Michael Lawler
Representative for New York's 17th district · Republican
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Seats held: Representative for NY-17, 2023–now.
NY-17 has about 792,000 residents.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 3 of 4 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
- Program for Public Consultation: voted with 2 of 2 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks | July 22, 2026 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (78.8% support, likely 72.3–85.3%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Renew the enhanced subsidies for ACA marketplace health insurance, which expired at the end of 2025 | January 8, 2026 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (84% support, likely 77.5–90.5%) | With the majority |
| Continue providing U.S. military assistance to Ukraine | September 10, 2025 · official record | Nay (for the proposal) | Most support (75.5% support, likely 69–82%) | With the majority |
| Cut $9.4 billion from previously approved federal spending (Rescissions Act) | July 18, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (42.9% support, likely 33.6–52.2%) | Too close to call |
| A tax bill extending the 2017 tax cuts, among other provisions (H.R. 1) | July 3, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (45.1% support, likely 35.7–54.4%) | Too close to call |
| Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote (SAVE Act) | April 10, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (74.4% support, likely 65.5–83.4%) | With the majority |
| Require medical care for infants born alive after an attempted abortion | January 23, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (74.3% support, likely 65.5–83.1%) | With the majority |
| Require detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft (Laken Riley Act) | January 22, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (61.9% support, likely 52.6–71.1%) | With the majority |
| Renew post-9/11 surveillance programs that allow searching electronic data without a warrant (FISA reauthorization) | April 12, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (39.5% support, likely 31.7–47.4%) | Against the majority |
| Ban TikTok unless China sells it to a U.S. company | March 13, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (57.5% support, likely 49.7–65.4%) | Too close to call |
| Deny asylum to immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally (Secure the Border Act) | May 11, 2023 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (55.6% support, likely 47.7–63.5%) | Too close to call |
Attendance
In the 119th Congress, Michael Lawler missed 12 of 678 House votes (1.8%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 92.2% of the time.