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Michael Lawler

U.S. Representative · NY-17 · Republican

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
3.17· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 13 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Lawler’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 120
  2. Action in committee 25
  3. Action beyond committee 14
  4. Passed chamber 5
  5. Became law 0

120 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 114 substantive, 4 commemorative. Compare the House

How Lawler’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Lawler.

Lawler in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 12 missed of 674

Voted on 662 of 674 roll calls; missed 12. Higher than 53% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
89/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 217 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 463 votes that split the parties. Lower than 95% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
22/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +10

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 97% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
+0.19

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Lawler’s bills that passed the House or further

All bills

5 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Lawler’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 9086 Foreign Service Modernization ActModernizes the Foreign Service personnel system and operations. AI-readInternational Affairs · Passed a chamber Sep 17, 2026Substantive12k words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 9436 Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026Extends deadline for whale-protection fishing gear regulations from 2028 to 2035. AI-readAnimals · Passed a chamber Sep 14, 2026Substantive55 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 1422 Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025Imposes sanctions on foreign persons involved in Iran's petroleum sector and related transactions. AI-readInternational Affairs · Passed a chamber Mar 17, 2026Substantive1.8k words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 2683 Remote Access Security ActExtends export controls to remote access of controlled items. AI-readForeign Trade and International Finance · Passed a chamber Jan 13, 2026Substantive1.1k words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 3352 HALOS Act of 2025Unknown; bill text not provided. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Passed a chamber Jun 24, 2025Substantive701 words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.