Derrick Van Orden, R-WI

Derrick Van Orden is a Republican Representative from Wisconsin's House District 3.

Quick Links:

• Entry on the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Official Website

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.

• hr982-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an eligible individual during the first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training. (aka Warriors to Workforce Act)
• hr985-119 - To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.
• hr9665-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the jurisdiction of Department of Veterans Affairs police officers, and for other purposes. (aka VA Police Security Enhancement Act)
• hr9664-119 - To require the establishment of a grant program to assist with certain veterinary expenses of retired Federal working dogs, and for other purposes. (aka K–9 Hero Act of 2026)
• hr984-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
• hr983-119 - To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code, and for other purposes. (aka Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025)
• hr5866-119 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
• hr4748-119 - To provide eligibility for certain aliens performing agricultural labor or services to apply for agricultural worker nonimmigrant status, and for other purposes. (aka Agriculture Workforce Reform Act of 2025)
• hr3385-119 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations to update the definition of motorcycle, and for other purposes.
• hr1815-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions in the case of a default on a home loan guaranteed by the Secretary, and for other purposes. (aka VA Home Loan Program Reform Act)
• hr3384-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust fees for interest rate reduction refinancing housing loans guaranteed, insured, or made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (aka Refinancing Relief for Veterans Act)
• hr1814-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase certain loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to avoid default, and for other purposes. (aka Restoring the VA Home Loan Program in Perpetuity Act of 2025)
• hr8532-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to align elements of the housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs with requirements of the Federal Housing Administration, and for other purposes. (aka VA Home Loan Affordability Act)
• hr1813-119 - To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set maximum monthly allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
• hr648-119 - To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations. (aka Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act)
• hr4271-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the amount of time the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may extend the period of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran. (aka VR&E Accountability Act)
• hr5789-119 - To award a Congressional Gold Medal to President Donald J. Trump, in recognition of his extraordinary peacemaking efforts throughout the world and in facilitating the Trump peace agreement to end the war in Gaza and bring lasting peace to the Middle East. (aka Donald J. Trump Congressional Gold Medal Act)
• hr3471-119 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adjust certain training requirements for certified nursing assistants in nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities. (aka Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce Improvement Act)
• hr981-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processes to approve programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act)
• hr1230-119 - To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans. (aka AG VETS Act)
• hr980-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025)
• hjres129-119 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
• hres143-119 - Impeaching Paul Engelmayer, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
• hr1845-119 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to include, in the Transition Assistance Program, a presentation that promotes the benefits available to veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka TAP Promotion Act)
• hr3386-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain outreach to veterans under the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (aka Streamlining the Solid Start Communications Act)
• hr10067-119 - To prohibit the District of Columbia from requiring a person to wear a protective helmet to operate, or ride on, a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle. (aka Ride in Freedom Act)
• hr3387-119 - To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to make improvements to certain programs for a member nearing separation, or for a veteran who recently separated, from the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (aka Enhancing the Transitioning Servicemember’s Experience Act)
• hr5352-119 - To prohibit Federal funding for entities that employ individuals who condone and celebrate political violence and domestic terrorism, and for other purposes.
• hr9942-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain steps regarding a loan guaranteed under chapter 37 of such title that is delinquent or foreclosed. (aka House Our Heroes Act)
• hr6904-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities, to establish a new bar to certain benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and 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.