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Michael Lawler

Analysis

R NY-17 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 17)

2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 17)

184

Defense

+58

Helped 1539 Hurt 1481 Mixed 2 Unclear 3597

Finance

+447

Helped 1622 Hurt 1175 Mixed 9 Unclear 995

Government Operations

+13

Helped 120 Hurt 107 Unclear 2755

Healthcare

+530

Helped 1061 Hurt 531 Mixed 16 Unclear 1155

Transportation

+382

Helped 955 Hurt 573 Mixed 6 Unclear 373

Education

+324

Helped 815 Hurt 491 Unclear 568

Environment

-52

Helped 162 Hurt 214 Unclear 1045

Energy

-30

Helped 474 Hurt 504 Mixed 3 Unclear 355

Veterans Affairs

+409

Helped 619 Hurt 210 Mixed 1 Unclear 170

Agriculture

+175

Helped 496 Hurt 321 Unclear 182

Immigration

-263

Helped 202 Hurt 465 Mixed 4 Unclear 285

Criminal Justice

-29

Helped 400 Hurt 429 Mixed 4 Unclear 88

Trade

-43

Helped 329 Hurt 372 Mixed 2 Unclear 198

Labor

+130

Helped 360 Hurt 230 Mixed 1 Unclear 268

Housing

+76

Helped 355 Hurt 279 Unclear 130

Foreign Policy

-92

Helped 254 Hurt 346 Mixed 4 Unclear 105

Foreign Affairs

-263

Helped 162 Hurt 425 Mixed 6 Unclear 64

Aviation

-426

Helped 64 Hurt 490 Unclear 89

Technology

+109

Helped 334 Hurt 225 Mixed 1 Unclear 74

Maritime

-484

Helped 20 Hurt 504 Unclear 17

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

32239 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2845 P·58 C·594 Y·2226 N·1774 w:79.9

Direct (2288), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (25), Executive Branch (22), Legislative Branch (22), VA (19), Executive (18), Legislative (16), USDA (16), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DHS (4), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (4), Research (4), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Foreign Policy (1), HHS (1), HUD (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Public Health (1)

General Public 1048 P·19 C·487 Y·551 N·396 w:46.0

Direct (903), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Affected Families (1), Religious Communities (1)

Transportation 934 P·2 C·759 Y·179 N·83 w:11.8

Direct (932), Labor (2)

Education 723 P·28 C·477 Y·218 N·174 w:35.3

Direct (714), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)

Financial Services 660 P·24 C·519 Y·135 N·93 w:27.6

Direct (652), HSA (7), Brokers/Advisers (1)

Healthcare 604 P·1 C·296 Y·307 N·285 w:27.5

Direct (575), Research (15), Patients (6), Community (3), Tribal (3), Dialysis Patients (2)

Defense 479 P·3 C·112 Y·377 N·343 w:11.3

Direct (466), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Military 442 P·8 C·29 Y·405 N·363 w:5.7

Direct (439), Air Force (2), Families (1)

Veterans 361 P·17 C·207 Y·137 N·85 w:21.8

Real Estate 320 P·15 C·263 Y·42 N·33 w:18.5

Direct (318), Rental (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 5984 P·154 C·4013 Y·1915 N·1110 w:240.1

Direct (5485), Defense (102), Veterans Affairs (72), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), HHS (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Justice (9), SEC (9), Education (8), Law Enforcement (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HUD (6), State (6), Treasury (6), CMS (5), Federal (5), Foreign (5), NOAA (5), CFPB (4), Executive (4), Executive Branch (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Foreign Policy (3), GAO (3), Honors (3), International Finance (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Trade Finance (3), Acquisition (2), Audit (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Health (2), Military (2), State/Local (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DOL (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Executive Agency (1), FHA (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), General (1), Health Programs (1), Housing Finance (1), Inspector General (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Public Health (1), Science Agencies (1), Securities (1), Space Force (1), State Department (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), USICH (1), Waste Management (1)

Financial Services 574 P·25 C·462 Y·94 N·56 w:27.6

Direct (570), China (3), Self-Regulatory (1)

Defense 515 P·6 C·274 Y·235 N·212 w:9.3

Direct (510), Nuclear (2), Iran (1), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Transportation 449 P·15 C·285 Y·152 N·70 w:10.2

Direct (441), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)

Taxpayers 419 P·11 C·323 Y·85 N·85 w:47.7

Education 303 P·14 C·127 Y·162 N·88 w:13.0

General Public 296 P·8 C·94 Y·213 N·157 w:15.5

Direct (269), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)

Military 250 P·4 C·2 Y·244 N·224 w:1.9

Direct (246), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)

Healthcare 239 P·2 C·91 Y·146 N·117 w:9.3

Direct (235), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)

State & Local Government 221 P·17 C·110 Y·100 N·71 w:19.5

Direct (218), Non-Expansion (3)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	O+	O-	Net
Government (75 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more			+207
General Public (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more			+360
Military (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)			+5
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more			+10
Healthcare (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)			+141
Education (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more			-10
Transportation (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more			-1
State & Local Government (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)		-	+21
Financial Services (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)			+3
Construction (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)			+110
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+6
Taxpayers	-	-	+15
Agriculture (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more			+141
Law Enforcement		-	+40
Immigration (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)	-		-112

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Defense

Finance

Government Operations

Healthcare

Transportation

Education

Environment

Energy

Veterans Affairs

Agriculture

Immigration

Criminal Justice

Trade

Labor

Housing

Foreign Policy

Foreign Affairs

Aviation

Technology

Maritime

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr1827-119

hr1826-119

hr1778-119

hr1787-119

hr1793-119

hr1733-119

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hr1707-119

hr1657-119

hr1753-119

hr1661-119

hr1656-119

hr1732-119

hr1706-119

hr1744-119

hr1672-119

hres176-119

hr1701-119

hr1684-119

hr1663-119

Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution