Washington, D.C. – 3/19/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council, urging the protection of the integrity of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
With President Donald Trump’s leadership, Congress passed,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 3/17/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation with Reps. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Yvette Clarke (NY-09). This legislation will exempt physicians and other health care workers from the new $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions. It also… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 3/17/26… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler joined Reps. Dave Min (CA-47), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to introduce the Safe Standards for Personal E-Bike and E-Moto Device Specifications Act (Safe SPEEDS Act), legislation to establish uniform consumer product safety standards for low-speed electric bikes and other off- road electric devices… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 3/17/26… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler joined Reps. Dave Min (CA-47), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to introduce the Safe Standards for Personal E-Bike and E-Moto Device Specifications Act (Safe SPEEDS Act), legislation to establish uniform consumer product safety standards for low-speed electric bikes and other off- road electric devices… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 3/16/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after his Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act passed the House. This critical legislation aims to strengthen the U.S. sanctions regime on foreign entities enabling Iran’s illicit oil trade.
“The United States will not allow the Iranian regime to evade sanctions and bankroll terrorism through… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 3/11/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement in response to comments from Rockland County Legislators Alden Wolfe and Beth Davidson opposing efforts to reopen the former Indian Point Energy Center.
“Residents in Rockland County and across the Hudson Valley are suffocating under rising energy prices because of New York’s disastrous energy… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 3/12/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler introduced Dream’s Caregiver Health and Wellness Act, legislation to establish a federal grant program to support the health, well-being, and retention of caregivers across the United States. Specifically, this legislation directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for nonprofit… Read more »
New City, N.Y. – 3/10/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined municipal leaders from across the Hudson Valley at Clarkstown Town Hall to highlight more than $33 million in federal investments supporting infrastructure, public safety, transportation, and community priorities across the district.
WATCH: LAWLER JOINS HUDSON VALLEY LEADERS TO HIGHLIGHT OVER $33 MILLION IN LOCAL… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 3/6/26… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Economic Recovery for Nuclear-Affected Communities Act, legislation that will deliver direct economic relief to communities burdened by stranded nuclear waste and the loss of local nuclear power plants.
Communities across the country, including those in New York, are currently serving as long-term… Read more »
Buchanan, N.Y. – 3/6/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) welcomed Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright to the site of the former Indian Point Energy Center, where Lawler called for the plant to be rebuilt and reopened as part of an effort to lower energy costs and strengthen the reliability of New York’s electric grid.
Standing at the former power plant site that… Read more »
