OR · DISTRICT 2

Cliff Bentz

RepublicanOregonCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source ↗

What they said 8

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (8)Campaign (4)In office (4)

While serving · Original date not established

Energy & environment

Protect the Bonneville Power Administration and low-cost hydropower

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Cliff Bentz joined a coalition of Northwestern Republican members of Congress in urging the Secretary of Energy to prioritize protecting the Bonneville Power Administration as an institution that manages and delivers low-cost hydropower to millions of people in the Northwest.

Context: This was a joint letter with other members of Congress, not a description of a specific legislative proposal.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Energy & environment

Allow competitive pay for the Bonneville Power Administration chief

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Cliff Bentz introduced legislation that would let the Secretary of Energy set the Bonneville Power Administration administrator’s salary at a level competitive with executives of similar businesses. The stated aim is to modernize compensation for the role.

Context: The salary-setting authority is conditional on enactment; the source does not give a proposed salary or say the bill became law.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Energy & environment

Modernize hydropower licensing

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Cliff Bentz introduced the Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act to modernize the federal relicensing process for hydroelectric projects and protect existing power generation. Non-federal projects must receive federal licenses, renewed every 30 to 50 years.

Context: The source does not detail the proposed licensing changes. The bill was introduced, not reported as enacted.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Energy & environment

Expand markets for wildfire reduction

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Cliff Bentz joined other members of Congress in introducing the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026. The source identifies the bill’s market-expansion purpose but gives no details about how it would work.

Context: The legislation was introduced; the source does not describe its provisions or indicate that it was enacted.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Agriculture & food Economy, taxes & work

Support the USMCA trade agreement

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Bentz presents the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as beneficial to local beef, onion, and wheat producers, and says it may bring economic relief. The excerpt identifies the agreement but does not describe particular provisions or actions he would take on trade.

Context: His stated expectation of economic relief is uncertain; the preview does not specify the relief or its timing.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Public safety & firearms

Defend Second Amendment rights

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Bentz says he supports protecting Second Amendment rights and has voted to do so. The page preview does not identify particular legislation or specify what future measures he would support.

Context: The preview gives no specific proposed policy or future legislative action.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Healthcare

Oppose government-run healthcare

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Bentz strongly opposes government-run healthcare. He cites an estimate that a Democratic single-payer proposal would cost more than $30 trillion, but the preview does not state what healthcare system or alternative policy he supports.

Context: The preview does not give further detail about his preferred healthcare policy.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established

Immigration

Improve border security and complete the border wall

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Bentz says he will work with President Trump to stop illegal immigration by improving border security and building or completing the wall. The page preview also signals that he sees additional steps as necessary, but does not provide their details.

Context: The preview ends mid-sentence after saying that additional issues need to be addressed; it does not specify those measures.