Gregory W. Meeks
U.S. Representative (D) for New York, 73 years old, formerly district attorney.
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- district attorney
- prosecutor
- judge
- B.A. Adelphi University (1975)
- J.D. Howard University (1978)
MEEKS, Gregory W., a Representative from New York; born in East Harlem, New York County, N.Y., September 25, 1953; graduated from Julia Richman High School, New York, N.Y., 1971; B.A., Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y., 1975; J.D., Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1978; lawyer; Queens County, N.Y. assistant district attorney, 1978-1983; assistant special narcotics prosecutor, New York, N.Y.; deputy counsel, New York state investigation commission, 1984-1985; supervising judge, New York state workers compensation board, 1985-1992; member of the New York state assembly, 1992-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Floyd H. Flake, and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (February 3, 1998-present); chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).
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Oversight committees · 4
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Recent legislative activity · 40 bills
20 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Mr. Issa asked unanimous consent That, notwithstanding clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on the vote by the yeas and nays on the question of adoption of H. Con. Res. 86, may be postponed until the legislative day of June 3, 2026. Agreed to without objection.
- To establish a pilot program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to evaluate the effectiveness of insuring mortgages made to finance improvements to convert basement spaces into safely habitable dwelling units, and for other purposes.Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Maternal Health Pandemic Response ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Ukraine Support ActReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Ways and Means, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Armed Services, and the Budget, 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.
- No Funds for Iran War ActReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5951 Riverdale Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Eliot L. Engel Post Office".Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 4.
- 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".Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Hot Foods Act of 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- U.S. Engagement in Sudanese Peace ActReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance ActReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Payment Choice Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building".Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 7.
- Safe Step ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls ActOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 2.
- BIS Licensing Efficiency Act of 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
- End Russian Oil Windfalls ActReferred 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.
- Strengthening Export Controls Compliance ActOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 5.