Erin Houchin, R-IN

Erin Houchin is a Republican Representative from Indiana's House District 9.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hr7793-119 - To prohibit the issuance of commercial driver's licenses to individuals who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States or holders of certain work visas, and for other purposes. (aka The Dalilah Law)
• hr6489-119 - To ensure that providers of chatbots clearly and conspicuously disclose to users who are minors that chatbots are artificial intelligence systems, not natural person, and do not provide advice from licensed professionals, and for other proposes. (aka SAFE BOTs Act)
• hr9469-119 - To provide a consumer protection framework necessary to support the growth of outcomes-based student financing tools to support workforce training, postsecondary education, and economic development, and for other purposes. (aka Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) for Students Act)
• hr6488-119 - To prohibit certain platforms from allowing minors to create or maintain an account or profile on such platforms, and for other proposes. (aka Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens Act)
• hr4950-119 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate into the National Broadband Map of the Commission a layer that presents data on the location of agricultural areas, and for other purposes. (aka Data BRIDGE Act)
• hr2437-119 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals to provide information on available hospice programs to certain individuals upon discharge under the Medicare program. (aka EASE Act of 2025)
• hr3913-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish immigration and residency requirements for individuals served by Federal TRIO programs, and for other purposes. (aka Putting American Students First Act)
• hres722-119 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 719) honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk; and for other purposes.
• hres977-119 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5184) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6938) making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
• hr2438-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a refundable tax credit for foster families, and for other purposes. (aka Foster Care Tax Credit Act)
• hr9908-119 - To require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and for other purposes. (aka Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act)
• hr5360-119 - To direct the Federal Trade Commission to develop and make available to the public educational resources for parents, educators, and minors with respect to the safe and responsible use of AI chatbots by minors, and for other purposes. (aka AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act)
• hr2778-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures relating to gifts and contracts from foreign sources. (aka Safeguarding American Education From Foreign Control Act)
• hr2779-119 - To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to abortion providers. (aka Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2025)
• hr6749-119 - To codify Executive Order 14243 (relating to stopping waste, fraud, and abuse by eliminating information silos). (aka Eliminating Information Silos Act of 2025)
• hr5769-119 - To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes. (aka 21st Century Dyslexia Act)
• hr8009-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for institutional ineligibility based on low cohort repayment rates and to require risk-sharing payments of institutions of higher education. (aka Student Protection and Success Act)
• hr1570-119 - To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require notification with respect to individualized education program teams, and for other purposes. (aka Empowering Families in Special Education Act)
• hr1381-119 - To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to entities that refuse to provide treatment based on COVID-19 vaccination status. (aka COVID–19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act)
• hr7875-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program for providing services to individuals experiencing gambling addiction. (aka POINTS Act of 2026)
• hr8657-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance programs for youth suicide prevention and intervention, and for other purposes. (aka Campus Lifeline Act of 2026)
• hr2399-119 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding. (aka Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025)
• hr5184-119 - To authorize the Secretary of Energy to transmit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development recommendations for changes to preemptive energy conservation standards applicable to manufactured homes. (aka Affordable HOMES Act)
• hr4927-119 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for the sale of cable systems, and for other purposes. (aka CABLE Competition Act)
• hr5630-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants.
• hres979-119 - Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
• hres790-119 - Designating October 10, 2025, as "American Girls in Sports Day".
• hr9191-119 - To amend chapter 3 of title 36, United States Code, to designate the American mastodon as the national fossil mammal and the Tyrannosaurus rex as the national fossil dinosaur of the United States, and for other purposes. (aka National Fossil Act)
• hres436-119 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
• hres1135-119 - Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives
• hres161-119 - Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
• hres236-119 - Expressing support for the goals of a "NICU Baby's Bill of Rights".
• hres21-119 - Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
• hres1131-119 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1128) expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5103) to establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7084) to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
• hres1333-119 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
• hres489-119 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2096) to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 331) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
• hr9247-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning services, and for other purposes. (aka ON TIME Act)
• hr10207-119 - To prohibit covered platforms from processing personal data with respect to covered minors without obtaining the verifiable consent of a parent of the covered minor, and for other purposes. (aka Governing Underage Access and Requiring Data Consent In All Networks Act)
• hr5629-119 - To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled "Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder", except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect.
• hr2057-119 - To affirm and protect the First Amendment rights of students and student organizations at public institutions of higher education. (aka Students Bill of Rights Act of 2025)
• hr2058-119 - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.
• hr1996-119 - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the application of prudence and exclusive purpose duties to the exercise of shareholder rights. (aka Retirement Proxy Protection Act)
• hr4886-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for consideration of certain factors under the Veterans Community Care Program, to provide for expedited approval of certain requests for Veterans Care Agreements, and for other purposes. (aka Larry Barrett Veterans’ Memory Care Act of 2025)
• hr10113-119 - To make certain revisions to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes. (aka New IDEA Act)
• hr7890-119 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to exclude certain instructional approaches from comprehensive literacy instruction, to prioritize certain funds to promote the use of evidence-based literacy instruction and supports aligned to the science of reading, and for other purposes. (aka Science of Reading Act of 2026)
• hr2555-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for certain freedom of association protections, and for other purposes. (aka Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026)
• hr6750-119 - To codify Executive Order 14388 (relating to improving our Nation through better design).
• hr2367-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of higher education that employs unauthorized aliens from receiving funds from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid and to require institutions of higher education to participate in the E-Verify Program in order to be eligible to participate in any program authorized under title IV of such Act. (aka College Employment Accountability Act)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.