Moolenaar, John R.
In office since
2015 · 11 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1961, Midland
Occupation
Businessperson, Politician, Chemist
Education
John F. Kennedy School of Government · Hope College · Herbert Henry Dow High School
Office history
- member of the Michigan House of Representatives 2003–2008
- member of the State Senate of Michigan 2011–2014
- United States representative 2015–2017
- United States representative 2017–2019
- United States representative 2019–2021
- United States representative 2021–2023
- United States representative 2023–present
Contact
Capitol office
246 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2202
202-225-3561
District office · Clare
431 North McEwan Street, Clare, MI, 48617
989-802-6040
District office · Caledonia
8980 North Rodgers Court, Caledonia, MI, 49316
616-528-7100
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47
Bills sponsored
this session · 96 all-time
290
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 429 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
383
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 383 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.7%
based on 379 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.3%
based on 379 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 379 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
96 billsCurrent session 47 bills
- HR 8700 Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act In Committee
- HR 2068 Veterans Patient Advocacy Act In Committee
- HR 2067 PARSA In Committee
- HR 1884 Veterans Fellowship Act In Committee
- HR 1723 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1624 Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1172 No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1082 Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety Act Passed
- HR 1020 BOOST Act In Committee
- HR 954 SOAR Permanent Authorization Act In Committee
- HRES 104 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. In Committee
- HR 838 A PLUS Act In Committee
- HRES 63 Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as "National School Choice Week". In Committee
- HR 694 Restoring Trade Fairness Act In Committee
- HR 693 Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 524 NO GOTION Act In Committee
- HR 444 Native American Health Savings Improvement Act In Committee
- HRES 930 Commemorating the 78th birthday of Jimmy Lai on December 8, 2025, as "Jimmy Lai Day", for his role in advocating for free press, religious freedom, and democracy in Hong Kong, and calling on the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong authorities to release Jimmy Lai and all other Hong Kong prodemocracy advocates from prison. In Committee
- HRES 917 Congratulating Korson's Tree Farms in Montcalm County in Sidney Township for being selected to provide the 2025 White House Christmas Tree. In Committee
- HR 5884 TASK Act In Committee
- HR 5885 GAIN AI Act of 2025 In Committee
- HRES 832 Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 19 through 25, 2025, as "National Chemistry Week". In Committee
- HR 5596 FARMS Act In Committee
- HRES 703 Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17, 2025, as "Patriot Week". In Committee
- HR 4519 District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act In Committee
Historical 49 bills
- HR 8667 To rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Cadillac, Michigan, as the "Duane E. Dewey VA Clinic". Died
- HR 8636 Foreign Investment Transparency and Accountability Act Died
- HR 2381 Autocycle Safety Act Died
- HR 631 A PLUS Act Died
- HR 4530 Native American Health Savings Improvement Act Died
- HR 564 Saving Taxpayers’ Money and Paying America’s Debt Act Died
- HRES 51 Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 22 through January 28, 2023, as "National School Choice Week". Died
- HCONRES 61 Supporting the designation of the week of September 11 to September 17 as "Patriot Week". Died
- HR 1476 Native American Health Savings Improvement Act Died
- HRES 471 Expressing support for the designation of 2019 as the "International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements". Died
- HR 3184 To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the vehicle length limitation for truck tractor-lowboy trailer combinations, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 775 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to inflation adjust the $5,000 limitation with respect to dependent care assistance programs and flexible spending arrangements. Died
- HR 2765 Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Security Act of 2019 Died
- HR 2766 To nullify certain memorandum of the Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service regarding the application of the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers to certain chassis renovations. Died
- HR 937 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2023 Died
- HR 808 Veterans Patient Advocacy Act Died
- HR 728 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs for veterans. Died
- HRES 170 Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security. Died
- HR 779 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 1440 Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 16 through October 22, 2022, as "National Chemistry Week". Died
- HJRES 94 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)". Died
- HRES 824 Opposing the detention and deportation of Iraqi Chaldean Christians. Died
- HR 7188 Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety Act Died
- HR 7804 Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Security Act of 2022 Died
- HR 7749 TASK Act Died
Co-sponsored
429 billsCurrent session 290 bills
- HR 9298 Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act In Committee
- HR 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250 In Committee
- HR 9546 Cloud Security Act In Committee
- HR 9535 Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9211 Jewish American Security Act In Committee
- HR 9570 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building". In Committee
- HR 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act In Committee
