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U.S. Representative — New York's 21st District

Elise Stefanik

Republican · New York

Republican U.S. Representative for New York's 21st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9203 — Student Protection and University Accountability Act (Reported, Jun 8, 2026)
  • H.R.8558 — To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that such institution does not operate certain branch campuses, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Apr 28, 2026)
  • H.R.8559 — To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit certain institutions of higher education from receiving research and development awards, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Apr 28, 2026)
  • H.R.8189 — American Security Robotics Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 2, 2026)
  • H.R.7924 — Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 12, 2026)
  • H.R.7894 — Truman Scholarship Clean House Act (Introduced, Mar 12, 2026)
  • H.R.7560 — LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 12, 2026)
  • H.R.5923 — Servicemember Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act (Introduced, Nov 4, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9905 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 John Street in New York, New York, as the "Jack Greenberg Post Office". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9896 — WINGS Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9250 — Great American Outdoors Act 250 (Reported, Jun 10, 2026)
  • H.R.9160 — No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act (Introduced, Jun 4, 2026)
  • H.R.1502 — North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, May 26, 2026)
  • H.R.8909 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15422 NY 104 in Martville, New York, as the "Sergeant Staret J. Ingleston Memorial Post Office Building". (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.6694 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 North Winton Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Lieutenant James N. Lyons Post Office". (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
  • H.R.8697 — Guard the Skies Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)

Voting analysis

Elise Stefanik misses a substantial share of recorded votes — among the higher counts in the House. The measure below records participation only and carries no inference about why.

16.8%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
37
Recorded as not voting

With fewer votes cast, the rate that follows rests on a narrower base than most members' figures, and her departures are few in absolute terms.

4.4%
Votes against the Republican majority
183
Roll calls where a party majority formed
85 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

Amendments, and two bills

She split from the conference on amendments to the defense authorization and to another measure, and voted against the Sunshine Protection Act and a resolution directing the ethics committee to preserve and release records. On the votes she cast, she leaves the party position less often than her state colleagues do.

All 8 roll calls where Elise Stefanik voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 256		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 151		Apr 30, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 148		Apr 30, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.Res.1100
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
On Motion to Refer · roll call 83		Mar 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 44		Jan 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 43		Jan 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)

Among the 7 Republicans in the New York delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 5.4%. Elise Stefanik is below that average at 4.4%.

What she legislates on

Armed forces and national security leads her classified filings, ahead of finance, education, government operations and labour — a spread reflecting a district with a substantial military presence. Her bills include the American Investment Accountability Act, the Trusted Foreign Auditing Act, a measure barring federal funds for cashless bail, and a certification requirement for universities applying for research and development awards. She cosponsors heavily relative to what she files.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Elise Stefanik's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (9), Finance and Financial Sector (6), Education (5), Government Operations and Politics (5), Labor and Employment (5), Agriculture and Food (4).

197
Bills sponsored
2312
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure

Stefanik has held her seat since the middle of the last decade, which places her among the chamber's veterans, with no party change on record.

First elected in 2015, now serving across 6 terms. Elise Stefanik falls in the veteran cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Elise Stefanik has 197 bills sponsored, 2312 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Military Personnel
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Strategic Forces
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Higher Education and Workforce Development
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Open Source Intelligence

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