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Joseph D. Morelle
U.S. Representative, New York
570 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from New York serving since 2025. Has sponsored 138 pieces of legislation.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Morelle stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 138 →HR 9440
HR 9440 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026
Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 9290
HR 9290 · Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Law
Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 8984
HR 8984 · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Immigration
May 22, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
HRES 1296
HRES 1296 · Introduced May 15, 2026 · Science, Technology, Communications
May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
HR 8857
HR 8857 · Introduced May 15, 2026 · Health
May 15, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
HR 8738
HR 8738 · Introduced May 12, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
May 14, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 0.
HR 8342
HR 8342 · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Taxation
Apr 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HRES 1098
HRES 1098 · Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Health
Mar 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
HR 7404
HR 7404 · Introduced Feb 5, 2026 · Commerce
Feb 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HRES 982
HRES 982 · Introduced Jan 8, 2026 · Congress
Jan 21, 2026: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Morelle. Petition No: 119-14. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026012114">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 6, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Morelle's 584 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 407were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
96.6%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
3.4%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
2.4%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Morelle sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Morelle'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