Hakeem Jeffries — Voting Record & Political Positions
U.S. Representative for NY's 8th Congressional District · Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries is a Democrat U.S. Representative for NY's 8th Congressional District. This page tracks Hakeem Jeffries's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 2013.
Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 98.46% of the time (1.54% of votes break with the party).
Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 1705 bills, 99 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Hakeem Jeffries Votes On
Taxation
Immigration
Defense Spending
Health Insurance
Criminal Justice
Infrastructure
How Hakeem Jeffries Voted on Recent Bills
Yea on “Clergy Act” (2026-04-27) — Passed
Yea on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-03) — Failed
Yea on “Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act” (2025-04-01) — Passed
Yea on “Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Yea on “National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Nay on “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".” (2025-03-27) — Passed
When Hakeem Jeffries Broke With the Democrat Party
Hakeem Jeffries has voted against the Democrat majority on about 1.5% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:
Voted Yea on “Cashless Bail Reporting Act” (2026-05-14) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
Voted Yea on “Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025” (2026-05-13) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
Voted No on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted Yea — Agreed to.
Voted Yea on “A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
Voted Yea on “Denouncing the horrors of socialism.” (2025-11-21) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.