Service history
30 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1997
- Representative NY-6 1997–present
Background
- background Born September 25, 1953; lawyer
- role U.S. representative from New York since 1998
- role Chaired House Committee on Foreign Affairs (2021–2023); ranking member
- role Chair of Queens County Democratic Party
- achievement Will become dean of New York's House delegation in 2026 upon Nadler and Velázquez retirements
Campaign finance
2008 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House NY-05 · 2026 General Election
- $982,981 raised
- $930,388 spent
- $52,593 cash on hand
| $982.98K | |
| $710.49K | |
| $218.37K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $183.34K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $35.03K |
| Party committees | $30.34 |
| Other committees (PACs) | $492.09K |
| Transfers from other committees | $269.11K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $3.10K |
| Other receipts | $283.08 |
| $930.39K | |
| Operating expenditures | $827.93K |
| Contribution refunds | $1.00K |
| Other disbursements | $101.46K |
| Cash on hand | $52.59K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through December 31, 2008 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2008)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2008 | $982,981 | $930,388 | $52,593 |
| 2010 | $909,187 | $950,221 | $11,559 |
| 2012 | $740,823 | $724,663 | $27,719 |
| 2014 | $1,017,636 | $881,533 | $163,823 |
| 2016 | $989,967 | $1,031,860 | $121,929 |
| 2018 | $1,030,842 | $1,003,119 | $149,652 |
| 2020 | $2,125,970 | $1,495,900 | $779,722 |
| 2022 | $2,704,675 | $1,757,601 | $1,726,797 |
| 2024 | $3,048,024 | $2,546,268 | $2,228,552 |
| 2026 | $1,744,888 | $1,963,090 | $2,010,350 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 250 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 42 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Gregory W. Meeks. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (4)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member
- Financial Services Committee · oversees Finance
- Capital Markets Subcommittee
- Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Meeks, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HRES 1456Directing the initiation of litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States.sponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HRES 1451Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9905To 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".cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9730Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HRES 1422Congratulating the New York Knicks on winning the 2026 National Basketball Association Finals.cosponsoredJul 8, 2026
- HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HRES 1368Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month".cosponsoredJun 14, 2026
- HRES 1362Honoring the life, military service, and congressional legacy of the Honorable Charles Bernard Rangel, and his enduring contributions to the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea.cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9056Community Flood Resilience ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2026
- HR 9026To 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".cosponsoredMay 25, 2026
- HCONRES 106To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
- HRES 1323Recognizing the impact the stigmatization of menstruation has on the lives of women, girls, and people who menstruate, and expressing support for the designation of the month of May as "National Menstrual Health Awareness Month".cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
- HR 8907IMPACT to Save Moms ActcosponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8909To 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".cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
- HR 8854Habitable Housing Conversion Pilot Program Act of 2026sponsoredMay 14, 2026
- HR 8807Maternal Health Pandemic Response ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HRES 1285Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.cosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8707No Funds for Iran War ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HR 8669To 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".cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HJRES 173Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-02: Reopening Deposit Accounts That Consumers Previously Closed".sponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HR 8582Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance ActcosponsoredApr 28, 2026
- HR 8562To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building".cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- NayVote on Motion to Table Subpoena Resolution to compel testimony of the Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, offered by Rep. Waters
- NayRoll Call Vote FC-287, a motion to report favorably H.R. 1483 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 27 YEAS and 21 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-288, a motion to adopt the amendment designated Waters_176 to ANS to H.R. 9329, offered by Ms. Waters of California (Waters 1), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 22 YEAS and 27 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-289, a motion to adopt the amendment designated Lynch_069 to ANS to H.R. 9329, offered by Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts (Lynch 1), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 22 YEAS and 27 NAYS
- NayRoll Call Vote FC-290, a motion to report favorably H.R. 9329 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 28 YEAS and 23 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-291, a motion to report favorably H.R. 7187 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 51 YEAS and 0 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-292, a motion to adopt the amendment designated HR5775B to ANS to H.R. 7557, offered by Ms. Waters of California (Waters 2), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 23 YEAS and 28 NAYS
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