Stephen F. Lynch
2109 Rayburn House Office Building (202) 225-8273 Official site
As sponsor, from the 107th Congress
Of the bills they introduced
Signed on to someone else's bill
Roll calls tied to a bill
In the Congressional Record, from 2001
Held now, including subcommittees
Across 13 Congresses, most in the 117th at 31. In the 119th, 15 — 11 fewer than the median representative, who filed 26. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.
median for the chamber, that Congress
Biography
Focus
Drawn from the 225 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.
Subjects
- Government Operations and Politics 78
- Finance and Financial Sector 43
- Armed Forces and National Security 34
- Health 31
- Transportation and Public Works 29
- Congressional oversight 27
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 25
- International Affairs 23
Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 225.
Most frequent cosponsors
- Eleanor Holmes Norton 53
- James P. McGovern 50
- Michael E. Capuano 31
- William R. Keating 31
- Gerald E. Connolly 28
- Carolyn B. Maloney 28
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Record
Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.
Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.
| Bill | Question | Voted | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2143 | On Passage | Yea | Jun 10, 2003 |
| HR 2143 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Aye | Jun 10, 2003 |
| HRES 263 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | No | Jun 10, 2003 |
| HRES 263 | On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Jun 10, 2003 |
| S 763 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Jun 9, 2003 |
| HCONRES 162 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Jun 9, 2003 |
| HR 1610 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Jun 9, 2003 |
| S 273 | On Passage | Yea | Jun 5, 2003 |
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1549 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | Sep 16, 2026 |
| HR 6556 | Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Jul 15, 2026 |
| HJRES 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". | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | May 13, 2026 |
| HR 8666 | Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | May 7, 2026 |
| HR 8053 | DPA Emerging Technology Act of 2026 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | Mar 24, 2026 |
| HRES 973 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the designation of the "Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" constitutes a violation of Federal law, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | Feb 2, 2026 |
| HR 7183 | Youth Financial Learning Act | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. | Jan 21, 2026 |
| HR 6269 | Modular Housing Production Act | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Bill | Title | Status | Signed on |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 11016 | To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using deceptive immigration enforcement practices involving taking a child into custody for the purpose of apprehending an alien parent of the child, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | Nov 12, 2026 |
| HR 10974 | DHS Funding Accountability Act | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | Nov 12, 2026 |
| HR 11003 | Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2026 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | Nov 11, 2026 |
| HR 10986 | Lebanon TPS Act | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | Nov 10, 2026 |
| HRES 1653 | Honoring the service and sacrifice of America's veterans on Veterans Day, 2026. | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Nov 10, 2026 |
| HR 10967 | Diwali Day Act | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | Nov 9, 2026 |
| HR 7417 | Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | Nov 9, 2026 |
| HR 1285 | Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | Nov 5, 2026 |
Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.
| Date | Record section | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 | House floor |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act | House floor |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Common Cents Act | House floor |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Housing for the 21st Century Act | House floor |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Recognizing the USS Massachusetts (Ssn-798) | Written statement |
| Mar 17, 2026 | RECOGNIZING MR. THOMAS "MUCKA" McGRATH | Written statement |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act | House floor |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Recognizing National Custodian Appreciation Day | Written statement |
Committees
Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.
Full history
Full history
Earlier committees
Full history
| Committee | Role | Served | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Member | Jan 17, 2019 to Jan 3, 2023 | H.Res. 57 · End of the 117th Congress |
| Aviation | Member | Listed Feb 2019 to Nov 2022 | Hearing, Feb 2019 |
| Highways and Transit | Member | Listed Feb 2021 to Oct 2022 | Hearing, Feb 2021 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials | Member | Listed Apr 2019 to Oct 2022 | Hearing, Apr 2019 |
| Water Resources and Environment | Member | Listed Mar 2019 to Sep 2020 | Hearing, Mar 2019 |
Office spending
What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.
