Valerie P. Foushee
U.S. Representative, NC-4
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, NC-4 current
North Carolina |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, NC-4
North Carolina |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Space and Aeronautics — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Aviation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.501, social dim. -0.292. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4593 — SHOWER Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2312 — Tipped Employee Protection Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2270 — Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements… | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements… | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6504 — Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6500 — AGOA Extension Act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2683 — Remote Access Security Act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5184 — Affordable HOMES Act | Nay | Jan 9, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1834 — Breaking the Gridlock Act | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 131 — Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 504 — Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. | Yea | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead… | Nay | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead… | Nay | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Call of the House | Present | Jan 6, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,013 recorded contributions totalling $712,060. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 134 of 1013 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 16 | $46,000 | 6% |
| Small-dollar | 104 | $11,368 | 2% |
| Corporate PAC | 1 | $5,393 | 1% |
| Super PAC | 13 | $-18,407 | -3% |
| Unclassified | 879 | $667,707 | 94% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,393 | SAGE MEDIA PLANNING & PLACEMENT, INC. | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Feb 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 25, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | EMERGEORTHO P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 20, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | DEMAND JUSTICE PAC | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 28, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 28, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | PAC TO THE FUTURE | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Feb 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 17, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Nov 1, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | JOBS EDUCATION AND FAMILIES FIRST - JEFFPAC | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | JOBS EDUCATION AND FAMILIES FIRST - JEFFPAC | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (5 as lead sponsor)
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HR 9273
US · Jun 11, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require public institutions of higher education that receive grants under the Medical Student Education…
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HR 9274
US · Jun 11, 2026
To direct the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a gun violence prevention and public safety database.
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HR 8926
US · May 20, 2026
State and Local Public Sector Innovation Act
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HR 8893
US · May 19, 2026
Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act
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HCONRES 100
US · May 13, 2026
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Social media
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