U.S. Representative — Massachusetts's 9th District
William Keating
Democrat · Massachusetts
Democrat U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9552 — NOPE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
- H.R.8929 — To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of State is required to transmit to the Congress, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
- H.R.8176 — Moldova Support Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 2, 2026)
- H.R.8086 — To establish a National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center within the Department of State, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Mar 25, 2026)
- H.R.7016 — No Funds for NATO Invasion Act (Introduced, Jan 12, 2026)
- H.R.5320 — Transatlantic Growth Enterprise Act (Introduced, Sep 11, 2025)
- H.R.5274 — Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act (Introduced, Sep 10, 2025)
- H.R.4804 — To authorize an annual strategic dialogue to return democratic rule to Belarus, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 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.7498 — After Hours Child Care Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9899 — Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.4395 — Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.4382 — America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.8817 — FORTIFY Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.4688 — COOL OFF Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.2598 — IDEA Full Funding Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2025)
- H.R.4611 — EACH Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2025)
Voting analysis
William Keating's record is the most single-minded on this site. International affairs account for the overwhelming bulk of his classified filings, and the category in second place is smaller by a factor of ten. Most members show four or five subjects in contention. He shows one, and then a long drop.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. William Keating's cluster into: International Affairs (33), Animals (3), Armed Forces and National Security (2), Immigration (2), Native Americans (2), Arts, Culture, Religion (1).
Europe, specifically
He leads the minority on Europe at Foreign Affairs, and every named filing sits inside that remit. A prohibition on federal funds supporting Russian participation in the group of leading economies. A support act for Moldova. An expansion of the documents the State Department must send to Congress. And a national and nuclear risk reduction centre — a standing office for lowering the chance of accidental escalation, which is a cold war institution being proposed again.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 46 currently sit at Introduced.
Three departures
An amendment vote that carried. Two crossings his caucus withheld and the House passed: cashless bail reporting, and a measure on deporting people convicted of fraud. That is the entire record of disagreement with his party.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 258 | Jul 21, 2026 | Agreed to | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.5625 Cashless Bail Reporting Act On Passage · roll call 171 | May 14, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.1958 Deporting Fraudsters Act On Passage · roll call 94 | Mar 18, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
Below the Massachusetts Democrats
His figure sits under the average the state's nine House Democrats hold.
Among the 9 Democrats in the Massachusetts delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.8%. William Keating is below that average at 1.5%.
Tenure and attendance
Eight terms from the start of the last decade, and his absence rate runs meaningfully above the middle of this field.
First elected in 2011, now serving across 8 terms. William Keating falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, William Keating has 171 bills sponsored, 2919 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on Armed Services: Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
- House Committee on Armed Services: Intelligence and Special Operations
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Europe (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Middle East and North Africa
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