About
Elected: 2025 (first term; December 2, 2025 special election after Mark Green resigned July 20, 2025)
- Background: Businessman, former Tennessee state economic development commissioner, Trump-backed candidate
- Committees: TBD (very newly sworn in)
- District: Middle Tennessee including parts of Nashville suburbs, Clarksville, Fort Campbell area
- Ukrainian American community: Small but present in the Nashville metro area
- Family / heritage: Tennessee native, Trump-aligned Republican
Bio Matt Van Epps is a freshman Republican who replaced Mark Green after Green resigned. Van Epps is a Trump-backed businessman and state official. He represents Fort Campbell, which has military family interests.
Ukraine Record
- Too new for any voting record.
- Expected to track Trump-aligned GOP leadership, which has been skeptical on Ukraine.
- Not a Ukraine Caucus member.
Advocacy Insight
- Ask them to: Support the REPO Act (H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine at no cost to U.S. taxpayers, and the LNG Potential Act (H.R. 1949), expanding U.S. natural gas exports.
- Why it works with them: Fort Campbell's 101st Airborne is in his district. Military families understand deterrence and alliance commitments. "Russia pays" fits Republican frames.
- Your connection: If you are in middle Tennessee, tell him Fort Campbell's military community understands what it means when America abandons allies, and the Ukrainian families in Tennessee count on him.
- Avoid: Moral or humanitarian framing. Lead with American interests, military family values, and Russian accountability.
Texas
Texas Ukraine Caucus members and bill sponsors are covered in Tiers 1 to 3.
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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Bills to Cosponsor
17 bills remainingUkrainian Adjustment Act of 2025
Grants lawful permanent residency to Ukrainians who were paroled into the U.
Discharge Petition 8: Secure a Vote H.R. 2913
Discharge Petition No.
Ukraine Support Act
The most sweeping Ukraine support bill of the 119th Congress: combines military aid, sanctions, lend-lease, intelligence sharing, and trade tools into a single package spanning 9 committee jurisdictions.
Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Imposes severe penalties on Russia if the President determines Russia refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates a negotiated peace, initiates another invasion, or seeks to overthrow the Ukrainian government.
PEACE Act of 2025
Prohibits the President from entering into or implementing any peace agreement with Russia regarding Ukraine unless the agreement meets specific conditions protecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.