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U.S. Representative — Washington's 5th District

Michael Baumgartner

Republican · Washington

Republican U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Record

Conservative Republican voting record. Generally supports lower taxes, border security, a strong national defense, domestic energy production, and traditional social policy positions consistent with House GOP leadership.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (18 on record)

  • H.R.8649 — Expanding the Defense Industrial Base Sales Act (Reported, May 4, 2026)
  • H.R.8196 — Workforce Data Quality Initiative Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 6, 2026)
  • H.R.8170 — MATCH Act (Reported, Apr 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8037 — Protect American AI Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 24, 2026)
  • H.Res.1011 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the structure and governance of the Football Bowl Subdivision postseason should prioritize broad-based athletic opportunity, financial sustainability for college athletics, and competitive balance, and that innovative proposals to expand broad based postseason participation-such as proposals advanced by Coach Mike Leach-warrant serious consideration to mitigate anticompetitive effects in top-division college football. (Introduced, Jan 20, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on S.1003 — Lulu’s Law (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.4544 — American Access to Banking Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act (Passed, May 20, 2026)

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