Jerrold Nadler — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for NY's 12th Congressional District · Democrat

Jerrold Nadler is a Democrat U.S. Representative for NY's 12th Congressional District. This page tracks Jerrold Nadler's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 1992.

Jerrold Nadler's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 92.87% — cast 482 of 519 roll-call votes (missed 37).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 95.36% of the time (4.64% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 6141 bills, 241 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Jerrold Nadler Votes On

• Taxation
• Immigration
• Health Insurance
• Defense Spending
• Infrastructure
• Climate Change

How Jerrold Nadler Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Ukraine Support Act” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) — Failed
• Yea on “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• 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.” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Nay on “No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” (2026-06-03) — Passed

When Jerrold Nadler Broke With the Democrat Party

Jerrold Nadler has voted against the Democrat majority on about 4.6% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Nay on “Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025” (2026-05-12) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• 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 “Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.” (2025-09-19) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Made-in-America Defense Act” (2025-09-02) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “AI for Consumer Product Safety Act” (2025-07-14) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.

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