Michael Lawler

Representative · NY-17 · R

Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 3, 2023

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Working relationships

How often this member works with colleagues across party lines, from bill sponsorships and recorded votes in this Congress. Bills are H.R., S., H.J.Res. and S.J.Res.; resolutions, post office namings, and Congressional Gold Medal and commemorative coin bills are left out. Independents are counted with the party they caucus with. These figures describe the public record; they do not measure effectiveness or ideology.

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Michael Lawler

Representative · NY-17 · R

Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the House since Jan 3, 2023

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Portrait: U.S. Government Publishing Office, via unitedstates/images (public domain)

Working relationships

119th Congress, House.

Bills with other-party backing

46%

53 of 116 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.

House median 33% · Republicans 35%

Cosponsoring the other party's bills

44%

418 of 945 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Democrat.

House median 15% · Republicans 10%

Voting with own party

89%

On 462 party-line votes, voted with most Republicans 411 times.

House median 98% · Republicans 98%

Voting with the other party

20%

On 518 contested votes, voted the same way as most Democrats 106 times.

House median 11% · Republicans 11%

Closest collaborators

Counted both ways: bills by the colleague that this member cosponsored, and bills by this member that the colleague cosponsored.

All colleagues

Josh GottheimerDNJ-534 of theirs · 44 of this member's
Brian K. FitzpatrickRPA-121 of theirs · 22 of this member's
Claudia TenneyRNY-2417 of theirs · 14 of this member's
Andrew R. GarbarinoRNY-220 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Laura GillenDNY-415 of theirs · 13 of this member's
Young KimRCA-4017 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-79 of theirs · 17 of this member's
Nicole MalliotakisRNY-1112 of theirs · 11 of this member's
Nicholas A. LangworthyRNY-2315 of theirs · 6 of this member's
Nick LaLotaRNY-110 of theirs · 9 of this member's

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Josh GottheimerDNJ-534 of theirs · 44 of this member's
Laura GillenDNY-415 of theirs · 13 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-79 of theirs · 17 of this member's
Chris PappasDNH-113 of theirs · 4 of this member's
Josh RileyDNY-196 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Susie LeeDNV-3

Voting most alike

Contested roll calls (at least 10% of yea and nay votes on the losing side) on which both voted yea or nay, and how often they made the same choice. Colleagues who shared too few of these votes with this member are not ranked.

Most alike

Thomas H. Kean, Jr.RNJ-797% · 400 of 411
Nick LaLotaRNY-196% · 488 of 509
Andrew R. GarbarinoRNY-295% · 481 of 504
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.RPA-895% · 490 of 515
David P. JoyceROH-1495% · 479 of 504

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Bills this member sponsored or joined as an original cosponsor, with original backers from both parties, that passed at least one chamber (20). Furthest along first.

Became lawH.R. 224Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Monica De La Cruz · original backers: 1 D, 8 R · became law Jan 20, 2026
Became lawH.R. 1316Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ronny Jackson · original backers: 1 D, 2 R · became law Aug 19, 2025
Passed the HouseH.R. 9327PEARL Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by David P. Joyce · original backers: 3 D, 4 R · passed the House Sep 16, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 2004Tyler’s Law
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ted Lieu · original backers: 13 D, 7 R · passed the House Sep 15, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 7889AWRC Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Robert J. Wittman · original backers: 1 D, 6 R · passed the House Sep 14, 2026

Each member's party on each date comes from congress-legislators term records. Party-line votes are roll calls on which most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides; procedural votes are included. The Vice President's tie-breaking votes and impeachment verdicts are not counted, and a bill enacted as part of another bill counts only at the stage it reached on its own. Medians include everyone who served in the chamber this Congress with enough records (5 sponsored bills, 10 cosponsorships, 25 votes). Computed Oct 23, 2026, 11:51 AM ET from Congress.gov and House and Senate roll calls.

119th Congress, House.

Bills with other-party backing

46%

53 of 116 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.

House median 33% · Republicans 35%

Cosponsoring the other party's bills

44%

418 of 945 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Democrat.

House median 15% · Republicans 10%

Voting with own party

89%

On 462 party-line votes, voted with most Republicans 411 times.

House median 98% · Republicans 98%

Voting with the other party

20%

On 518 contested votes, voted the same way as most Democrats 106 times.

House median 11% · Republicans 11%

Closest collaborators

Counted both ways: bills by the colleague that this member cosponsored, and bills by this member that the colleague cosponsored.

All colleagues

Josh GottheimerDNJ-534 of theirs · 44 of this member's
Brian K. FitzpatrickRPA-121 of theirs · 22 of this member's
Claudia TenneyRNY-2417 of theirs · 14 of this member's
Andrew R. GarbarinoRNY-220 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Laura GillenDNY-415 of theirs · 13 of this member's
Young KimRCA-4017 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-79 of theirs · 17 of this member's
Nicole MalliotakisRNY-1112 of theirs · 11 of this member's
Nicholas A. LangworthyRNY-2315 of theirs · 6 of this member's
Nick LaLotaRNY-110 of theirs · 9 of this member's

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Josh GottheimerDNJ-534 of theirs · 44 of this member's
Laura GillenDNY-415 of theirs · 13 of this member's
Eugene Simon VindmanDVA-79 of theirs · 17 of this member's
Chris PappasDNH-113 of theirs · 4 of this member's
Josh RileyDNY-196 of theirs · 10 of this member's
Susie LeeDNV-3

Voting most alike

Most alike

Thomas H. Kean, Jr.RNJ-797% · 400 of 411
Nick LaLotaRNY-196% · 488 of 509
Andrew R. GarbarinoRNY-295% · 481 of 504
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.RPA-895% · 490 of 515
David P. JoyceROH-1495% · 479 of 504

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Bills this member sponsored or joined as an original cosponsor, with original backers from both parties, that passed at least one chamber (20). Furthest along first.

Became lawH.R. 224Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Monica De La Cruz · original backers: 1 D, 8 R · became law Jan 20, 2026
Became lawH.R. 1316Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ronny Jackson · original backers: 1 D, 2 R · became law Aug 19, 2025
Passed the HouseH.R. 9327PEARL Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by David P. Joyce · original backers: 3 D, 4 R · passed the House Sep 16, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 2004Tyler’s Law
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ted Lieu · original backers: 13 D, 7 R · passed the House Sep 15, 2026
Passed the HouseH.R. 7889AWRC Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Robert J. Wittman · original backers: 1 D, 6 R · passed the House Sep 14, 2026

Michael Lawler

Working relationships

Michael Lawler

Working relationships

Closest collaborators

All colleagues

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Voting most alike

Most alike

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Closest collaborators

All colleagues

Across the aisle (Democrats)

Voting most alike

Most alike

Bipartisan bills that advanced

Most alike among Democrats