Michael Lawler, R-NY

Michael Lawler is a Republican Representative from New York's House District 17.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hres778-119 - Expressing support for the recognition of September 29, 2025, as "International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste".
• hres796-119 - Expressing support for the designation of October 9 through October 16, 2025, as "National Dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Awareness Week" and a commitment to raise awareness of dyspraxia/DCD in the United States.
• hres752-119 - Expressing support for the designation of September 19, 2025, as "Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Day".
• hres446-119 - Expressing support for the recognition of July 3 through July 10, 2025, as "National Extreme Heat Awareness Week", a national event educating the public on the dangers of extreme heat and the risks of extreme heat events to public safety, infrastructure, agriculture, and much more, and supporting the goals of a National Extreme Heat Awareness Week.
• hres942-119 - Expressing support for the recognition of September 2025 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".
• hr2003-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the interest rate on Federal student loans to 2 percent. (aka Affordable Loans for Students Act)
• hr3774-119 - To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to testify on an annual basis before the Congress. (aka HUD Accountability Act of 2025)
• hr6653-119 - To prohibit the Federal procurement of food that contain certain color additives and prioritize the procurement of products not containing any color additives.
• hr1422-119 - To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes. (aka Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025)
• hr2637-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit for certain organized sport equipment expenses. (aka Home Run for Kids Act)
• hr6403-119 - To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor the assessments and priorities of local communities. (aka Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2025)
• hr5023-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to attempted murder and the trafficking of fentanyl. (aka Fentanyl Kills Act)
• hr5024-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow any recipient of urbanized area formula grant funds to use such funds for operating costs of equipment and facilities used in public transportation, and for other purposes. (aka Transit Funding Flexibility Act)
• hr2264-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to automatically pay dependency and indemnity compensation to a survivor of a veteran with a service-connected mental disorder who dies by suicide. (aka Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act)
• hr4997-119 - To amend the Omnibus Diplomatic Security an Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to require additional specific, mandatory, counterintelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents assigned to high threat posts, and for other purposes. (aka Modernize Diplomatic Security Training Act)
• hr3980-119 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for expanding, modernizing, or streamlining emergency department operations. (aka Streamline Emergency Care Act)
• hr3721-119 - To establish a Task Force on the Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization, and for other purposes. (aka Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization Act)
• hr6095-119 - To extend privileges and immunities under the International Organizations Immunities Act to the Gulf Cooperation Council. (aka Gulf Diplomacy Act)
• hr5245-119 - To provide for the management authorities of the Department of State.
• hr2726-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the scope of the penalty for crimes against children. (aka Paula Bohovesky and Joan D’Alessandro Act)
• hr6718-119 - To amend the definition of professional degree in the Higher Education Act of 1965. (aka Professional Student Degree Act)
• hr2943-119 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on insurance coverage of dyspraxia/developmental coordination disorder. (aka Gabriel Rosenberg Dyspraxia/DCD Coverage Act)
• hr3639-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans and dependents were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain veterans who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans were exposed to such substances, and for other purposes. (aka VET PFAS Act)
• hr867-119 - To amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provisions of that Act to international governmental organizations. (aka IGO Anti-Boycott Act)
• hr7018-119 - To limit funding for United States participation in the United Nations if Israel is illegally expelled.
• hr5913-119 - To allow the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to increase the aggregate amount of investments that a national banking association and a State member bank may make to promote the public welfare, and for other purposes. (aka Community Investment and Prosperity Act)
• hr5322-119 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate September 11 Day of Remembrance as a legal public holiday. (aka September 11 Day of Remembrance Act)
• hr4856-119 - To improve the safety of, affordability of, and access to housing. (aka Revitalizing America’s Housing Act)
• hr5519-119 - To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Welles Remy Crowther, in recognition of his bravery, heroism, and sacrifice in the face of one of the gravest tragedies in American history. (aka Welles Remy Crowther Congressional Gold Medal Act)
• hr232-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitation on the amount individuals can deduct for certain State and local taxes. (aka SALT Fairness and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act)
• hr2562-119 - To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in a District of Columbia election, and for other purposes. (aka District of Columbia One Vote One Choice Act)
• hr4692-119 - To direct the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on the potential impacts of public grocery stores, and for other purposes. (aka MAMDANI Act)
• hr1128-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities and to broaden the definition of applicable educational institution by lowering the threshold with respect to aggregate fair market value per student, and for other purposes. (aka Endowment Accountability Act)
• hr4983-119 - To repeal a prohibition against the use of funds for site acquisition, development, or construction of any facility in Israel, Jerusalem, or the West Bank. (aka Keeping Official Territories Eligible for Land-use Act)
• hr1007-119 - To provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes. (aka Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025)
• hr1009-119 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the Paul Piperato Post Office Building.
