# Michelle Fischbach

Michelle Fischbach is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Minnesota’s 7th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Minnesota’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000470
- FEC candidate IDs: H0MN07091

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000470 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

41% of the 29 bills Fischbach sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of House Republicans.

## What Fischbach says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,054 classified statements: 678 posts on X, 174 Congressional Record speeches, 127 press releases, 75 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fischbach | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.4% | 2.1% | 64 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 15.2% | 15.1% | 98 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 65.6% | 67.7% | 140 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.2% | 8.9% | 134 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 35.9% | 37.4% | 128 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 3.0% | 130 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 29% (House Republicans 9.0%); Health 23% (House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Republicans 19%); Taxation 19% (House Republicans 9.5%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.09 (standard error 0.01), from 2,183 donors and 2,894 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.3% (97.1%). 11 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 170. 41.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 16 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10356: Empowering Moms Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10356
- H.Res. 1530: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1530
- H.R. 10072: Hardworking Seniors Act (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10072
- H.Res. 1274: Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1274
- H.R. 8329: Form 990 Immigrant Resettlement Schedule Act (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8329
- H.R. 8172: Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8172
- H.R. 8137: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits for the production of, and investment in, certain renewable materials. (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8137
- H.Res. 1142: Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1142
- H.R. 7824: Federal Funds Whistleblower Protection Extension Act (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7824
- H.R. 7731: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the income limitation on the exclusion from gross income of any medal or prize money won in competition… (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7731

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.7M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 31% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 60% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2114811107408015728
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2112915791645724832
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Congresswoman Fischbach Earns A+ Scorecard Rating from Concerned Women for America · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://fischbach.house.gov/2026/10/congresswoman-fischbach-earns-a-scorecard-rating-from-concerned-women-for-america
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2112543840225914957
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2112567561036468598
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2112642356428112215
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2112210684436213761
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2111106135742673234
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2110758091092291914
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFischbach/status/2110789309188251894

## Links

- Official site: https://fischbach.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepFischbach
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repfischbach
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repfischbach
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCAxs5zhFdAkGbkRnuC3osDw
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000470

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000470