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Gregory W. Meeks
U.S. Representative, New York
2310 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Gregory Weldon Meeks is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023. He still sits on the committee as ranking member. He is also the chair of the Queens County Democratic Party. He will become the dean of New York’s House delegation upon the retirements of Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez in 2026.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Meeks stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
243 bills totalHR 8854 · Introduced May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HJRES 173 · Introduced May 4, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
May 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HCONRES 86 · Introduced Apr 20, 2026 · International Affairs
May 20, 2026: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 86, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the concurrent resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
HR 8289 · Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Apr 22, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
HR 8222 · Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · International Affairs
Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HJRES 150 · Introduced Feb 17, 2026 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Feb 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HJRES 147 · Introduced Feb 2, 2026 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Feb 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HR 6879 · Introduced Dec 18, 2025 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Dec 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HRES 956 · Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · International Affairs
Dec 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HRES 943 · Introduced Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Meeks's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Enacted