| Year | Total | Staff pay | Travel | Rent and utilities | Printing | Other | Typical office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Jun | $872,118 | $780,993 | $11,111 | $65,560 | -$123 | $3,434 | $11,143 | – |
| 2025 | $2.0 million | $1.7 million | $26,182 | $146,088 | -$79 | $17,769 | $131,630 | $1.9 million |
| 2024 | $1.9 million | $1.7 million | $27,320 | $40,004 | $257 | $19,669 | $83,455 | $1.9 million |
| 2023 | $1.9 million | $1.5 million | $24,006 | $239,048 | $386 | $1,227 | $173,350 | $1.9 million |
| 2022 | $1.6 million | $1.3 million | $10,564 | $101,405 | $748 | $17,191 | $82,254 | $1.7 million |
| 2021 | $1.5 million | $1.2 million | $7,294 | $185,698 | $311 | $17,863 | $103,227 | $1.5 million |
| 2020 | $1.4 million | $1.1 million | $10,717 | $117,337 | $2,512 | $15,487 | $105,334 | $1.4 million |
| 2019 | $1.4 million | $1.1 million | $17,950 | $183,422 | $2,383 | $3,544 | $118,934 | $1.4 million |
| 2018 | $1.4 million | $1.1 million | $12,896 | $146,506 | $2,250 | $2,766 | $101,714 | $1.3 million |
| 2017 | $1.4 million | $1.0 million | $9,699 | $168,592 | $2,919 | $14,644 | $126,335 | $1.3 million |
| 2016 | $1.3 million | $1.0 million | $7,881 | $145,397 | $2,675 | $5,727 | $80,292 | $1.2 million |
Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.
The district
Who lives in MA‑8, as drawn for the 119th Congress, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2025, beside the state and the nation.
MA 7,154,084 · U.S. 341,784,859
MA $106,539 · U.S. $84,780
MA 40.4 · U.S. 39.5
MA 9.8% · U.S. 11.8%
MA 49.2% · U.S. 37.4%
MA 3.8% · U.S. 5.9%
| People | District | MA | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 790,589±14,134 | 7,154,084 | 341,784,859 |
| Median age | 39.7±0.9 | 40.4 | 39.5 |
| Under 18 | 17.7%±0.7% | 18.5% | 21.0% |
| 65 and over | 18.7%±0.9% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Citizens 18 and over | 590,315±11,260 | 5,255,383 | 249,178,715 |
| Veterans (of adults) | 2.8%±0.4% | 3.8% | 5.9% |
| With a disability | 11.3%±0.8% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| Born outside the U.S. | 21.4%±1.1% | 19.1% | 14.7% |
| Speak a language other than English at home | 25.9%±1.3% | 26.3% | 22.9% |
| Race and ethnicity | District | MA | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.1%±0.9% | 14.3% | 20.5% |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 61.5%±1.4% | 63.7% | 55.0% |
| Black alone, not Hispanic | 11.0%±1.1% | 6.7% | 11.7% |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 9.7%±0.8% | 8.0% | 6.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.1%±0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Income and work | District | MA | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,197±$5,676 | $106,539 | $84,780 |
| Income per person | $67,906±$2,169 | $59,933 | $47,171 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.0%±1.2% | 9.8% | 11.8% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4%±0.8% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| No health insurance | 2.5%±0.5% | 2.7% | 8.4% |
| Average commute | 33.1±0.9 | 30.8 | 27.4 |
| Jobs in manufacturing | 6.1%±0.6% | 8.6% | 9.6% |
| Jobs in farming, forestry, fishing and mining | 0.0%±0.1% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| Jobs in education and health care | 28.4%±1.4% | 29.2% | 24.4% |
| Education | District | MA | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| High school graduate or higher (25 and over) | 92.6%±0.8% | 92.2% | 90.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25 and over) | 55.1%±1.4% | 49.2% | 37.4% |
| Housing | District | MA | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 327,278±6,026 | 2,827,794 | 134,063,422 |
| Housing units | 346,922±6,640 | 3,072,185 | 148,228,967 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 59.4%±1.6% | 62.8% | 65.3% |
| Median home value | $693,000±$15,542 | $626,900 | $371,100 |
| Median rent | $2,319±$69 | $1,962 | $1,557 |
| Households with broadband | 94.7%±1.0% | 95.2% | 94.0% |
Survey estimates, each with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence), for the district as drawn when the survey was taken. The map is at the top of the page.
Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.
