Mark B. Messmer

House · IN · Republican

Born: Dec 16, 1967 (age 58)

Service history (1 term)

119th Congress — House, IN, Republican (2025-01-03 to 2027-01-03)

Recorded votes (656 on record)

YeasubstantiveFeb 26, 2025 · House · Passed
Medal of Honor Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 695 — Medal of Honor Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 26, 2025 · House · Passed
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended — H CON RES 14 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034
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YeasubstantiveFeb 26, 2025 · House · Passed
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 804 — Rural Small Business Resilience Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 26, 2025 · House · Passed
DOE and SBA Research Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 788 — DOE and SBA Research Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 25, 2025 · House · Passed
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution — H RES 161 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20); providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14)
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YeaproceduralFeb 25, 2025 · House · Passed
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Ordering the Previous Question — H RES 161 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20); providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14)
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YeasubstantiveFeb 25, 2025 · House · Passed
SPUR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 818 — SPUR Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 25, 2025 · House · Passed
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 832 — Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 24, 2025 · House · Passed
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 825 — Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 13, 2025 · House · Passed
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
On Passage — H R 35 — Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 12, 2025 · House · Passed
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Passage — H R 77 — Midnight Rules Relief Act
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NayproceduralFeb 12, 2025 · House · Failed
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Motion to Recommit — H R 77 — Midnight Rules Relief Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 11, 2025 · House · Passed
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution — H RES 122 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) the Midnight Rules Relief Act
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YeaproceduralFeb 11, 2025 · House · Passed
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question — H RES 122 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) the Midnight Rules Relief Act
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Not VotingsubstantiveFeb 10, 2025 · House · Passed
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 736 — Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act
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Not VotingsubstantiveFeb 10, 2025 · House · Passed
China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 692 — China Exchange Rate Transparency Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 7, 2025 · House · Passed
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Passage — H R 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act
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NayproceduralFeb 7, 2025 · House · Failed
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Motion to Recommit — H R 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 6, 2025 · House · Passed
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Passage — H R 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act
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NaysubstantiveFeb 6, 2025 · House · Failed
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment — H R 27
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YeasubstantiveFeb 5, 2025 · House · Passed
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution — H RES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes
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YeaproceduralFeb 5, 2025 · House · Passed
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question — H RES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes
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YeasubstantiveFeb 5, 2025 · House · Passed
Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 776 — Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act
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YeasubstantiveFeb 4, 2025 · House · Passed
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 43 — Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 23, 2025 · House · Passed
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage — H R 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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NayproceduralJan 23, 2025 · House · Failed
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit — H R 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 23, 2025 · House · Passed
Fix Our Forests Act
On Passage — H R 471 — Fix Our Forests Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 23, 2025 · House · Passed
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 375 — Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 22, 2025 · House · Passed
Laken Riley Act
On Passage — S 5 — Laken Riley Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 22, 2025 · House · Passed
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 165 — Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 22, 2025 · House · Passed
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution — H RES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) the Fix Our Forests Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) the Laken Riley Act
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YeaproceduralJan 22, 2025 · House · Passed
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question — H RES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) the Fix Our Forests Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) the Laken Riley Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 22, 2025 · House · Passed
MAPWaters Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 187 — MAPWaters Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 21, 2025 · House · Passed
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 186 — Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 16, 2025 · House · Passed
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Passage — H R 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
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NayproceduralJan 16, 2025 · House · Failed
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Motion to Recommit — H R 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 15, 2025 · House · Passed
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
On Passage — H R 33 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States
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YeasubstantiveJan 15, 2025 · House · Passed
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 144 — Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 15, 2025 · House · Passed
POWER Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 164 — POWER Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 14, 2025 · House · Passed
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Passage — H R 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
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NayproceduralJan 14, 2025 · House · Failed
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit — H R 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 14, 2025 · House · Passed
Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 153 — Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 14, 2025 · House · Passed
Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 152 — Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 13, 2025 · House · Passed
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 192 — Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 9, 2025 · House · Passed
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
On Passage — H R 23 — Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 7, 2025 · House · Passed
Laken Riley Act
On Passage — H R 29 — Laken Riley Act
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YeasubstantiveJan 3, 2025 · House · Passed
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution — H RES 5 — Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes
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NayproceduralJan 3, 2025 · House · Failed
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Commit with Instructions — H RES 5 — Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes
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YeaproceduralJan 3, 2025 · House · Passed
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question — H RES 5 — Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes
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PresentproceduralJan 3, 2025 · House · Passed
Call by States — QUORUM