U.S. Representative — New York's 8th District
Hakeem Jeffries
Democrat · New York
Democrat U.S. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (43 on record)
- H.R.8643 — Student Loan Literacy Act of 2022 (Introduced, Aug 2, 2022)
- H.R.7273 — Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act (Introduced, Mar 29, 2022)
- H.R.7181 — Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 (Signed into law, Mar 21, 2022)
- H.R.6734 — Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022 (Introduced, Feb 15, 2022)
- H.R.5796 — Patents for Humanity Act of 2022 (Signed into law, Nov 1, 2021)
- H.R.5625 — Halt Obesity in America Act (Introduced, Oct 19, 2021)
- H.R.4958 — September 11 Transparency Act of 2021 (Introduced, Aug 6, 2021)
- H.R.4546 — Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2021 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2021)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9905 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 John Street in New York, New York, as the "Jack Greenberg Post Office". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.6694 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 North Winton Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Lieutenant James N. Lyons Post Office". (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
- H.R.9026 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office". (Reported, May 26, 2026)
- H.R.8669 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5951 Riverdale Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Eliot L. Engel Post Office". (Reported, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Apr 15, 2026)
- H.R.3045 — West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025 (Introduced, Mar 24, 2026)
- H.R.7973 — Momnibus Act (Introduced, Mar 18, 2026)
- H.R.7491 — Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (Introduced, Feb 11, 2026)
Voting analysis
Every one of the five filings displayed on this page reads "Reserved for the Minority Leader." That is not a fault in the data and it is not a joke. Leadership in both parties holds a block of low bill numbers back at the start of a Congress so that priority legislation can be introduced later under a memorable number, and until something is dropped into those slots the public record shows the reservation itself.
Hakeem Jeffries holds five of them. The consequence for a page like this one is that his sponsorship list — the thing most of these pages are built around — carries no information at all about what he legislates on. The same placeholder appears on the Speaker's record for the same reason.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 41 currently sit at Introduced.
What the subject counts do show
The classified subjects are computed across everything he has filed rather than the five reserved numbers, so they still work. Crime and law enforcement lead, with commerce second. That is the only route this page has to his legislative interests, and it is worth saying plainly that it is a poor substitute for reading the bills.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Hakeem Jeffries's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (14), Commerce (9), Health (4), International Affairs (3), Armed Forces and National Security (2), Environmental Protection (2).
Where he broke ranks
Five departures — a low count. Two amendment votes, one refusal on daylight saving, and two crossings on bail reporting and fuel retailing, both of which passed. A party leader departing rarely is close to a definitional requirement of the job.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 243 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.139 Sunshine Protection Act On Passage · roll call 238 | Jul 14, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.5625 Cashless Bail Reporting Act On Passage · roll call 171 | May 14, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 145 | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | No (party: Yea) |
Below the New York Democrats
He departs less often than the nineteen-member state Democratic group does on average. Seven terms, and few votes missed.
Among the 19 Democrats in the New York delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.1%. Hakeem Jeffries is below that average at 2.3%.
First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Hakeem Jeffries falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Hakeem Jeffries has 133 bills sponsored, 1587 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
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