Rep. Haley Stevens Introduces Bill to Hold Washington Accountable with State-by-State Gas Price Displays

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens introduced new legislation aimed at confronting the growing disconnect between Washington decision-makers and the everyday economic realities facing families across Michigan.

The bill would install real-time gas price trackers in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate, displaying average gas costs in all 50 states.

Stevens framed the legislation as a direct response to what she called the “out of touch priorities” of Trump and his Republican yes-men in Congress.

“While politicians in Washington cast votes to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to fund Donald Trump’s war in Iran, Michiganders are at the pump wondering how they’re going to afford to fill up their tanks,” said Rep. Stevens. “If Congress is going to fund endless foreign wars that make gas more expensive, they should have to look, every single day, at what it costs families back home just to get to work.”

Michigan is the state that put the world on wheels and launched America’s love of cars. Across the state, families rely heavily on gas to drive to work, school, the doctor, and all around for daily life, and are directly impacted by rising gas costs.

At a time when Congress keeps voting to continue Trump’s war in Iran and support other policies that raise costs on Americans, like Trump’s blanket tariffs, Stevens believes Members of Congress should have to confront the average price of gas in their state every time they cast a vote.

Stevens has repeatedly voted to invoke the War Powers Act and curtail Trump’s war in Iran. Those measures have been blocked every time by Republicans.

“This is about accountability. We cannot lose sight of the basic costs Americans are dealing with back home. As a federal lawmaker, my priority has and always will be Michigan,” said Rep. Stevens.

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