Paul Tonko
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Paul David Tonko is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 20th congressional district since 2013. He represented the 21st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Tonko has been called a staunch progressive. After the 2020 redistricting cycle and effective for the 118th Congress, the 20th district will include all of Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties as well as part of Rensselaer County. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialPaul Tonko holds the office of U.S. Representative for New York-20profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Domestic Mining Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Local Access to Courts 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 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 Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- 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 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 Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay 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
- VerifiedPublic statement: Tonko Statement on Passing of Harbe Nagi and Ensuing Islamophobia
- VerifiedPublic statement: Read more »
- VerifiedPublic statement: Tonko Cheers $1.5 Million for Montgomery County to Cleanup Brownfield Sites
- VerifiedPublic statement: Read more »
- VerifiedPublic statement: Tonko Announces $487K Grant for City of Rensselaer to Construct Timber Bridge Over Quackenderry Creek
- VerifiedSponsored: Recognizing the significant and often overlooked behavioral health needs experienced by individuals and families affected by rare diseases, and for other purposes.
- VerifiedSponsored: Power for the People Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.
- VerifiedSponsored: Expressing support for the designation of April 5, 2026, as "Barth Syndrome Awareness Day".
- VerifiedSponsored: Climate Pollution Standard and Community Investment Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: State Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Expressing support for the designation of November as "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Month".
- VerifiedSponsored: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2025
Voting Record Feed
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
Protecting Domestic Mining Act
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
Local Access to Courts Act
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
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
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
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
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
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-05-14: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-04-09: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-07-02: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.
2026-02-11: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-12-19: 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.
2025-12-17: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-12-11: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-11-20: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-10-14: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-09-03: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Statements & Newsroom
uery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=1513" class="tab-link">Blog Opinion Pieces Press Releases Speeches and Floor Statements July 1, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases MENANDS, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement after news of the passing of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi in Menands and following the disgusting Islamophobic comments posted online in the wake of his death: “I was heartbroken yesterday to learn of the passing of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi in Menands — a devastating loss fo
mg class="newsimage" alt="rep. tonko press 2" src="/UploadedPhotos/MediumResolution/c1c8aa33-0f6b-4584-aa15-33ae5b700609.jpg" /> MENANDS, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement after news of the passing of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi in Menands and following the disgusting Islamophobic comments posted online in the wake of his death: “I was heartbroken yesterday to learn of the passing of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi in Menands — a devastating loss for his family, his friends
wing the disgusting Islamophobic comments posted online in the wake of his death: “I was heartbroken yesterday to learn of the passing of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi in Menands — a devastating loss for his family, his friends, and our entire… Read more » June 30, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases Tags: Environment WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced that Montgomery County is being awarded $1.5 million for a Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) As
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced that Montgomery County is being awarded $1.5 million for a Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Assessment Coalition Grant. The funding, awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be used to conduct environmental site assessments and support cleanup plans for several sites across the… Tonko Announces $487K Grant for City of Rensselaer to Construct Timber Bridge Over Quackenderry Cree
ssessment and Cleanup (MAC) Assessment Coalition Grant. The funding, awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be used to conduct environmental site assessments and support cleanup plans for several sites across the… Read more » June 12, 2026 | Posted in Press Releases RENSSELAER, NY — Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) announced that the City of Rensselaer has been awarded $487,174 in federal funding from the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) Timber