fund transfer to the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund (backfills highway contract authority; not a program outlay) — Highway Trust Fund — Highway Account$90,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Federal Transit Administration grants (transit operating and capital) — Federal Transit Administration$30,461,355,534
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Mandatory general-fund transfer to the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund — Highway Trust Fund — Mass Transit Account$28,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Air Transportation Payroll Support Program extension (PSP3) — carriers and contractors$15,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Relief for airports — assistance to airport sponsors — Federal Aviation Administration$8,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grants (New Starts transit) — Federal Transit Administration$8,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
FHWA grants for low-embodied-carbon construction materials in transportation projects$2,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
FHWA Neighborhood Access and Equity grants (reconnecting communities split by highways)$1,893,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
USPS charging/infrastructure to support zero-emission delivery vehicles — United States Postal Service$1,710,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
U.S. Postal Service purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles — United States Postal Service$1,290,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
FHWA Neighborhood Access and Equity — additional appropriation for grants in economically disadvantaged communities — Federal Highway Administration (economically disadvantaged communities)$1,262,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →

education$162.6B

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (K-12 ESSER III) — Department of Education$122,774,800,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF III) — Department of Education$39,584,570,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund, FY2025 (NSF microelectronics workforce; $200,000,000 total) — National Science Foundation$50,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund, FY2026 (NSF microelectronics workforce; $200,000,000 total) — National Science Foundation$50,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund, FY2027 (NSF microelectronics workforce; $200,000,000 total) — National Science Foundation$50,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund, FY2023 (NSF microelectronics workforce; $200,000,000 total) — National Science Foundation$25,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Workforce and Education Fund, FY2024 (NSF microelectronics workforce; $200,000,000 total) — National Science Foundation$25,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →

energy$117.3B

DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (hydrogen hubs, carbon capture, grid demos) — Department of Energy$21,456,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs — Department of Energy$16,264,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund — general assistance for clean-energy financing — EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund recipients$11,970,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
DOE Electricity program (grid resilience, transmission, storage) — Department of Energy$8,100,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund — financial assistance in low-income and disadvantaged communities$8,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
DOE Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (carbon capture, DAC, hydrogen) — Department of Energy$7,497,140,781
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund — zero-emission tech for low-income/disadvantaged communities (Solar for All) — States, municipalities, Tribal governments, eligible recipients$7,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
DOE Nuclear Energy program — Department of Energy$6,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
DOE grants/rebates for advanced industrial facilities to cut emissions — Energy-intensive industrial facilities$5,812,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
DOE Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (sec. 1706) — appropriation for loan credit-subsidy costs$5,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
DOE HOMES whole-house home-energy-efficiency rebates via State energy offices — State energy offices$4,300,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
DOE high-efficiency electric home rebate program via State energy offices — State energy offices$4,275,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
DOE Loan Programs Office — appropriation for credit-subsidy costs of Title 17 loan guarantees$3,600,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) direct-loan program appropriation$3,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance & Innovation (CIFIA) program — Department of Energy$2,100,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Grants for domestic manufacturing conversion to produce EVs and hybrids — Domestic auto manufacturers$2,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
EPA Methane Emissions Reduction Program — grants/rebates/loans to cut oil-and-gas methane — Environmental Protection Agency$850,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program — appropriation for loan credit-subsidy costs — Indian Tribes / Tribal energy development$75,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →

commerce & housing credit$105.8B

Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants — Small Business Administration$28,600,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Fund, FY2022 portion for semiconductor manufacturing incentives (grants/financial assistance, NDAA sec. 9902)$19,000,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
Targeted EIDL Advance payments to hard-hit small businesses — Small Business Administration$15,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) reauthorization — Department of the Treasury$10,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Paycheck Protection Program — additional direct appropriation — Small Business Administration$7,250,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Fund, FY2023 appropriation (semiconductor manufacturing incentives + R&D)$7,000,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Fund, FY2026 appropriation (semiconductor manufacturing incentives + R&D)$6,600,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Fund, FY2024 appropriation (semiconductor manufacturing incentives + R&D)$6,300,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Fund, FY2025 appropriation (semiconductor manufacturing incentives + R&D)$6,100,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →

health$104.2B

COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and mitigation — Dept. of Health and Human Services$47,800,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Defense Production Act — COVID-19 medical supplies and equipment — Dept. of Health and Human Services$10,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Payments to rural health care providers (Provider Relief) — Dept. of Health and Human Services$8,500,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Establishing, expanding, and sustaining the public health workforce — Dept. of Health and Human Services$7,660,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Grants to community health centers and FQHCs — Dept. of Health and Human Services$7,600,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
COVID-19 vaccine activities — distribution, administration, tracking — Dept. of Health and Human Services$7,500,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Indian Health Service COVID-19 response — Indian Health Service$6,094,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Supply chain for COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and medical supplies — Dept. of Health and Human Services$6,050,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
CMS funding to implement Medicare drug-price negotiation and inflation rebates — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services$3,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →

other$102.9B

IRS tax enforcement — audits, collections, criminal investigations, litigation support$45,637,400,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
IRS operations support (facilities, IT, telecommunications, shared services)$25,326,400,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Global response to COVID-19 (international assistance) — Department of State / USAID$8,675,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
IRS business systems modernization$4,750,700,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
EPA Climate Pollution Reduction implementation grants to states, tribes, municipalities — States, municipalities, air pollution control agencies, Tribes$4,750,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
IRS taxpayer services (pre-filing assistance, filing/account services, taxpayer advocacy)$3,181,500,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
EPA environmental and climate justice block grants to disadvantaged communities — Disadvantaged communities (EPA)$2,800,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
NOAA grants for coastal-community climate resilience and conservation — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$2,600,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
EPA rebates/grants for zero-emission port equipment and technology to reduce air pollution at ports — Ports and eligible recipients (EPA Clean Air Act §133)$2,250,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
GSA acquisition/use of low-embodied-carbon materials to convert federal facilities to high-performance green buildings — General Services Administration (Federal Buildings Fund)$2,150,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Conservation and resiliency projects on National Park Service and BLM lands — National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management$250,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
CHIPS International Technology Security & Innovation Fund, FY2023 ($100M/yr; $500,000,000 total) — Dept. of State / USAID / EXIM / DFC$100,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS International Technology Security & Innovation Fund, FY2024 ($100M/yr; $500,000,000 total) — Dept. of State / USAID / EXIM / DFC$100,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS International Technology Security & Innovation Fund, FY2025 ($100M/yr; $500,000,000 total) — Dept. of State / USAID / EXIM / DFC$100,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS International Technology Security & Innovation Fund, FY2026 ($100M/yr; $500,000,000 total) — Dept. of State / USAID / EXIM / DFC$100,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS International Technology Security & Innovation Fund, FY2027 ($100M/yr; $500,000,000 total) — Dept. of State / USAID / EXIM / DFC$100,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
Supplemental appropriation for U.S. Marshals Service to address threats to the Supreme Court — U.S. Marshals Service (Dept. of Justice)$10,300,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
Supplemental appropriation for the Supreme Court to address threats to the Supreme Court — Supreme Court of the United States$9,100,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →

income security$85.8B

Child care stabilization grants to providers — Dept. of Health and Human Services$23,975,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Emergency rental assistance (ERA2) — Department of the Treasury$21,550,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Child Care and Development Block Grant supplemental funding — Dept. of Health and Human Services$14,990,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Homeowner Assistance Fund (mortgage and housing cost relief) — Department of the Treasury$9,961,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Emergency Housing Vouchers (Housing Choice Voucher expansion) — Department of Housing and Urban Development$5,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Homelessness Assistance and Supportive Services Program (HOME-ARP) — Department of Housing and Urban Development$5,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) supplemental — Dept. of Health and Human Services$4,500,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
HUD grants/loans to improve energy/water efficiency and climate resilience of assisted housing$837,500,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →

broadband$83.1B

Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program grants to States — National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)$42,450,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Affordable Connectivity Fund (broadband affordability subsidy) — Federal Communications Commission$14,200,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (broadband and connectivity) — States, territories, and Tribal governments$10,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Emergency Connectivity Fund — E-Rate remote learning support — Federal Communications Commission$7,171,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
State Digital Equity Capacity + Competitive Grant programs — National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)$2,750,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Rural broadband — Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband (ReConnect) Program — USDA Rural Utilities Service$2,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Broadband Connectivity Fund (unserved/tribal deployment) — National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)$2,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, FY2023 (Open RAN / wireless supply chain innovation) — NTIA (Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund)$1,350,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
NTIA Middle Mile broadband deployment grants — National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)$1,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, FY2022 (Open RAN / wireless supply chain; $1.5B total with FY2023) — NTIA (Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund)$150,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →

