Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Representative for New York’s 12th District
pronounced JER-uld // NAD-ler
Nadler is the representative for New York’s 12th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2023. Nadler is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. He is 77 years old.
He was previously the representative for New York’s 10th congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2022; the representative for New York’s 8th congressional district as a Democrat from 1993 to 2012; and the representative for New York’s 17th congressional district as a Democrat from Nov 3, 1992 to 1992.
![Photo of Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY12]](/https/www.govtrack.us/static/legislator-photos/400289-200px.jpeg)
Earmarks
Nadler proposed $133 million in earmarks for fiscal year 2024, including:
- $90 million to New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs for “Lexington Armory National Guard Readiness Center Addition/Alteration”
- $10 million to Central Park Conservancy for “Reconstruction and Accessibility Improvements of Park Paths in Central Park”
- $7 million to NYC School Construction Authority for “Joan of Arc Educational Complex School/Play Yard Upgrades”
View all requests and justifications on Nadler’s website »
View analysis and download spreadsheet from Demand Progress Education Fund »
These are earmark requests which may or may not survive the legislative process to becoming law. Most representatives from both parties requested earmarks for fiscal year 2024. Across representatives who requested earmarks, the median total amount requested for this fiscal year was $39 million.
Earmarks are federal expenditures, tax benefits, or tariff benefits requested by a legislator for a specific entity. Rather than being distributed through a formula or competitive process administered by the executive branch, earmarks may direct spending where it is most needed for the legislator's district. All earmark requests in the House of Representatives are published online for the public to review. We don’t have earmark requests for senators. The fiscal year begins on October 1 of the prior calendar year. Source: Appropriations.house.gov. Background: Earmark Disclosure Rules in the House
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Nadler is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Nadler has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Aug 20, 2024. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Jerrold Nadler sits on the following committees:
- House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member
Enacted Legislation
Nadler was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 8404 (117th): Respect for Marriage Act
- H.R. 1652 (117th): VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021
- H.R. 1651 (117th): COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021
- H.R. 4803 (116th): Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act
- H.R. 4684 (111th): National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010
- H.R. 145 (108th): To designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the “Ted Weiss Federal Building”.
- H.R. 2882 (107th): Expedited Benefits bill
Does 7 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Nadler sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (29%) Law (17%) Commerce (14%) Finance and Financial Sector (10%) Labor and Employment (10%) Health (10%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Nadler recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 9223: To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a …
- H.R. 9014: Corner Post Reversal Act
- H.R. 8691: Restoring Justice for Workers Act
- H.Res. 1163: Recognizing the cultural and educational contributions of the Youth America Grand Prix throughout …
- H.R. 6977: Independent Drug Value Assessment Act of 2024
- H.Res. 907: To condemn the rise in antisemitism, call on all Americans to combat antisemitism …
- H.R. 5601: MORE Act
View All » | View Cosponsors »
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1993 to Jul 2024, Nadler missed 900 of 20,241 roll call votes, which is 4.4%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
