Josh Riley
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Riley has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Riley is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Riley votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Riley votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Riley votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Riley votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law, and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Riley votes to cancel 2 and against cancelling 22. The rules Riley votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (1) and Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1).
Riley votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 57 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035 and Yes on the law that cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Riley did not vote on the Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act and the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 4 laws.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
6 excerpts
- 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActJune 25, 2026
HOUSE PASSES RILEY-BACKED MEASURES TO LOWER HOUSING COSTS
“WASHINGTON, D.C .— This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644), a bipartisan housing package that includes several provisions backed by Rep. Josh Riley (NY-19) to lower housing costs, preserve affordable rural housing, reduce federal barriers to housing development, and help families compete in the housing market.”
- Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025December 16, 2025
Congressman Riley Celebrates House Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) helped deliver final congressional passage of the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act ( S.222 ), which has now passed both the House and the Senate and is headed to the President’s desk. Riley cosponsored the legislation to expand milk options in schools and strengthen a key, reliable market for Upstate New”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActDecember 4, 2025
“CommonGround2025 includes a two-year extension of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTCs), which — after passage of Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill,” H.R. 1 — are set to expire on December 31, 2025.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActNovember 13, 2025
“July 2025: Opposed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1) that cut Medicaid and threatened hospital closures.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActAugust 26, 2025
“Voted against bill – H.R. 1”
- HALT Fentanyl ActJune 13, 2025
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) today voted to pass S. 331, bipartisan legislation that permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs—the toughest designation under federal law. The bill passed with broad bipartisan support and now heads to the President’s desk.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $11,606,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital | Public Law 119-37 | Purchase of EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NY | $1,000,000 |
| The Village of Monticello | Public Law 119-37 | Village Hall Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NY | $1,000,000 |
| West Athens Lime Street Fire District | Public Law 119-37 | Fire House ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NY | $1,015,000 |
| Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NY | $1,015,000 |
| Refuah Health Center, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NY | $1,000,000 |
| Margaretville Memorial Hospital | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NY | $619,000 |
| Guilford Fire District | Public Law 119-37 | Fire House ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NY | $1,015,000 |
| Village of Marathon | Public Law 119-37 | Wastewater Treatment Facility and Pump Station ImprovementsRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program | NY | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e NY Village of Blo Wastewater Tr Pump StationEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York--Binghamton University | Public Law 119-75 | Koffman Southern Tier Incubator Expansion and Renovation for ManufacturingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $1,000,000 |
Show all 14
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenbush Police Department | Public Law 119-75 | East Greenbush Public Safety Facility ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $850,000 |
| Village of Endicott | Public Law 119-75 | Village of Endicott Streetscape ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $500,000 |
| Town of Shandaken | Public Law 119-75 | Pine Hill Wellington Hotel RenovationsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $250,000 |
| City of Hudson | Public Law 119-75 | Hudson Public Square RenovationsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $250,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
From a secondary sourceThese are records from public ad libraries, for advertisers tied to this member. We show an ad only after we save our own copy of it.
Josh Riley for Congress Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00793760 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 18 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
We have not saved our own copy of these 18 ads yet, so this page shows none of them. Cause: Google’s data file carries no words, picture or video of the ad.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
Campaign money:Not checked yet
No campaign money record is saved for this official yet.
Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.
