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Valerie P. Foushee

Democrat U.S. House • North Carolina 04 · North Carolina 04
Salary
$174,000/year
Tenure
3 years, 6 months
361
Recorded Votes
80
Became Law
31
Bills Sponsored
Call Office All Representatives
Next Election On the November 3, 2026 Ballot
Term ends: January 3, 2027 Last won: 2024 (71.8%, +45.7pt) Terms served: 2 Term length: 2 years

Current Focus

119th Congress · 2025–2027

Foushee has been active across several areas in the 119th Congress, most often Law & Justice, Defense & Veterans and Technology.

  • Law & Justice 37 actions
  • Defense & Veterans 27 actions
  • Technology 12 actions
  1. Sponsored 119-hr7733 — Ensuring OB–GYN Care in Prisons Act 26 cosponsors
  2. Sponsored 119-hr7535 — Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026 11 cosponsors
  3. Sponsored 119-hr6138 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for partnerships between covered basic needs banks and military installations to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families, and for other purposes. 16 cosponsors
  4. Sponsored 119-hr5622 — National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025 13 cosponsors

Recent Activity

Last 14 days
  1. 2026-07-14
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  5. 2026-07-13
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  7. 2026-07-09

Valerie P. Foushee is a Democratic Representative representing North Carolina's 4th District in the 119th Congress (2025–2027). Now in their 2nd term, they have cast 361 recorded votes, seen 80 measures become law, and sponsored 31 bills. They won their 2024 election with 71.8% of the vote, a 45.7-point margin. Up for re-election November 2026.

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Legislative Record

119-hres580 2025-07-15 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Referred to Rules Committee

Committee Nay

North Carolina Congressional Delegation

Other members of the 119th Congress representing North Carolina. View full North Carolina delegation