Mark B. Messmer
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Messmer has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Messmer is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Messmer votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Messmer votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Messmer votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Messmer votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Messmer votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Messmer votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 59 of these Yes and No votes.
Messmer did not vote on the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
4 excerpts
- Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success ActSeptember 16, 2025
Messmer’s FAST VETS Act Passes the House of Representatives
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) announced the passage of H.R. 4446, the Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success (FAST VETS) Act, in the House of Representatives.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
Messmer Announces Historic Wins for Indiana’s 8th District in the One Big Beautiful Bill
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) celebrated the passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This historic legislation contains numerous provisions that provide great benefits for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJune 6, 2025
Messmer and House Republican Leadership Rally Behind the One Big Beautiful Bill
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) joined House Republican Leadership to rally support for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by the House of Representatives last week.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025
Messmer Issues Statement on Passage of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 2 spending items this member requested, $3,615,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e IN Greene County Wastewater ExEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| Evansville-Vanderburg Airport Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) Passenger Terminal Emergency Backup GeneratorDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | IN | $1,615,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
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Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
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Where this comes from
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