Grothman has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
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Federal spending should be constrained by capsGrothman has sponsored the Stop the Baseline Bloat Act (HR.3912) and the Enforce the Caps Act (HR.4178), both reintroduced measures aimed at limiting automatic increases in federal baseline spending and holding appropriations to statutory caps. He also voted against continuing resolution packages (HR.2872, HR.2882) and the American Relief Act (HR.10545) on final passage.
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Fentanyl trafficking requires dedicated federal actionGrothman sponsored the STOP Fentanyl Act (HR.335), which attracted 50 to 99 cosponsors and was referred to committee. The bill addresses the interdiction and enforcement dimensions of fentanyl trafficking at the federal level.
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Federal aviation policy warrants significant changesGrothman has sponsored the Air America Act in two successive Congresses (HR.6049 in 2023 and HR.2192 in 2025), each version drawing more than 100 cosponsors and advancing to committee consideration. He also voted against the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (HR.3935) on final passage.
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Federal student loan relief should not be funded by taxpayersGrothman sponsored the Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act (HR.937), a reintroduced measure in committee that would restrict the use of federal funds for broad student loan cancellation or relief programs.
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Voted against multiple enacted spending and policy billsGrothman voted against final passage of bills that became law, including the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (HR.82), the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (S.4367), the Native American Child Protection Act (HR.663), the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act (S.1351), and the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (S.3971), in each case departing from the majority of his party.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Glenn Grothman is an attorney and Republican politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. He has held the seat since January 2015, having been first elected in 2014. In Congress, Grothman has sponsored legislation addressing drug interdiction, including the STOP Fentanyl Act (HR.335) and the Air America Act (HR.2192, HR.6049), which has attracted over 100 cosponsors in its most recent iteration. He has also introduced measures directed at federal spending, including the Stop the Baseline Bloat Act (HR.3912), the Enforce the Caps Act (HR.4178), and the Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act (HR.937). Grothman sponsored legislation to designate a U.S. Postal Service facility in his district (HR.5712), which was enacted into law. His voting record includes opposition to several measures that became law, among them the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (HR.2882), the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (HR.3935), the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (HR.82), the American Relief Act, 2025 (HR.10545), and the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (S.4367), in each case voting against the majority of his party.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Sep 26, 2023Sponsored
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Fremont Street in Kiel, Wisconsin, as the "Trooper Trevor J. Casper Post Office Building".
Grothman raised $634,545 this cycle, with 69.0% from individuals and 30.9% from PACs. Itemized contributions account for 84.3% of individual receipts. Top PAC contributors include Waging Peace ($10,000), American Bankers Association PAC ($6,000), Staffing PAC ($5,000), Associated Builders & Contractors PAC ($5,000), and American Optometric Association Political Action Committee ($5,000). House Majority PAC spent $325,287 opposing Grothman in independent expenditures, separate from contributions to his own campaign.
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