U.S. Representative — Massachusetts's 8th District
Stephen Lynch
Democrat · Massachusetts
Democrat U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.J.Res.184 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Fair Credit Reporting; File Disclosure". (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.8666 — Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.8053 — DPA Emerging Technology Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 24, 2026)
- H.R.7183 — Youth Financial Learning Act (Introduced, Jan 21, 2026)
- H.R.6556 — Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act (Introduced, Dec 10, 2025)
- H.R.6269 — Modular Housing Production Act (Introduced, Nov 21, 2025)
- H.R.5915 — K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025 (Introduced, Nov 4, 2025)
- H.R.5683 — Military Consumer Protection Task Force Act of 2025 (Introduced, Oct 3, 2025)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea 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 Nay 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 Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9983 — Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.1954 — Do No Harm Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.7920 — Take Back Our Hospitals Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9845 — Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9044 — Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
Voting analysis
Stephen Lynch leads the minority on the Financial Services panel covering digital assets, financial technology and artificial intelligence. Its chairman and its vice chairman both have pages on this site too, which makes it the most completely represented subcommittee here — all three of its named leaders, readable side by side.
Their filings diverge in a way the shared jurisdiction does not predict. The chairman's list runs to elections and the Capitol Police. The vice chairman's to blockchain certainty and deposits. Lynch's opens by disapproving the consumer bureau's retirement of its own rule on credit file disclosure — the same instrument, pointed the same unusual way, that several members on this site have now reached for.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.
The rest
Vote-by-mail protection, an emerging technology measure under defence production authority, youth financial education, and fairness in the acquisition of failing banks. Finance tops his classified subjects with transportation second.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Stephen Lynch's cluster into: Finance and Financial Sector (16), Transportation and Public Works (11), Armed Forces and National Security (6), International Affairs (5), Education (4), Government Operations and Politics (4).
Three departures, all crossings
He supported a war powers resolution that failed, cashless bail reporting that passed, and a measure on American property held abroad that also passed. Every disagreement with his caucus took the form of a yes; there are no refusals at all.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.Con.Res.84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201 | Jun 4, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.5625 Cashless Bail Reporting Act On Passage · roll call 171 | May 14, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7084 Defending American Property Abroad Act On Passage · roll call 105 | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
Below the Massachusetts Democrats
He records a lower rate than his state's nine-member Democratic House group averages.
Among the 9 Democrats in the Massachusetts delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.8%. Stephen Lynch is below that average at 1.4%.
Tenure and attendance
Thirteen terms from the opening of this century, with an absence share above the middle of the field.
First elected in 2001, now serving across 13 terms. Stephen Lynch falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Stephen Lynch has 254 bills sponsored, 4509 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Committee on Financial Services: Capital Markets
- House Committee on Financial Services: Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Financial Services: Financial Institutions
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Delivering on Government Efficiency
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Military and Foreign Affairs
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