Washington, D.C. – 7/7/25… Today, Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17), joined by Josh Riley (NY-19) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) introduced the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act, or the CROP for Farming Act, a targeted, bipartisan proposal to strengthen conservation efforts and equip farmers with new tools to improve soil health, enhance… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 7/7/25… Today, Chairman Mike Lawler (NY-17) of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today introduced the Protecting American Diplomats Act, legislation requiring the State Department to evaluate and report on the adequacy of counterintelligence (CI) training for personnel assigned to high-risk diplomatic posts.
The… Read more »
The OBBB protects Americans for the largest tax hike in generations, delivers historic tax relief to middle and working class families, strengthens Medicaid, lowers energy costs, and delivers record funding for securing our border.
Washington, D.C. — 7/3/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) issued the following statement after the House voted to approve the final version of… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Eight years after Republicans in Congress voted to cap the level of state and local tax deductions that primarily benefit residents in high-tax states like New York, they’re now on track to partially reverse that change.
Filers who itemize their deductions would be able to deduct up to $40,000 in state and local taxes on their federal returns — four times as much was… Read more »
Washington, D.C — 7/1/25… Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reintroduced their bipartisan Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act. The legislation would strengthen workplace protections for railroad yardmasters by giving them the same protections as other railroad yard workers. Yardmasters… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 6/28/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler issued a statement regarding key Senate provisions of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, confirming that the House-negotiated $40,000 cap on State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions will remain in the final bill text. The House passed H.R. 1 on May 22.
On this latest update, Congressman Lawler said:
“After months of… Read more »
Washington, D.C — 6/27/25… This week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), French Hill (AR-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced the Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025, which would create a designation for countries or nonstate actors that engage in the unlawful or wrongful detention of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, empowering the… Read more »
Washington, D.C — 6/26/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler joined Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) in introducing the Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act, bipartisan legislation with the goal of aiding schools in connecting students with the mental health services needed to succeed and thrive. Students and young people continue to face unprecedented mental… Read more »
(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said House and Senate Republicans can cut a deal on the state and local tax deduction within the next two days, resolving one of the key issues that has stymied President Donald Trump’s economic legislation.
“Both sides are working through and I think that we’ll have a solution to that in the next 24-48 hours,” Bessent told reporters on… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 6/23/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa subcommittee, reacts to the news of Iranian strikes on U.S. bases in the region.
“I pray for the safety of our brave men and women serving our country overseas, and the thousands of civilians on these military bases,” said Chairman Lawler. “All Americans… Read more »
