Official portrait of John H. Rutherford
U.S. House · Florida, District 5

John H. Rutherford

RRepublicanIn this seat since January 3, 2017Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Rutherford has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.

53 Yes · 0 No · 7 Did not vote
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The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.

This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.

The record in plain language

Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Rutherford is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Rutherford votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.

Rutherford votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

On funding the government, Rutherford votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown, the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies and the September 2026 funding extension.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Rutherford votes to cancel 20 and against cancelling 0, and did not vote on 4. The rules Rutherford votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (5), Interior: Bureau of Land Management (4), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).

Rutherford votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 53 of these Yes and No votes.

Rutherford did not vote on the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the law that cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; the law that cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area; the law that cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; and the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, and 1 more in the list below.

Votes on laws that passed

Most recent

Public Law 119-111 · Signed September 18, 2026Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.

House 262–159Senate 86–11Votes Yes
Public Law 119-110 · Signed September 16, 2026Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.

House 376–8Senate: without objectionDid not vote
Public Law 119-109 · Signed September 16, 2026Local Access to Courts Act

Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.

House 378–10Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-103 · Signed September 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.

House 370–48Senate 90–6Votes Yes

Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 119-28 · Signed July 24, 2025Rescissions Act of 2025

Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.

House adopted H.Res. 590, 216–213Senate 51–48Votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed this law in the House

What this member says about laws and orders

This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws and 2 executive orders.

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From this member’s press releases

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These are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.

4 excerpts

  1. Rutherford Statement on President Trump’s Recreational Fishing Executive Order

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14430, Restoring American Saltwater Angling and Recreation:”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 824ae2880e8b5ea0

  2. Rutherford Leads Bicameral Letter on State Management of South Atlantic Red Snapper

    “The South Atlantic states’ EFP requests align with President Trump’s April 2025 Executive Order on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, which directs the Department of Commerce and NOAA to expand the use of EFPs and modernize data collection so that fishery management decisions can respond to real-time conditions. Under these requested EFPs, states will develop and test reliable data collection programs”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint f5154a6cfe2b2e5c

  3. Rutherford Statement on House Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on the House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 710b2e9ab7d8a6c5

  4. Rutherford Releases Statement on Full-Year CR

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, member of the House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05), released the following statement on the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025:”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 2ed0eb6af241078d

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 17 spending items this member requested, $84,315,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Child Development Center: DesignPublic Law 119-37Child Development Center: DesignNavy and Marine CorpsNone printed$4,575,000
Communicatio ns Infrastructu re: INCPublic Law 119-37Communicatio ns Infrastructu re: INCNavy and Marine CorpsNone printed$45,425,000
University of North FloridaPublic Law 119-74University of North Florida Student-Run Security Operations Research CenterDOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,000,000
City of Neptune BeachPublic Law 119-74City of Neptune Beach Dune Walkover Rehabilitation ProjectDOC · NOAA--CZMNone printed$1,600,000
City of Atlantic BeachPublic Law 119-74City of Atlantic Beach Dune Walkover Rehabilitation ProjectDOC · NOAA--CZMNone printed$1,080,000
Pace Center for Girls, Inc.Public Law 119-74Security and Safety Equipment for the Pace Center for Girls in Jacksonville, FL, a Juvenile Justice Prevention and Early Intervention ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$300,000
City of JacksonvillePublic Law 119-74City of Jacksonville Marked Patrol VehiclesDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$4,200,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e FL City of St. Au for Stormwate Outfall ResilEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$800,000
University of North FloridaPublic Law 119-74University of North Florida Student-Run Security Operations Research CenterDOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,000,000
City of Neptune BeachPublic Law 119-74City of Neptune Beach Dune Walkover Rehabilitation ProjectDOC · NOAA--CZMNone printed$1,600,000
Show all 17
RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
City of Atlantic BeachPublic Law 119-74City of Atlantic Beach Dune Walkover Rehabilitation ProjectDOC · NOAA--CZMNone printed$1,080,000
Pace Center for Girls, Inc.Public Law 119-74Security and Safety Equipment for the Pace Center for Girls in Jacksonville, FL, a Juvenile Justice Prevention and Early Intervention ProgramDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$300,000
City of JacksonvillePublic Law 119-74City of Jacksonville Marked Patrol VehiclesDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$4,200,000
St. Augustine Airport AuthorityPublic Law 119-75Northeast Florida Regional Airport Access Road Expansion Project (SGJ)Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsFL$9,650,000
Jacksonville Transportation AuthorityPublic Law 119-75JTA Autonomous Transit DeploymentDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsFL$4,096,000
City of Jacksonville BeachPublic Law 119-7513th Avenue South Access ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundFL$875,000
Kids Hope AlliancePublic Law 119-75Youth Crisis Center Youth Multi-Purpose Recreation CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundFL$534,000

5 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.

Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.

Online ads

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Where this comes from

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Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026 · Image courtesy of the Member
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House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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