
U.S. Representative, New York
128 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Joshua Paul Riley is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked as a policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Labor and as counsel on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. His district covers the southeastern part of Upstate New York, which includes rural areas and the cities of Ithaca and Binghamton.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
A quick read on how Rep. Riley votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
See where Rep. Riley stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
HR 9875
HR 9875 · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 4720
HR 4720 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Energy
Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 8350
HR 8350 · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Taxation
Apr 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 9655
HR 9655 · Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Energy
Jul 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Computed over Rep. Riley's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 449were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
89.1%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
10.9%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
2%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
Based on how often Rep. Riley 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
What Rep. Riley has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
16
Sponsored this Congress
16 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
396
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
16
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Riley'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.
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
HR 7949
HR 7949 · Introduced Mar 16, 2026 · Science, Technology, Communications
Mar 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Enacted2021 · H.R. 3684$1.2 trillion for roads, bridges, broadband, rail, water systems, and the electric grid.