Michael Waltz

Former Representative for Florida’s 6th District, 2019–2025 · Republican

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 118th Congress

How it’s measured

2.12· expected 1.38

Above expectations

Rank 47 of 445 who served in the House that Congress · expected = average of 227 majority-party members

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

30 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 28 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (2)

1 commemorative · 1 national policy

H.R. 8012 Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site ActBecame law Jan 4, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural ResourcesCommemorative
H.R. 1568 Moving Americans Privacy Protection ActBecame law Feb 9, 2024 · Foreign Trade and International FinanceNational policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Waltz’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 118th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Waltz. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s House.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

90/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 127 missed of 1,235

Voted on 1,108 of 1,235 roll calls; missed 127. Lower than 92% of House members.

35%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 95 · Rank 47 of 227

Sided with the Republican majority on 795 votes that split the parties. Higher than 66% of House members.

50%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

11/ 100

Chamber median 16 · −5

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 84% of House members.

0%60%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.45

Republican middle 80%: 0.31 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.

LiberalConservative

Waltz’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

7 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Waltz’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 8012 Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site ActPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Became law Jan 4, 2025Substantive368 words Commemorative
H.R. 1568 Moving Americans Privacy Protection ActForeign Trade and International Finance · Became law Feb 9, 2024Substantive269 words National policy
H.R. 825 BOLIVAR ActGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Nov 19, 2024Substantive750 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 529 Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters ActForeign Trade and International Finance · Passed a chamber May 1, 2024Substantive350 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 5613 Sanctions Lists Harmonization ActInternational Affairs · Out of committee Sep 18, 2024Substantive586 words Out of committee
H.R. 7868 FEHB Protection ActHealth · Out of committee Apr 10, 2024Substantive532 words Out of committee
H.R. 6609 TIGER ActInternational Affairs · Out of committee Feb 6, 2024Substantive735 words Out of committee

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