Stephen F. Lynch
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Lynch 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 Lynch is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Lynch votes No 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.
Lynch votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Lynch votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Lynch votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Lynch votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Lynch votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 53 Yes and No votes: No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Lynch did not vote on the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, the Local Access to Courts Act, the September 2026 funding extension, the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act and the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, and 1 more in the list below.
Votes on laws that passed
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
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 1 executive order.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
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.
1 excerpt
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“After casting a mail-in ballot himself in a Florida special election in March, President Trump promptly issued Executive Order 14399 to prevent other Americans from also voting by mail. In violation of constitutional provisions that clearly vest the sole power to regulate federal elections in the individual states, the order transfers control over voting eligibility and mail-in voting regulations to”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 17 spending items this member requested, $17,369,144 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County Sheriff's Department | Public Law 119-74 | Suffolk County Sheriff's Department Project Engage: Public Safety Through Public HealthDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Brockton | Public Law 119-74 | Brockton Public Safety Building EquipmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Suffolk County Sheriff's Department | Public Law 119-74 | Suffolk County Sheriff's Department Project Engage: Public Safety Through Public HealthDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Brockton | Public Law 119-74 | Brockton Public Safety Building EquipmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| MA | Public Law 119-75 | Merrymount Parkway Bridge ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MA | $2,000,000 |
| MA | Public Law 119-75 | Pearl Street/Ivory Street/John Mahar Highway Intersection Reconstruction, Braintree, Norfolk County, MA, 8th DistrictDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MA | $500,000 |
| Boston Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Redevelopment of the Mary Ellen McCormack CommunityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $850,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Public Law 119-75 | Salt Water Pump House Cooling Capacity ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $1,000,000 |
| Town of Weymouth | Public Law 119-75 | Weymouth Veterans Resource CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $1,200,000 |
| Town of Hingham | Public Law 119-75 | Hingham Public Safety FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $850,000 |
Show all 17
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Braintree | Public Law 119-75 | Braintree Fire Headquarters RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $2,500,000 |
| Town of Stoughton | Public Law 119-75 | Historic Stoughton Train DepotDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $1,000,000 |
| Town of Hingham | Public Law 119-75 | Hingham Inner Harbor ResiliencyDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $250,000 |
| Town of Walpole | Public Law 119-75 | Walpole High School Transportation Improvement PlanDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $850,000 |
| Town of Weymouth | Public Law 119-75 | Weymouth Iron Hill Park Redesign and ReconstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $250,000 |
| City of Brockton | Public Law 119-75 | Salisbury Brook Box Culvert RepairDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $850,000 |
| Town of Hull | Public Law 119-86 | Hull Harborview Road Coastal Resiliency and Shoreline ProtectionFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | MA | $1,145,144 |
2 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
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
From a secondary sourceThese are records from public ad libraries, for advertisers tied to this member. We show an ad only after we save our own copy of it.
Stephen Lynch for Congress Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00366948 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 9 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
We have not saved our own copy of these 9 ads yet, so this page shows none of them. Cause: Google’s data file carries no words, picture or video of the ad.
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
For the 2026 election cycle, Lynch's campaign reports receiving $910,159.99 and reports spending $1,356,628.25, as of August 12, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H2MA09072as of August 12, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2MA09072as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $910,159.99 | $710,123.92 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,356,628.25 | $976,310.31 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $642,255.60 | $1,088,723.86 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H2MA09072as of August 12, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2MA09072as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $525,275.00 | $274,570.00 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $30,267.09 | $3,036.06 |
| Other political committees | $339,200.00 | $407,500.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- STEPHEN LYNCH FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00366948
- COMMON SENSE DEMOCRAT PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00491142
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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Where this comes from
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