Washington, D.C. – 1/14/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026, a bipartisan appropriations package that funds core government operations, the Treasury Department, and U.S.… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 1/13/26… Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after his Remote Access Security Act passed the House. This critical legislation closes a loophole in U.S. export control law that has allowed Chinese Communist Party aligned companies to access restricted American technology through cloud-based services.
WATCH: CONGRESSMAN… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 1/13/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced key provisions included in the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process to protect the integrity of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and ensure Hudson Valley taxpayer dollars are spent transparently and as Congress intended under the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).
The GAOA permanently authorized… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 1/12/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced the Stand with Israel Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to ensure the United States does not fund the United Nations if Israel is illegally expelled, by prohibiting U.S. funding for any UN agency that enforces such an action.
“Israel is one of America’s strongest… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 1/8/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement in response to the pause in critical funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), and the Social Services Block Grant program in New York.
In a letter to President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 1/8/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced that more than $12 million in Community Project Funding requests he submitted on behalf of the Hudson Valley were included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment appropriations package. This includes critical public safety and infrastructure… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 1/8/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after voting in favor of legislation that extends COVID-era enhanced ACA premium tax credits for the next three years. With the bill’s passage through the House and advancing to the Senate, the Congressman is pushing for a bipartisan compromise to get it across the finish line and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 12/18/25… Today, Congressmen Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Pat Ryan (NY-18) urged the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to ensure that funding already appropriated by Congress is distributed promptly to supportive housing organizations across the Hudson Valley. Supportive housing organizations in the region play a critical role in keeping families, seniors,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 12/17/25… Today Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), released the following statement after signing a third discharge petition to force a vote on the House floor to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits.
“With House leadership refusing to bring any proposal to the floor, I am signing another discharge petition to force a vote and prevent… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 12/17/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Professional Student Degree Act, a bill that amends the Higher Education Act to define “professional degree” and lists the graduate programs which meet the criteria.
The Working Families Tax Cut legislation modified the annual federal student loan caps for students in graduate programs. The law caps… Read more »
