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 10, 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 got action in committee or further

All bills

17 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
H.R. 7304 Protecting the Families of Our Fallen Patriots ActSocial Welfare · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive164 words In committee
H.R. 5912 PUNISH Act of 2023International Affairs · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive1.5k words In committee
H.R. 5093 PAATCH ActHealth · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive130 words In committee
H.R. 6112 Further Strengthening America’s Supply Chain and National Security ActHealth · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive620 words In committee
H.R. 8515 Maritime Advantage Results In National Economic Resiliency and Security ActTransportation and Public Works · In committee May 23, 2024Substantive5k words In committee
H.R. 3167 Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2023Environmental Protection · In committee May 10, 2023Substantive1.4k words In committee
H.R. 1569 CLAMP Act of 2023Public Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Apr 14, 2023Substantive292 words In committee
H.R. 854 Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity ActArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Mar 29, 2023Substantive313 words In committee
H.R. 970 Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness ActEnergy · In committee Feb 21, 2023Substantive399 words In committee
H.R. 583 American Shores Protection Act of 2023Energy · In committee Feb 21, 2023Substantive243 words In committee

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