# Michael Lawler

Republican Representative · NY-17 [Official site ↗](https://lawler.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/L000599.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20L000599&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20L000599%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

5 press releases on AI $29K from AI-industry employees and PACs

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Said and voted

### Same bill, both records

Bills this member both voted on and cited in a release. Shown side by side; no score is drawn from them ([why](https://whovotedwhy.com/about)).

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3)

YEA

[On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

passage under suspension · Sep 16, 2026 · Passed 417-3

toward oversight Sep 16, 2026

Lawler backed the Ratepayer Protection Act to ensure data center companies, not New York ratepayers, cover the electric grid infrastructure costs of their growth.

[Read the release ↗](https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6481)

### What they said

toward oversight Sep 17, 2026

Lawler demanded transparency on state electricity discounts given to data centers, saying the public deserves to know the cost to ratepayers.

“Hochul's Power Authority admits it is cutting power bills for three Orangeburg data centers but refuses to tell the public what those discounts cost New York ratepayers. Pearl River, N.Y. – 9/17/26… …”

[Source ↗](https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6482)

toward oversight Sep 17, 2026

Lawler and Gottheimer pushed their Stop Rogue AI Act directing NIST to set national standards for monitoring and controlling autonomous AI agents.

“Washington, D.C. – 9/17/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) held a bipartisan press conference to highlight their Stop Rogue AI Act, legislation that would direct th…”

[Source ↗](https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6483) [cites HR.10362 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/1cab47df753d6d0f)

toward oversight Sep 16, 2026

Lawler backed the Ratepayer Protection Act to ensure data center companies, not New York ratepayers, cover the electric grid infrastructure costs of their growth.

“Washington, D.C. – 9/16/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure large electricity cu…”

[Source ↗](https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6481) [cites HR.9340](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3)

toward oversight Sep 15, 2026

Lawler and Gottheimer introduce a bill directing NIST to set standards for detecting, verifying, and controlling AI agents to keep humans in control.

“Washington, D.C. – 9/15/26… Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced the bipartisan Stop Rogue AI Act to ensure businesses and federal agencies can see rogue and dangerou…”

[Source ↗](https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6477) [cites HR.10362 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/1cab47df753d6d0f)

toward oversight Jul 9, 2026

Lawler urges federal agencies to coordinate safeguards so AI tools do not corrupt election information ahead of the 2026 midterms.

“Washington, D.C. – 7/9/26… This week, Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Co-Chair of the Democratic AI Commission, are continuing their bipartisan effort to strengthen safeguards ar…”

[Source ↗](https://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6180)

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

### How they voted

YEA Sep 16, 2026

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

NAY Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/4e1afa79062efed0)

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

YEA Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0738d91905dc4b0e)

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

YEA Jun 29, 2026

[KIDS Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/66fd8f27dd804f2b)

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEA Jan 20, 2026

[AI for Main Street Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/e27463e864c986ac)

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

NAY Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0100b757ace90999)

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

YEA Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/a25c2a752d51bf81)

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

NAY Sep 10, 2025

[Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/568b5e8fcd2727ab)

motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219

## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$25K

From employees and investors, personally

$4K

From company PACs

### By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

### Largest gifts

| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Mark Andreessen | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607099874818675) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Shyam Sankar | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202608219903379752) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Shyam Sankar | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202608219903379656) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Isak Stern | AMAZON EXPAND | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202504149755287373) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Marc Andreessen | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606109870560384) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Ben Horowitz | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606109870560626) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | GOOGLE INC. NETPAC | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601099793931557) |
| Jun 9, 2025 | GOOGLE INC. NETPAC | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601099793931618) |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607099874818747) |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Chele Farley | MISTRAL CAPITAL | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510099790737867) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Chele Farley | MISTRAL CAPITAL | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601099793930969) |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Mark Andreessen | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $219 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607099874818744) |

Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.