On April 16, 2026, Bryan Steil, the House member for Wisconsin's 1st District, voted against an Iran war powers resolution that failed 213 to 214, and on May 14 against one that failed on a 212 to 212 tie; a yes vote from him would have adopted either. Since the war began, Wisconsin's average gas price has risen 62%.
On January 8, 2026, Steil voted against a three-year extension of the enhanced health insurance tax credits, and what marketplace enrollees paid in premiums rose 58% on average in 2026. He also cast deciding votes for House rules that blocked votes on ending the tariff emergencies; executive tariffs have cost Wisconsin the equivalent of $2,179 per household.
Bryan Steil's Votes on Gas, Premiums and Prices
- Steil Cast Deciding Votes Against Ending the Iran War as Gas Prices Climbed, in April and May 2026. On April 16, 2026, Bryan Steil voted no on H.Con.Res. 40, directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; it failed 213 to 214, so a switch by him alone would have adopted it. On May 14, 2026, he voted no on another Iran war powers resolution, which failed on a 212 to 212 tie that his switch alone would have broken in its favor. He also voted against the House's other four Iran war powers resolutions, on March 5, June 3, July 23 and September 15, 2026. By October 16, 2026, the national average stood at "$4.33 a gallon for gasoline, or 45% above its prewar level," Fortune reported, and Moody's economist Mark Zandi estimated the war has cost the average household "the equivalent of almost $2,000, including $1,100 in higher energy prices."
- Steil Voted Against Extending the Health Insurance Tax Credits in January 2026. On January 8, 2026, Steil voted no on H.R. 1834, which passed 230 to 196 when 17 House Republicans joined with Democrats, and then stalled in the Senate, where it was placed on the calendar. The day before, he had voted against the discharge motion that brought it to the floor. Without the credits, KFF found that in 2026 "Premium payments from enrollees increased by an average of 58% from $113 to $178 per month", and marketplace enrollment in Steil's own district fell 16.3% from 2025 to 2026.
- Steil Cast Deciding Votes for House Rules That Blocked Votes on Ending the Tariffs in 2025. Steil voted for House rules in March, April and September 2025 that stopped the clock on votes to end the tariff emergencies; the April rule passed 216 to 215, and the March and September rules each passed by two votes, so his vote decided each one. On February 11, 2026, he also voted no on ending the Canada tariff emergency. New York Fed economists found that nearly 90 percent of the 2025 tariffs' burden fell on U.S. firms and consumers, and in February 2026, "71% of Americans say Trump's tariffs increased the prices they pay for things," according to an Economist/YouGov poll.
- Steil Voted for a Law Projected to Raise Wisconsin Household Energy Bills, in July 2025. On July 3, 2025, Steil voted for the final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which ends the tax credits for home energy improvements and phases out the credits for new wind and solar power. Energy Innovation projected that the law's energy provisions alone would add about $300 a year to the average Wisconsin household's energy costs by 2035, CNBC reported.
What Bryan Steil's Votes Cost Wisconsin Households
- Wisconsin gas prices rose 62% after the war began. Wisconsin's average price for regular gas rose from $2.68 a gallon on February 27, 2026, the day before the war, to $4.34 on September 17, 2026, an increase of 62%, according to AAA prices compiled by the Center for American Progress, a cost that falls hardest on people who drive long distances to work.
- Wisconsin farmers paid record diesel prices at planting time. In May 2026 diesel reached a record $5.84 a gallon in Wisconsin, up 75 percent, WBAY reported; a Seymour hay farmer said the cost of fuel and fertilizer would raise the price of his hay.
- Tariffs cost Wisconsin the equivalent of $2,179 per household. Executive tariffs, including the emergency tariffs Steil voted to shield from House votes, have cost Wisconsin an estimated $5.5 billion, equivalent to $2,179 per household, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, costs that New York Fed economists found fall mostly on U.S. firms and consumers.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bryan Steil on Cost of living
What is Bryan Steil's record on the cost of living under Trump?
Bryan Steil voted against every Iran war powers resolution the House considered in 2026, including two his switch alone would have adopted, as gas prices rose. He voted against a three-year extension of the health insurance tax credits, cast deciding votes for House rules that shielded the tariffs from House votes, and voted for a law projected to raise Wisconsin household energy bills.
Did Bryan Steil vote to end the Iran war as gas prices rose?
No. Bryan Steil voted against each of the six Iran war powers resolutions the House voted on from March 5 to September 15, 2026, and three of them passed the House over his vote, starting on June 3. The war has added about $540 in higher interest rates so far to the average household's costs, on top of higher energy prices, Moody's economist Mark Zandi estimated.
How did Bryan Steil vote on extending the health insurance tax credits?
Bryan Steil voted against H.R. 1834, the three-year extension of the enhanced premium tax credits, on January 8, 2026, and against the rule that brought it up that day. For 2027, Wisconsin marketplace insurers have requested increases as high as 30.88%, according to Peterson-KFF data on rate filings.
Last updated: 2026-10-26