
Chuck Fleischmann
U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd District
Republican · Since 2011 · Next election: 2026 · Age 63
Official name: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
Last updated · 7 sources
Chuck Fleischmann is the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd District, a Republican serving since 2011.
Fleischmann has served in the House longer than 350 of its 438 other members and longer than 6 of Tennessee's 8 other House members.
Fleischmann sits on 2 committees: Appropriations; and Science, Space, and Technology.
In the House's last 30 days in session (May 19 – Oct 2, 2026), Fleischmann voted in 139 of 139 roll calls (100%). In that period, 51 bills Fleischmann sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Fleischmann has filed with the FEC to run for this seat in 2026. 3 candidates for the seat have reported receipts to the FEC.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →House: pro forma sessions Mon and Thu
Votes
All of them →Voted in 139 of 139 roll calls (100%), May 19 – Oct 2, 2026.
Fleischmann voted with the majority of House Republicans on 136 roll calls and against it on 3.
Votes against the party majority
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Chuck Fleischmann | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 | No. 258 | On Agreeing to the Amendment H.R. 8800 | Agreed to | Yea | Most House Republicans: Nay |
| Jul 15 | No. 245 | On Agreeing to the Amendment H.R. 8595 | Failed | Nay | Most House Republicans: Yea |
| Jul 15 | No. 242 | On Agreeing to the Amendment H.R. 8595 | Failed | Nay | Most House Republicans: Yea |
Legislation
8 bills sponsored and 255 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
H.R. 10716 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to exclude certain entities from participation in Federal health care programs.
Cosponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 226 Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
H.R. 5505 Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.
This bill prohibits funding made available under the Higher Education Act of 1965 from being provided to any public institution of higher education (IHE) that denies certain campus rights to religious student organizations.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $2,330,803
- Spent
- $752,331
- Cash on hand
- $4,835,525
2026 election cycle, through Jul 17, 2026 · FEC H0TN03254
Tennessee senators
Bill HagertyU.S. Senator for Tennessee · Republican
Marsha BlackburnU.S. Senator for Tennessee · Republican
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk)
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- District profile (Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)