U.S. Representative — Pennsylvania's 16th District
Mike Kelly
Republican · Pennsylvania
Republican U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9911 — Shipbuilding Investment and Workforce Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9353 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt qualified religious institutions from the excise tax on investment income. (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
- H.R.9173 — Charitable Deductions for Digital Asset Donations Act (Introduced, Jun 8, 2026)
- H.R.9098 — Congressional Records Protection Act (Reported, Jun 2, 2026)
- H.R.8376 — Concurrent Care for Comfort Act (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
- H.R.7959 — IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act (Introduced, Mar 17, 2026)
IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act This bill modifies provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to whistleblower awards and protections. Specifically, the bill revises the standard for review of whistleblower awards in the Tax Court to require a de novo review (rather than the current… - H.R.6446 — To modify the procedures for investigating claims of evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders. (Introduced, Dec 4, 2025)
- H.R.5275 — Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025 (Introduced, Sep 10, 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.9921 — American Shipyard Investment Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.2584 — Protect TANF Resources for Families Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.8826 — In God We Trust Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.8783 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.2242 — Eliminating Fraud and Improper Payments in TANF Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.2359 — Improve Transparency and Stability for Families and Children Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.4708 — Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.4739 — SHARE Plan Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
One of Mike Kelly's bills would allow charitable deductions for donations made in digital assets. Giving away an appreciated token raises the same questions as giving away appreciated stock — what it was worth, when, and who says so — except that the valuation infrastructure charities rely on was not built for it. A tax provision is how that gets settled.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 47 currently sit at Introduced.
The tax gavel
He chairs the tax subcommittee at Ways and Means, and taxation dominates his classified subjects with health well behind. The Californian who leads that panel's minority also has a page on this site. Another of his filings would exempt qualified religious institutions from the excise tax on investment income — a narrow carve-out with a clear constituency.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Mike Kelly's cluster into: Taxation (25), Health (14), Crime and Law Enforcement (2), Public Lands and Natural Resources (2), Armed Forces and National Security (1), Energy (1).
The remaining bills cover shipbuilding investment and workforce, concurrent care for comfort, and protection of congressional records.
Three departures
Three amendment votes, all of them failed, two of them attached to the same spending measure. He was a no against a conference yes in every case, and no completed bill appears in the record at all.
| 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) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 43 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
Below the Pennsylvania Republicans
Pennsylvania's ten House Republicans carry a far higher shared rate than his.
Among the 10 Republicans in the Pennsylvania delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 6.5%. Mike Kelly is below that average at 1.4%.
Tenure and attendance
Eight terms, dating to the start of the last decade, with a clean attendance sheet.
First elected in 2011, now serving across 8 terms. Mike Kelly falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Mike Kelly has 186 bills sponsored, 2371 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Health
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Tax (Chair)
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