U.S. Representative — New York's 26th District
Timothy Kennedy
Democrat · New York
Democrat U.S. Representative for New York's 26th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (34 on record)
- H.R.9433 — VA Coaching into Care Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- H.R.9409 — Remote Control Locomotives Safety Improvement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 23, 2026)
- H.R.9382 — To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes. (Reported, Jun 22, 2026)
- H.R.9099 — DHS Release Transparency Act (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
- H.R.8010 — VA Police Recruitment and Retention Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 19, 2026)
- H.R.7501 — Safe Flights for Passengers and Flight Crews Act (Introduced, Feb 11, 2026)
- H.R.6574 — Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act (Introduced, Dec 10, 2025)
- H.R.6507 — DHS Grants Accountability Act (Introduced, Dec 9, 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.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.7748 — Railway Safety Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9211 — Jewish American Security Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9127 — Sergeant Dave Crete FORGOTTEN Veterans Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.2381 — SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.2605 — SAVES Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.3037 — Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
Timothy Kennedy holds two terms and is still counted a freshman, which is what a mid-Congress arrival produces: the remainder of one term plus a full one, against a single election's worth of seniority. The cohort label follows the service rather than the tally.
First elected in 2024, now serving across 2 terms. Timothy Kennedy falls in the freshman cohort.
Snow, locomotives, ports
Two of his filings belong to a specific kind of place. One is a snow act. Another improves safety around remote control locomotives — trains moved through yards by an operator on the ground rather than in the cab. Heavy weather and rail yards are not universal congressional subjects; they are the concerns of a northern city built on freight.
Of all 34, 33 currently sit at Introduced.
He leads the minority on emergency management and technology at Homeland Security, and a third filing on securing ports of entry sits inside that remit. A fourth would make technical corrections to an immigration act passed in the middle of the last century — the kind of maintenance work that keeps very old statutes functioning. The fifth concerns coaching veterans' families into care.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Timothy Kennedy's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (9), Immigration (5), Transportation and Public Works (5), Health (3), Congress (2), Emergency Management (2).
Three departures
An amendment vote, and two crossings his caucus withheld — cashless bail reporting and fuel retailing, both of which passed.
| 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.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) |
Below the New York Democrats
His rate is under the average of the state's nineteen House Democrats.
Among the 19 Democrats in the New York delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.1%. Timothy Kennedy is below that average at 1.4%.
Attendance
He is present for very nearly every vote counted.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Timothy Kennedy has 34 bills sponsored, 693 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- House Committee on Homeland Security: Emergency Management and Technology (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Homeland Security: Transportation and Maritime Security
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Economic Opportunity
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Oversight and Investigations
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