The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would impose additional sanctions on any individuals or companies participating in the illegal sale of Iranian oil.
Revenue from these sales fuel Tehran’s nuclear program and fund the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacking shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
The bipartisan Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act passed on a… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 4/9/2025… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers reintroduced the Remote Access Security Act. This legislation closes a loophole in U.S. export control law that has allowed CCP-aligned companies to access restricted American technology through cloud services. The bill received unanimous bipartisan support in the House Foreign… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 4/9/2025… Today, Chairman Mike Lawler (NY-17) of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee released the following statement in response to the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act passing the House Foreign Affairs Committee by voice vote.
The Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act expands secondary sanctions on foreign entities that facilitate Iran’s illegal oil trade, making it… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 4/8/2025… Today, during Child Abuse Prevention Month, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) reintroduced the Paula Bohovesky and Joan D’Alessandro Act, a critical public safety bill in honor of the lives of Paula Bohovesky, a Rockland County native, and Joan D’Alessandro, who lived in Bergen County, New Jersey.
In 1973, Joan D’Alessandro was seven years old and had just left… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. - 4/3/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced the Home Run for Kids Act, legislation aimed at supporting families with the cost of organized youth sports. With Little League Opening Day this weekend, it is paramount to ensure every child, no matter their parents’ income, has the option to participate.
The Home Run for Kids Act offers a tax credit of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 4/1/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) reintroduced legislation that would prevent the spread of ranked choice voting, a misguided policy that dilutes the voice of voters in elections across the country. The One Vote One Choice Act ensures that federal elections maintain a clear and straightforward process that protects… Read more »
Rep. Mike Lawler ranked as the most effective House freshman in his first term on a report card that judges how well lawmakers get legislation through Congress.
The Rockland County Republican was rated sixth of all House Republicans in scoring by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, based on bills he introduced in the last two years and their outcomes. According to the report… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/31/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler demanded answers from the Jacob Burns Film Center after news emerged that they have refused to screen October 8th - an important documentary that explores antisemitism on campuses, social media, and the streets since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack against Israel.
The decision is called even further into question given that the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/27/2025… This week, Middle East Subcommittee Chairman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Reps. Brad Sherman (CA-32), Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (TX-10), Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-At large) reintroduced legislation to finally sanction the Popular Resistance… Read more »
A group of Senate and House lawmakers, most of whom are Republicans, is set to re-introduce legislation on Thursday that would prohibit federal funding to any university that allows antisemitic events on its campus.
The Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act would prohibit federal funding to any college that “authorize[s], facilitate[s], provide[s] funding for or otherwise… Read more »
