Official portrait of Joseph D. Morelle
U.S. House · New York, District 25

Joseph D. Morelle

DDemocratIn this seat since November 13, 2018Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Morelle has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.

27 Yes · 29 No · 4 Did not vote
Confirmed from the official record

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 Morelle is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Morelle 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.

Morelle votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026.

On funding the government, Morelle 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.

Morelle votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Morelle votes to cancel 1 and against cancelling 22, and did not vote on 1. The rules Morelle votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (1).

Morelle votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 56 Yes and No votes: 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 Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.

Morelle did not vote on the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act and the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.

Votes on laws that passed

Public Law 119-110 · Signed September 16, 2026Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.

House 376–8Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-109 · Signed September 16, 2026Local Access to Courts Act

Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.

House 378–10Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-103 · Signed September 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.

House 370–48Senate 90–6Votes Yes
Public Law 119-100 · Signed June 26, 2026Lulu's Law

Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.

House 401–6Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-99 · Signed June 12, 2026Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act

Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.

House 404–14Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-97 · Signed June 9, 2026Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.

House 405–5Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
S. 1020 · Signed May 11, 2026Public Law 119-90

Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.

House 394–14Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-88 · Signed May 4, 2026Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.

House 384–40Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
S. 4465 · Signed April 30, 2026Public Law 119-87

Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.

House 261–111Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-83 · Signed April 13, 2026Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act

Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.

House 345–41Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-74 · Signed January 23, 2026Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.

House 397–28Senate 82–15Votes Yes
Public Law 119-66 · Signed December 26, 2025Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.

House 370–22Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-64 · Signed December 26, 2025Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act

When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.

House 423–0Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-62 · Signed December 26, 2025Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025

Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.

House 413–0Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-61 · Signed December 19, 2025Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.

House 416–0Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-60 · Signed December 18, 2025National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

The annual defense policy law.

House 312–112Senate 77–20Votes Yes
Public Law 119-58 · Signed December 18, 2025Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.

House 399–5Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-44 · Signed December 1, 2025SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.

House 366–57Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-43 · Signed December 1, 2025Medal of Honor Act

Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.

House 424–0Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-38 · Signed November 19, 2025Epstein Files Transparency Act

Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.

House 427–1Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-29 · Signed July 24, 2025Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.

House 388–0Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-26 · Signed July 16, 2025HALT Fentanyl Act

Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.

House 321–104Senate 84–16Votes Yes
Public Law 119-25 · Signed July 15, 2025Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.

House 382–31Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-23 · Signed July 7, 2025Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.

House 412–1Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
H.J.Res. 88 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-16

Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.

House 246–164Senate 51–44Votes Yes
Public Law 119-12 · Signed May 19, 2025TAKE IT DOWN Act

Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.

House 409–2Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-1 · Signed January 29, 2025Laken Riley Act

Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.

House 263–156Senate 64–35Votes Yes

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Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 119-28 · Signed July 24, 2025Rescissions Act of 2025

Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.

House adopted H.Res. 590, 216–213Senate 51–48Votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed this law in the House

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 2 executive orders.

From the official record

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From this member’s press releases

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2 excerpts

  1. CONGRESSMAN MORELLE LEADS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO BLOCK TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING MAIL IN VOTING

    “In the court filing, the amici curiae argue that Trump’s Executive Order 14399, “ Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections ,” violates the separation of powers and usurps congressional authorities outlined in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, which gives the states and Congress exclusive authority over election administration.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint b5b867662ad326df

  2. CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE LEADS LEGISLATION TO STOP TRUMP FROM RENAMING LAKE ONTARIO

    “The legislation would also specifically nullify Executive Order 14422, issued by President Trump on August 27, and prohibit the federal government from implementing or enforcing the order—or any substantially similar action. It would further prohibit federal funds from being used to carry out the attempted renaming.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 7c2e9420ff4f55e1

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 19 spending items this member requested, $18,890,944 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.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Rochester Institute of TechnologyPublic Law 119-74Rochester Quantum Network (RoQNET)DOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,000,000
Coordinated Care Services Inc.Public Law 119-74Rise Up Rochester: Safe Housing Violence Response ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$500,000
Christ for Kids Ministries, IncPublic Law 119-74Job Training, Therapeutic Services, and Support for Survivors of TraffickingDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$477,000
Lollypop Farm Humane Society of Greater RochesterPublic Law 119-74Humane Law EnforcementDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$344,000
City of RochesterPublic Law 119-74Rochester Police Department Body-Worn Camera ProgramDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$210,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e NY Monroe County Quadrant Wate Recovery FaciEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e NY Town of Victor Road 9 Force ReplacementEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,002,944
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e NY Village of Bro Sanitary Sewe UpgradeEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate NY Monroe County for System-wi Cybersecurityand ResiliencEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
Rochester Institute of TechnologyPublic Law 119-74Rochester Quantum Network (RoQNET)DOC · NIST--STR SNone printed$2,000,000
Show all 19
RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Coordinated Care Services Inc.Public Law 119-74Rise Up Rochester: Safe Housing Violence Response ProgramDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$500,000
Christ for Kids Ministries, IncPublic Law 119-74Job Training, Therapeutic Services, and Support for Survivors of TraffickingDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$477,000
Lollypop Farm Humane Society of Greater RochesterPublic Law 119-74Humane Law EnforcementDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$344,000
City of RochesterPublic Law 119-74Rochester Police Department Body-Worn Camera ProgramDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$210,000
Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation AuthorityPublic Law 119-75Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority: Hydrogen Fueler Boil Off Capture SystemDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsNY$850,000
City of RochesterPublic Law 119-75Rochester Public Market Upgrades and ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundNY$2,000,000
Town of PerintonPublic Law 119-75Perinton Community Center & Playground Access Improvement InitiativeDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundNY$2,100,000
Town/Village of East RochesterPublic Law 119-75Acquisition & Development of Linden ParkDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundNY$1,750,000
Monroe Community CollegePublic Law 119-75Monroe Community College Precision Optics Finishing LabDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundNY$850,000

5 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.

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

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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

For the 2026 election cycle, Morelle's campaign reports receiving $1,786,903.54 and reports spending $1,759,069.53, as of June 30, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H8NY25105as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H8NY25105as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$1,786,903.54$2,154,064.87
Money spent (total disbursements)$1,759,069.53$1,826,735.78
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$408,038.29$380,204.28
Debts (owed by the committee)$0.00$0.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H8NY25105as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H8NY25105as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$673,869.77$438,976.88
Individuals, unitemized$61,270.33$68,117.28
Other political committees$853,475.00$1,167,377.69
Party committees$0.00$3,550.00
The candidate, contributions$0.00$0.00
The candidate, loans$0.00$0.00

Committees

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Where this comes from

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Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026 · Image courtesy of the Member
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House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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