Walberg, Tim
Republican · MI · U.S. Representative, Michigan's 5th Congressional District
Tim Walberg is the Republican incumbent U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th Congressional District. His official House biography says he is serving his ninth term in Congress and chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee in the 119th Congress.
Where Walberg, Tim stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (2 records),
Opposes
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Immigration (1 record), Peaceful Foreign Policy (1 record)
Mixed record
Civil Rights (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Introduced a bipartisan bill with Rep. Sarah Elfreth to update federal rules on aquatic invasive species. Zebra mussels and sea lamprey cost the Great Lakes billions.
May 19, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
The House passed his Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act. It sets up a federal program to mark hatchery fish and track Great Lakes fisheries.
July 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Wrote the resolution that cancelled a Labor Department rule on state-run retirement savings plans for private-sector workers. It became law on May 17, 2017.
May 17, 2017Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: govinfo.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Wrote a law that moved responsibility for federal contractor wage claims from the Government Accountability Office to the Labor Department. It was signed on November 21, 2013.
November 21, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
Source: govinfo.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted to pass H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, making federal officers detain immigrants here unlawfully who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 264-159; the Senate's broader version, S. 5, became law instead in January 2025.
January 7, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
As chair, he moved a ten-bill package through the Education and Workforce Committee to shrink the Education Department. He wrote two of the bills himself.
July 15, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Backed a package that clawed back more than $9 billion in already-approved federal spending. He said it was a step toward correcting Washington's spending problem.
July 18, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to pass H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.
April 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 1 support
Voted for the 2027 defense authorization bill. He said it raises servicemember pay by 5 to 7 percent and improves military housing and childcare.
July 22, 2026Supports National Defense
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
Chaired the House Education and Workforce Committee as it moved its section of the July 2025 federal tax law, which Walberg credits with more than $280 billion in taxpayer savings.
July 1, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched July 6, 2026
Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House 218-214. He said it extends the 2017 tax cuts and cuts spending.
July 3, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
The House passed his children's online privacy bill, known as COPPA 2.0. It bans targeted advertising to minors and extends privacy protections to teenagers.
June 29, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support · 1 oppose
Led 43 members of Congress in filing a Supreme Court brief. It argued that states may not shut faith-based schools out of school choice programs.
July 24, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Co-sponsored the bipartisan Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, which the House passed. It trains Labor Department staff to spot signs of trafficking and forced labor.
March 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
As committee chair, he sent letters to three medical schools demanding answers on their handling of antisemitism. The letters cited their duties under the Civil Rights Act.
August 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.
April 10, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Wrote a law tightening federal review of electric utility mergers. Deals over $10 million need federal approval, and smaller ones must be reported after closing.
September 28, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: govinfo.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Tim Walberg introduced the bipartisan Energy Emergency Leadership Act, which the House passed to strengthen Department of Energy coordination on energy infrastructure, cybersecurity, and emergency planning.
June 30, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched July 6, 2026
The House passed his Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act. It directs U.S. officials and industry to coordinate on global 5G standards.
July 16, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy
Peaceful Foreign Policy · 1 oppose
Voted no on a resolution ordering the President to pull U.S. forces out of hostilities with Iran. It passed the House anyway, 214 to 208.
July 23, 2026Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted against passing H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act, sending aid to Ukraine and certain European countries, setting up a reconstruction fund and penalizing Russia. It passed the House 226-195.
June 4, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
The House passed his America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act. It lets one annual national park pass cover two motorcycles instead of one.
March 3, 2026
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted to kill a resolution to impeach President Trump. He called the resolution a sham and said the House should focus on other work.
December 11, 2025
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Tim Walberg was selected by the House Republican Steering Committee to chair the House Committee on Education and Workforce for the 119th Congress.
December 12, 2024
Source: walberg.house.gov · researched July 6, 2026
Past race Walberg, Tim ran in:
- Representative in Congress District 5 · August 4, 2026 · Congressional District 5 (119th Congress), Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched July 6, 2026.