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Paul Tonko
U.S. Representative, New York
2269 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from New York serving since 2025. Has sponsored 218 pieces of legislation.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Tonko stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 218 →HRES 1290
HRES 1290 · Introduced May 14, 2026 · Health
May 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 8241
HR 8241 · Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Energy
Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 8209
HR 8209 · Introduced Apr 6, 2026 · Health
Jul 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.
HRES 1060
HRES 1060 · Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · Health
Feb 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 6918
HR 6918 · Introduced Dec 19, 2025 · Environmental Protection
Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 6822
HR 6822 · Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Commerce
Dec 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 6676
HR 6676 · Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Energy
Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HRES 903
HRES 903 · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Health
Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 5762
HR 5762 · Introduced Oct 14, 2025 · Environmental Protection
Oct 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
HR 5123
HR 5123 · Introduced Sep 3, 2025 · Environmental Protection
Sep 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 7, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Tonko's 584 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 409were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.8%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
1.7%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Tonko 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. Tonko'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