U.S. Representative — Michigan's 2nd District

John Moolenaar

Republican · Michigan

Republican U.S. Representative for Michigan's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

H.R.9789 — Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
H.R.9711 — Autocycle Safety Act (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
H.R.9642 — Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (Reported, Jul 13, 2026)
H.R.9561 — Shandra Eisenga TB Study Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
H.R.9249 — No PLA Employees Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 10, 2026)
H.R.9227 — Magnets Value Chain Support Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 9, 2026)
H.R.9129 — GUARD Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 3, 2026)
H.R.9102 — BINSA Act (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)

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.404 — Hearing Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
H.R.6213 — Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025 (Reported, Jul 15, 2026)
H.R.6167 — HEALTH Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
H.R.8889 — National Dam and Hydropower Safety Improvements Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
H.R.8787 — Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
H.R.7622 — Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
H.R.8283 — Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026 (Reported, Apr 15, 2026)
H.R.4712 — Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

John Moolenaar chairs the select committee on strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party, and China is also what most of his bills are about. A member's gavel and a member's filing cabinet often have little to do with each other; here they are almost the same thing.

110

Bills sponsored

1590

Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

The filings

Stopping economic espionage by China, securing research and innovation from adversaries, and connected vehicle security all point at the same adversary from different angles — trade secrets, universities, and the supply chain in a car. Alongside them sit a health savings measure for Native Americans and a community coverage programme, which do not.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. John Moolenaar's cluster into: Health (7), Taxation (7), Foreign Trade and International Finance (5), Armed Forces and National Security (4), Immigration (4), International Affairs (3).

Where he broke ranks

Twice, in the same manner both times: voting no on an amendment the Republican conference was supporting, neither of which passed. Set against a full period of roll calls with no absences at all, that is a very thin margin of disagreement.

0.9%

Votes against the Republican majority

220

Roll calls where a party majority formed

205 of 218

Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

All 2 roll calls where John Moolenaar voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll call	Date	Outcome	Their vote
H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 245	Jul 15, 2026	Failed	No (party: Yea)
H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 44	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	No (party: Yea)

0.0%

Roll calls recorded as not voting

220

Roll calls eligible to vote on

Recorded as not voting

Among the Michigan Republicans

Michigan's Republican House members hold together closely, and Moolenaar is below even their average.

Among the 7 Republicans in the Michigan delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.5%. John Moolenaar is below that average at 0.9%.

Tenure

He has served since the middle of the last decade, which puts him in the veteran band, under one party throughout.

First elected in 2015, now serving across 6 terms. John Moolenaar falls in the veteran cohort.

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, John Moolenaar has 110 bills sponsored, 1590 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

House Committee on Appropriations
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Chairman)
House Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
House Committee on Appropriations: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
House Committee on Appropriations: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs

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