Joseph D. Morelle

U.S. Representative · NY-25 · Democrat · Ranking Member, House Administration

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.57· expected 0.66

Meets expectations

Rank 239 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 22 minority-party ranking members

How far Morelle’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

30 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 28 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the House

How Morelle’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Morelle.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 13 missed of 674

Voted on 661 of 674 roll calls; missed 13. Lower than 51% of House members.

15%100%

97/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 145 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 465 votes that split the parties. Lower than 72% of House members.

45%100%

13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 60% of House members.

0%70%

−0.33

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Morelle’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 8738 FEC Administrative Improvements ActMakes administrative improvements to Federal Election Commission operations and procedures. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Jul 14, 2026Substantive88 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 2148 Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement ActProvides education, employment, and retirement benefits for veteran caregivers. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Feb 12, 2026Substantive1.2k words Out of committee
H.R. 397 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the "Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office".Names the postal facility at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York after Minister Franklin Florence. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Apr 30, 2025Ceremonial80 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.