U.S. Representative — New York's 4th District
Laura Gillen
Democrat · New York
Democrat U.S. Representative for New York's 4th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (19 on record)
- H.R.9795 — To expand the temporary borrowing authority and mandatory distribution for the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9428 — COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- H.R.9179 — Cost of Living Tax Cut Act (Introduced, Jun 8, 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)
This bill designates 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". - H.R.8894 — Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.8776 — Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.8410 — Safe Tracks Act (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)
- H.R.7679 — CAR SEAT Act (Introduced, Feb 25, 2026)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Yea 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.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (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, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.8909 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15422 NY 104 in Martville, New York, as the "Sergeant Staret J. Ingleston Memorial Post Office Building". (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.5642 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 Echo Avenue in Miller Place, New York, as the "Christopher Pendergast Post Office Building". (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
- H.R.4470 — Removing Burdens From Organ Donation Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.2477 — Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.842 — Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (Reported, Jul 22, 2025)
Voting analysis
Three of Laura Gillen's five filings are about trains. Crew protection on passenger rail, a safe tracks act, and a commuter benefits measure left over from the pandemic. Transportation tops her classified subjects to match. A record weighted this heavily toward commuter rail belongs to a place where a great many people's working day begins and ends on a platform.
Of all 19, 17 currently sit at Introduced.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Laura Gillen's cluster into: Transportation and Public Works (7), Crime and Law Enforcement (3), Health (2), Taxation (2), Agriculture and Food (1), International Affairs (1).
The remaining two are officer wellness and peer support, and an expansion of borrowing authority for a fund compensating victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
A freshman with twenty departures
She is in her first term and breaks with her caucus more than almost any Democrat on this site. Nearly all of it runs the same way: yes on Republican measures her caucus opposed — fraud prevention, a resolution against those who defraud the federal government, a bill ending aid paid for students who were never enrolled, wider veterans benefits, a children's protection act, and a main street economic measure.
Two run the other way. She refused a daylight saving measure, and voted against a war powers resolution her caucus supported — the same second resolution that several other Democrats on this site also declined.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act On Passage · roll call 283 | Jul 23, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.6955 Main Street Act On Passage · roll call 271 | Jul 21, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| 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.Con.Res.108 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 232 | Jun 30, 2026 | Failed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Res.1335 Condemning actors seeking to defraud the U.S. Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government-wide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the U.S., and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 222 | Jun 11, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act On Passage · roll call 218 | Jun 10, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7892 No Aid for Ghost Students Act On Passage · roll call 217 | Jun 10, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.6047 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act On Passage · roll call 191 | May 21, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.2616 PROTECT Kids Act On Passage · roll call 184 | May 20, 2026 | Passed | Aye (party: Nay) |
Above the New York Democrats
She departs considerably more than the state's nineteen House Democrats do collectively. She holds no committee leadership post, which is the common thread among members at this end of the ranking.
Among the 19 Democrats in the New York delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.1%. Laura Gillen is above that average at 9.1%.
Tenure and attendance
First term, and she was present for every roll call counted.
First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Laura Gillen falls in the freshman cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Laura Gillen has 19 bills sponsored, 279 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Space and Aeronautics
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Water Resources and Environment
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