Bryan Steil
Republican · Representative for Wisconsin's 1st district
35 sponsored · 121 cosponsored
In the House since 2019
Age 45
Contact their office: (202) 225-3031 · 1526 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 35 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 4 bills they backed became law.They cosponsored them.
- 20 passed the House and wait on the Senate.The Senate has to pass the same text before it can become law.
- Missed 5 of 676 recorded votes (0.7%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on finance and financial sector and government operations and politics.26 and 17 of the 156 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (4)
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act aims to increase housing supply and affordability across the United States.
Became law · 119-HR-6644
- Yes: Would people in rural areas be better off under this?Extensive focus on rural housing preservation, USDA reforms, and rural credit union revitalization. +10
- No: Would billionaires be better off under this?Directly targets and restricts large-scale corporate ownership of single-family homes. -8
This bill establishes a medal to honor law enforcement officers and first responders who were killed in the line of duty.
Became law · 119-HR-3497
This Act authorizes the award of 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The medals recognize the team's victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Became law · 119-HR-452
And 1 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (20)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill places strict purchasing limits and transparency rules on stock trading for Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children.
Passed the House 232–198 · 119-HR-7008
- Yes: Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?The bill requires Members of Congress to publicly disclose intent to sell specific investments before doing so. +6
- No: Does this protect the right to vote?The bill imposes new photo identification requirements for all federal elections, which may create barriers to voting. -3
- Their billTo amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the increase of the retirement age in the United States Capitol Police.Apr 27, 2026
This bill proposes an amendment to title 5 of the United States Code. The purpose is to authorize an increase in the retirement age for United States Capitol Police officers.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-8364
- No: Would people in middle age be better off under this?The bill allows the retirement age to be increased up to 65, potentially forcing older workers to stay employed longer. -3
This Act aims to change how an issuer qualifies as a well-known seasoned issuer. It seeks to lower the aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity required for this status.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-4430
And 17 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Resolutions of theirs that were adopted (9)
A resolution is a chamber speaking for itself — a position, a rule or a tribute. Adopting it puts it into effect, but it is not a law.
- Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida.
- Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Thirtieth Congressional District of Texas.
- Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the at-large Congressional District of Alaska.
- Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Twenty-eighth Congressional District of Texas.
- Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Fourteenth Congressional District of Florida.
- Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes.
- Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker.
- Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
- Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing.
Still waiting, of the 35 bills they wrote: 7 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 16 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.