- HR 8596 FAIR Labels Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8656 Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1273 Honoring mothers, and recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on raising the next generation, on the occasion of Mother's Day. In Committee
- HCONRES 98 Expressing support for America's law enforcement professionals. In Committee
- HRES 1278 Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and longstanding bipartisan Taiwan policy. In Committee
- HRES 1252 Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Passed
- HR 8782 PLOW Storms Act In Committee
- HRES 1259 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People’s Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Passed
- HR 8787 Servicemember Payment Data Privacy and Security Act In Committee
- HR 8889 National Dam and Hydropower Safety Improvements Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1314 America 250 Commemorative Flag Act. In Committee
- HR 8999 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the "Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building". In Committee
- HRES 1320 Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace. In Committee
- HR 9085 Tibet Atrocities Determination Act In Committee
- HRES 1334 Reaffirming the Nation's commitment to one Nation Under God in the Pledge of Allegiance. In Committee
- HR 9142 Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 54 WHO Withdrawal Act In Committee
- HR 24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025 In Committee
Historical 139 bills
- HR 3079 Protect and Serve Act of 2021 Died
- HR 4107 USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act Died
- HRES 1086 Expressing support for the designation of March 19, 2024, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States. Died
- HR 152 Hearing Protection Act Died
- HR 301 Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act Died
- HRES 296 Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide. Died
- HR 2235 HELLPP Act Died
- HR 8147 Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act Died
- HR 1627 Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 Died
- HR 561 Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019 Signed
- HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 Died
- HR 5142 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes. Signed
- HR 1891 Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017 Died
- HR 539 Military Child Educational Freedom Act Died
- HR 850 Agency Accountability Act of 2019 Died
- HJRES 110 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds". Died
- HJRES 27 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'". Died
- HR 336 Finish the Wall Act Died
- HR 7330 Keeping Israel Safe from Iranian Proxies Act Died
- HR 5954 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, as the "Holly Veterans Memorial Post Office". Signed
- HRES 928 Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Homeland Security, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in their possession referring or relating to certain aspects of border policies of the United States. Died
- HR 8137 Educational Choice for Children Act Died
- HR 1745 DRIVE-SAFE Act Died
- HR 3162 Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 374 Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 498
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 498
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 845
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 845
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 1366
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 1366
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 3492
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3492
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 6703
Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 6703
Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3616
Reliable Power Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 64
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 61
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HRES 953
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HRES 953
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3632
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 3632
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 4371
Kayla Hamilton Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 4371
Kayla Hamilton Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 16, 2025 |
|
HRES 951
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HRES 951
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 3187
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | December 15, 2025 |
|
S 284
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | December 15, 2025 |
|
HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 12, 2025 |
|
HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 12, 2025 |
|
HR 2550
Protect America's Workforce Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3898
PERMIT Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3898
PERMIT Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3638
Electric Supply Chain Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3628
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 939
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.
On Motion to Table |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Discharge |
Nay | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Motion to Commit |
Nay | fail | December 10, 2025 |
|
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
HR 1676
Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | December 09, 2025 |
|
S 356
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | December 09, 2025 |
|
HR 1049
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 04, 2025 |
|
HR 1069
PROTECT Our Kids Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 04, 2025 |
|
HR 1005
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HR 4305
DUMP Red Tape Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HR 2965
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HRES 916
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 02, 2025 |
Career history 5 past roles
- Lower chamber District 4 Republican
- Lower chamber District 4 Republican
- Lower chamber District 4 Republican
- Lower chamber District 2 Republican
- Lower chamber District 2 Republican