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U.S. Representative — Ohio's 6th District

Michael Rulli

Republican · Ohio

Republican U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (19 on record)

  • H.R.9295 — Stop Serial Litigation Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
  • H.R.9107 — Patient Choice and Access Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8630 — PEAT Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.Res.1217 — Expressing support for the citizens of the United Kingdom as they continue to face assaults on their rights to free speech and freedom of expression. (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8431 — Third-Party Certification and Inspection Modernization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 22, 2026)
  • H.R.7846 — Halo Act (Introduced, Mar 5, 2026)
  • H.R.7725 — Stop Child Care Fraud Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 26, 2026)
  • H.Res.1085 — Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. (Introduced, Feb 25, 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.9988 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include barley, rye, and oats as major food allergens, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8730 — Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.7539 — SAFE Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9742 — English Language Proficiency Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8827 — ASSIMILATION Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.6685 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an exception for multiemployer plan participants to the requirements for automatic enrollment. (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.4638 — Federal Working Animal Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.429 — Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Jan 15, 2025)

Voting analysis

Michael Rulli's departures point in two directions that rarely sit together. He voted for a faster labour contracts act his conference opposed — a pro-bargaining position — and he voted against a surveillance authority extension his conference supported. Labour and privacy are the two subjects where the ends of both parties most often meet, and he is on the crossing side of both.

6.9%
Votes against the Republican majority
216
Roll calls where a party majority formed
53 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

The rest of the record is the standard shape for this stretch of the ranking: six amendment votes attached to one spending bill, wanting changes leadership resisted, and noes on measures the conference carried, including the fuel retailing act.

The 10 most recent of 15 roll calls where Michael Rulli voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 264		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 263		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
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 257		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 256		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 241		Jul 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.9238
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 221		Jun 11, 2026FailedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.5408
Faster Labor Contracts Act
On Passage · roll call 216		Jun 9, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8469
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 174		May 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Two terms, still a freshman

His term count reads two while the cohort label reads freshman. That is the arithmetic of a mid-Congress arrival — the balance of one term plus a full one, against a single election's seniority — and several members on this site carry the same apparent contradiction.

First elected in 2024, now serving across 2 terms. Michael Rulli falls in the freshman cohort.

What he files

Health tops a short list of classified subjects. The named bills cover third-party certification and inspection, serial litigation, patient choice and access, and two carrying acronyms. Like most members at this end of the departure ranking, he carries no gavel.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Michael Rulli's cluster into: Health (5), Crime and Law Enforcement (2), Armed Forces and National Security (1), Commerce (1), Congress (1), Energy (1).

19
Bills sponsored
359
Bills cosponsored

Of all 19, 19 currently sit at Introduced.

Above the Ohio Republicans

His rate is above the state Republican group's average, and his absences are few.

Among the 10 Republicans in the Ohio delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 5.4%. Michael Rulli is above that average at 6.9%.

1.8%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
4
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Michael Rulli has 19 bills sponsored, 359 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Energy
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Health
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Oversight and Investigations

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