Steil has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
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Supports federal election administration reformSteil chairs the House Administration Committee and has sponsored H.R.7300, the Make Elections Great Again Act, which addresses procedures governing federal elections. The bill was referred to committee and drew 50 to 99 cosponsors, reflecting broad House Republican interest in the measure. His committee chairmanship positions him as a central figure in House-level action on election law.
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Sponsored enacted legislation modernizing House counsel operationsSteil sponsored H.R.9487, the House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act, which was enacted into law. The legislation updates the operations of the House Office of Legislative Counsel, the nonpartisan office that provides bill-drafting services to members of Congress.
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Sponsored legislation on minors' online content accessSteil sponsored H.R.5074, the Protecting Young Minds Online Act, which addresses the online content environment for minors. The bill has been reintroduced across multiple Congresses and is currently in committee.
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Voted against Social Security benefit expansion and continuing appropriationsSteil voted against final passage of H.R.82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, and against H.R.2872, a continuing appropriations measure. Both bills became law. In each case, his vote was against the majority of his party's conference, as reflected in the scored factors for both actions.
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Sponsored bills on veterans' honors, survivor benefits, and sanctionsSteil sponsored H.R.3999, the American Flags to Honor Our Veterans Act of 2025, which addresses flag presentation for veterans; H.R.2228, the Survivor Benefits Fairness Act, concerning military and federal survivor benefit programs; and H.R.2468, the No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act, which restricts sanctions relief. All three are reintroduced bills currently in committee.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Bryan Steil represents Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat he has held since January 2019. He was born on March 30, 1981, and is from Janesville, Wisconsin, where he worked as an attorney and businessman before entering elected office. Prior to his congressional service, he served on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Since 2023, Steil has chaired the House Administration Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal election administration, the day-to-day operations of the House, and related oversight matters. In that role, he sponsored H.R.9487, the House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act, which was enacted into law. He has also sponsored H.R.7300, the Make Elections Great Again Act, addressing federal election procedures, and H.R.5074, the Protecting Young Minds Online Act, which concerns minors' access to online content. Additional sponsored legislation includes H.R.2468, the No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act; H.R.4735, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2025; H.R.2228, the Survivor Benefits Fairness Act; and H.R.3999, the American Flags to Honor Our Veterans Act of 2025. On the House floor, he voted against final passage of H.R.82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, and against H.R.2872, a continuing appropriations measure, both of which ultimately became law. He has also introduced amendments agreed to without objection in both the 118th and 119th Congresses (HAMDT.110, HAMDT.9).
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Sep 6, 2024Sponsored
House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act
Steil raised $4.4M this cycle, with PACs accounting for 30.9% of receipts and individuals 26.0%; 85.7% of individual contributions were itemized. Top PAC contributors include Steil Victory Fund ($692K), Grow the Majority ($448K), and Emmer Majority Builders ($151K) — all joint fundraising committees — alongside AIPAC PAC Conduit Account and PNC PAC - Federal. Top employer concentrations include Klondike Cheese, Coinbase, Capital Group, Blackstone, Winklevoss Capital Management, and Solana Labs. Outside spending totaled $838K supporting Steil — led by FAIRSHAKE at $764K — and $120K opposing him from HMP, in independent expenditures separate from contributions to his own campaign.
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