• hr5803-119 - To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require certain reporting by power reactor licensees that use decommissioning trust funds, and for other purposes. (aka REACT Act)
• hr1008-119 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York, as the Sheriff Adrian Butch Anderson Post Office Building.
• hr2683-119 - To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. (aka Remote Access Security Act)
• hr5044-119 - To amend the Diplomatic Security Act to require that congressional notifications relating to decisions to re-open high risk, high threat diplomatic posts include an explanation of the national security value of such decision. (aka Safe Embassies Act)
• hr6453-119 - To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide for a remediation period before the commencement of a civil action. (aka ADA 30 Days to Comply Act)
• hr3110-119 - To prohibit the procurement of certain items containing perfluorooctane sulfonate or perfluorooctanoic acid and prioritize the procurement of products not containing PFAS. (aka PFAS–Free Procurement Act of 2025)
• hr4335-119 - To provide authority to enhance security assistance with countries that are engaged in regional security cooperation efforts in the Middle East and North Africa, and for other purposes. (aka Abraham Accords Defense Against Terror Act)
• hr5277-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the payments or allowances that individuals, including veterans service organizations, receive for transportation of veterans to or from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka HEAL Act)
• hr3979-119 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide information and education tools to farmers on the cost savings, energy savings, water conservation, and carbon emissions reductions that can be realized through the use of energy-efficient pumping systems, and for other purposes. (aka LEAPS Act)
• hr1878-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for fertility treatments. (aka IVF Access and Affordability Act)
• hr5472-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and expand the expensing of qualified environmental remediation expenditures, and for other purposes. (aka Brownfield Revitalization and Remediation Act)
• hr6203-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes. (aka United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025)
• hr6452-119 - To amend title 5, United States code, to require certain officials to provide an annual briefing to certain congressional committees.
• hr1530-119 - To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to clarify and supplement the funding sources for United States victims of state-sponsored terrorism to ensure consistent and meaningful distributions from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and for other purposes. (aka American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act)
• hr4410-119 - To amend the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 to extend the special hiring authority for passport services. (aka Cutting Passport Backlog Act)
• hr4427-119 - To review banking restrictions, strengthen anti-money laundering capacity, and update sanctions with respect to the Government of Syria, and for other purposes. (aka Syria Sanctions Accountability Act of 2025)
• hr5590-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for communicating threats that target schools. (aka Schools Want Accountability for Threats Act)
• hr1933-119 - To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to James Earl Jones, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life in reshaping perceptions, dismantling racial barriers, and advocating for equal opportunities for people of all backgrounds in film and theatre. (aka James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act)
• hr4891-119 - To address the growing complexity of the threat environment at United States diplomatic posts. (aka Secure Our Embassies Act)
• hr1710-119 - To impose sanctions with respect to the system of compensation of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority that supports acts of terrorism. (aka PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025)
• hr4296-119 - To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address emissions of certain greenhouse gasses and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts. (aka Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act)
• hr4691-119 - To require the Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism to develop and maintain written counterterrorism strategies for countries and regions where there is a significant terrorist threat or ongoing United States counterterrorism engagement. (aka Responsive Counterterrorism Policy Act)
• hr5115-119 - To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination. (aka Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025)
• hr4808-119 - To provide that the Secretary of State should delegate to the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security or the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security the pre-approval authority for Diplomatic Security special agents seeking authorization under section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, to carry out the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications. (aka Parity in Diplomatic Security Investigations Act)
• hr2561-119 - To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from using ranked choice voting to carry out an election for Federal office, and for other purposes. (aka One Vote One Choice Act)
• hr4297-119 - To require a report on counterintelligence training for high-risk diplomatic posts. (aka Protecting American Diplomats Act)
• hr5148-119 - To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to expand the scope of funding used by the counterterrorism bureau of the Department of State to allow assistance to be made available to counterterrorism-focused military and intelligence units. (aka Coordinated Counterterrorism Act)
• hr296-119 - To address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. (aka Justice for 9/11 Act)
• hr3352-119 - To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules relating to general solicitation or general advertising to allow for presentations or other communication made by or on behalf of an issuer at certain events, and for other purposes. (aka HALOS Act of 2025)
• hr5435-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for congenital Cytomegalovirus screening of newborns. (aka Stop CMV Act of 2025)
• hr5404-119 - To codify Executive Order 14212, relating to establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission. (aka Make America Healthy Again Act of 2025)
• hr1201-119 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of physicians who may be provided Conrad 30 waivers. (aka Doctors in our Borders Act)
• hr2446-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in the student loan and grant programs under title IV of such Act. (aka Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act)
• hr4928-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for entitlement to a headstone or grave marker under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of a Reserve of an Armed Force, and for other purposes. (aka Giving Reservists A Valiant Eternity Act)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.