Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the PFAS-Free Procurement Act alongside Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL-08), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Chris Pappas (D-NH-01), Katie Porter (D-CA-47), Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-03). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation is a companion bill to legislation introduced by Senator Gary Peters… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after his office closed its 3,000th constituent case in this term, a clip of almost 50 cases a week. These cases have ranged from bringing constituents home safely from Israel after the October 7th attacks, to expediting passports for hundreds of families in NY-17, including the opening of a new passport facility in… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA-46) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to ensure ADA violations are quickly rectified to provide renewed access for disabled individuals and protect all parties involved from drawn-out litigation. Specifically, the ADA 30 Days to Comply Act will create a process for… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after signing onto Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s (PA-01) discharge petition to force a floor vote on the Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act (H.R.7372). Lawler is one of the original cosponsors of the bill and was one of 9 members who signed its discharge petition earlier today (6 Republicans and… Read more »
Yesterday, on National Slam the Scam Day, Representative Lawler joined his House colleague Andy Kim (D-NJ) along with Senators Ron Wyden, (D-OR), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in introducing the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act to upgrade the security of electronic benefit cards and protect families in need from thieves that have stolen millions… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan appropriations package, H.Res.1061, that passed the House 339-85, with all but one member from New York voting in favor of the legislation.
The bipartisan appropriations package included a number of major bipartisan wins for New York’s 17th District:
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Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined his House colleague Greg Landsman (D-OH) along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) in introducing the STOP CMV Act to raise awareness of congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus that can cause birth defects, and to encourage increased screenings of infants for the illness to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after securing almost $36 million in Community Project Funding for 17 projects across the 17th District in the bipartisan appropriations package that passed the House today. An 18th project, which would assist with flooding issues in Clarkstown, is expected to be funded in full in the next appropriations package.
The… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s unanimous 9-0 decision to restore former President Trump to the ballot in Colorado.
“Today’s unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court decision upholds the idea that in America, people should decide elections, not the courts,” said Congressman Lawler. “Voters will make their voices heard this November one… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after the government funding deal included a 7-year extension of the Undetectable Firearms Act (UFA).
The UFA restricts the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms with less than 3.7 oz of metal content. It was first introduced after the emergence of firearms that could be undetectable… Read more »
