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U.S. Representative — New York's 12th District

Jerrold Nadler

Democrat · New York

Democrat U.S. Representative for New York's 12th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9996 — To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for certain health coverage of newborns. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9995 — To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8522 — PROTECT Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8226 — Helicopter Safety Parity Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 9, 2026)
  • H.R.6806 — Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 17, 2025)
  • H.R.5068 — MORE Act (Introduced, Aug 29, 2025)
    Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act or the MORE Act This bill decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes…
  • H.R.4605 — End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2025)
  • H.R.4108 — Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2025)

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.8592 — No WAR Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • 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.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9902 — Federal Naming Standards Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.2495 — Nutrition CARE Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.4395 — Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9048 — Celiac Safety Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)

Voting analysis

Jerrold Nadler has served since the start of the nineteen-nineties, longer than all but a few members on this site, and is ranking member of a judiciary subcommittee covering the administrative state, regulatory reform and antitrust.

First elected in 1991, now serving across 18 terms. Jerrold Nadler falls in the veteran cohort.

1.5%
Votes against the Democrat majority
197
Roll calls where a party majority formed
188 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

None of them about the judiciary

What is striking about his three departures is the subject matter, or rather its absence. A member identified for decades with constitutional and judiciary questions broke with his caucus on daylight saving time, on fuel retailing, and on a retail theft bill. Nothing in the list touches the work he is known for. On the questions where he has the most standing, he and his caucus agreed.

All 3 roll calls where Jerrold Nadler voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238
Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163
May 13, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157
May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Within the New York Democrats

The New York Democratic group in the House is one of the larger single-party delegations, and its members vary considerably. Nadler is well under its internal average.

Among the 19 Democrats in the New York delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.1%. Jerrold Nadler is below that average at 1.5%.

What he legislates on

Crime and law enforcement lead his classified bills, with finance, health, commerce and labour following — the spread of someone who has filed continuously for a very long time. Recent measures include health coverage for newborns across three separate statutes, a prohibition on forced arbitration in work disputes, an end to prescription drug advertising, a protection act, and a helicopter safety parity bill. His cosponsorship total is correspondingly large.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Jerrold Nadler's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (8), Finance and Financial Sector (6), Health (5), Commerce (4), Labor and Employment (4), Law (4).

546
Bills sponsored
7647
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 45 currently sit at Introduced.

Attendance

His absences run above the chamber's typical level. That is a participation measure and arrives with no explanation attached.

10.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
23
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Jerrold Nadler has 546 bills sponsored, 7647 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

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