Gregory Meeks
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Gregory Weldon Meeks is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023. He still sits on the committee as ranking member. He is also the chair of the Queens County Democratic Party. He will become the dean of New York’s House delegation upon the retirements of Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez in 2026. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialGregory Meeks holds the office of U.S. Representative for New York-5profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Nay on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedPublic statement: House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement Following NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey
- VerifiedPublic statement: Meeks, Nunn Tout Unanimous Bipartisan Victory on Bill to Expand Access to Financial Advisement
- VerifiedPublic statement: House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement Following Administration Briefing on Iran MOU
- VerifiedPublic statement: House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Remarks During Floor Debate on Lebanon War Powers Resolution
- VerifiedPublic statement: House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Jacobs Issue Statement on RSF Siege of El Obeid
- VerifiedSponsored: Habitable Housing Conversion Pilot Program Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-02: Reopening Deposit Accounts That Consumers Previously Closed".
- VerifiedSponsored: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
- VerifiedSponsored: BIS Licensing Efficiency Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: End Russian Oil Windfalls Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
- VerifiedSponsored: Terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
- VerifiedSponsored: RESTRICT Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Condemning the antisemitic shooting in Sydney, Australia, and all forms of hatred and violence directed at religious communities.
- VerifiedSponsored: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 117) relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.
Voting Record Feed
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-05-15: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2026-05-04: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2026-06-24: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-04-22: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
2026-04-09: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
2026-02-17: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2026-02-02: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-12-18: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-12-17: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-12-10: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Statements & Newsroom
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g statement after the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey: Issues : Foreign Affairs Read More June 30, 2026 | Press Release Washington, D.C . – Today, U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05) and Zach Nunn (R-IA-03) secured unanimous passage of their bipartisan Clarity for Compensation Act during a House Financial Services Committee markup. Issues : Economy Economy and Jobs Financial Services Read More <div class="card-body ev
ight-bold"> Issues : Economy Economy and Jobs Financial Services Read More June 30, 2026 | Press Release Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks issued a statement following yesterday’s briefing by Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff on the administration’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran: Issues : Foreign Affairs Read More House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Remarks During Floor Debate on Lebanon War Powers
off on the administration’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran: Issues : Foreign Affairs Read More June 29, 2026 | Press Release Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the floor, as prepared, during debate on H. Con. Res. 108, the War Powers Resolution to bar U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon. Issues : Foreign Affairs Read More House Foreign Affairs Ranking Membe
olution to bar U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon. Issues : Foreign Affairs Read More June 24, 2026 | Press Release Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, today released the following statement calling on the U.S. Department of State to secure an agreement halting the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) siege of Sudan’s El Obeid city: Issues : Foreign Affairs Read