water$28.5B

Army Corps of Engineers Construction (harbors, locks, flood-risk projects) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Civil$11,615,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Bureau of Reclamation Water and Related Resources (Western water, drought, storage) — Bureau of Reclamation — 17 Western States$8,300,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Army Corps of Engineers Operations and Maintenance — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Civil$4,000,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Bureau of Reclamation drought-mitigation grants/contracts in the Reclamation (Western) States — Bureau of Reclamation — Reclamation States (Colorado River Basin)$4,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations — USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service$500,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →
Central Utah Project Completion Account — Central Utah Project — State of Utah$50,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →

agriculture$22.3B

USDA financial assistance to rural electric cooperatives for clean-energy systems — Rural electric cooperatives (USDA Rural Utilities Service)$9,700,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Food supply chain and agriculture pandemic response — Department of Agriculture$4,000,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
USDA payments and loan relief for farm-loan borrowers with at-risk agricultural operations — USDA Farm Service Agency borrowers$3,100,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
USDA financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and foresters who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending — Farmers, ranchers, forest landowners (USDA)$2,200,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Hazardous fuels reduction on National Forest System land in the wildland-urban interface — National Forest System (USDA Forest Service)$1,800,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
USDA loans for renewable-energy systems for rural electric borrowers$1,000,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →
Biofuel infrastructure and agriculture product market expansion grants$500,000,000
H.R. 5376 — read the cited text →

veterans$21.4B

VA medical care and health needs (backlog and COVID-19 costs) — Department of Veterans Affairs$14,482,000,000
H.R. 1319 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for the 31 FY2023 major medical facility leases — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$1,880,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to enter into enhanced-use leases of VA property (FY2022) — Department of Veterans Affairs$922,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for major medical facility leases (FY2031) — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$650,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for major medical facility leases (FY2030) — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$620,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for major medical facility leases (FY2029) — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$610,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for major medical facility leases (FY2028) — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$600,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Initial mandatory appropriation seeding the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund (FY2022) — Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund$500,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for major medical facility leases (FY2027) — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$450,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for major medical facility leases (FY2026) — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$400,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for major medical facility leases (FY2025) — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$200,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →
Mandatory appropriation to the Medical Facilities account for major medical facility leases (FY2024) — Department of Veterans Affairs (Medical Facilities account)$100,000,000
S. 3373 — read the cited text →

science$5.0B

CHIPS for America Fund, FY2022 portion for the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NDAA sec. 9906(d))$2,500,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Fund, FY2022 portion for the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NDAA sec. 9906(c))$2,000,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Fund, FY2022 portion for microelectronics metrology R&D and Manufacturing USA (NDAA sec. 9906(e)-(f))$500,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →

environment$2.6B

NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities (coastal resilience, mapping) — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$2,611,000,000
H.R. 3684 — read the cited text →

defense$2.0B

CHIPS for America Defense Fund, FY2023 (DoD microelectronics; $400M/yr FY2023-2027, $2,000,000,000 total) — Department of Defense$400,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Defense Fund, FY2024 (DoD microelectronics; $400M/yr FY2023-2027, $2,000,000,000 total) — Department of Defense$400,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Defense Fund, FY2025 (DoD microelectronics; $400M/yr FY2023-2027, $2,000,000,000 total) — Department of Defense$400,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Defense Fund, FY2026 (DoD microelectronics; $400M/yr FY2023-2027, $2,000,000,000 total) — Department of Defense$400,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →
CHIPS for America Defense Fund, FY2027 (DoD microelectronics; $400M/yr FY2023-2027, $2,000,000,000 total) — Department of Defense$400,000,000
H.R. 4346 — read the cited text →

Federal spending during Bentz’s current term

Total U.S. federal outlays for each fiscal year of Bentz’s current term. This is the whole federal budget — mostly Social Security, Medicare, defense, interest on the debt, and prior commitments — not money Bentz personally directed. A president proposes and Congress appropriates; no single official controls it.

FY25

$7.01T−$1.77T deficit

Source: OMB Historical Tables, Table 1.1 (Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits: 1789-present) · figures. Nominal dollars, by fiscal year (Oct–Sep).

How Bentz is graded

A representative serves a district, not a state, and no honest district-level outcome trend exists yet — redistricting redrew the lines and leaves too few data points. So Bentz is graded on what they control: how effectively they move legislation and how they vote. The state’s numbers are shown as context on the card, never folded into the grade, until district-level scoring ships.

Legislative Effectiveness Scores come from the Center for Effective Lawmaking, which benchmarks each chamber’s average to 1.0. Voting statistics come from GovTrack. The Honesty ledger — promises matched against this member’s votes — publishes only with an evidence trail and two agreeing human reviews.

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