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Yvette D. Clarke

Democrat U.S. House • New York 09 · New York 09
Salary
$174,000/year
Tenure
13 years, 6 months
2585
Recorded Votes
179
Became Law
19
Bills Sponsored
Call Office All Representatives
Next Election On the November 3, 2026 Ballot
Term ends: January 3, 2027 Last won: 2024 (73.5%, +48.0pt) Terms served: 10 Term length: 2 years

Current Focus

119th Congress · 2009–2011

Clarke has been active across several areas in the 119th Congress, most often Law & Justice, Infrastructure and Government.

  • Law & Justice 37 actions
  • Infrastructure 16 actions
  • Government 29 actions
  1. Sponsored 119-hr9457 — Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act 29 cosponsors
  2. Sponsored 119-hr9014 — Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2026 14 cosponsors
  3. Sponsored 119-hr8811 — Moms Matter Act 45 cosponsors
  4. Sponsored 119-hres1018 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls in the Republic of Haiti is critical to the success of Haiti's transition from crisis and its future stability, condemning the failure to center women's leadership and distinct needs to date, and calling for urgent measures to secure all human rights of women and girls in Haiti. 47 cosponsors

Recent Activity

Last 14 days
  1. 2026-07-14
  2. 2026-07-14
  3. 2026-07-14
  4. 2026-07-13
  5. 2026-07-13

Yvette D. Clarke is a Democratic Representative representing New York's 9th District in the 111th Congress (2009–2011). Now in their 10th term, they have cast 2585 recorded votes, seen 179 measures become law, and sponsored 19 bills. They won their 2024 election with 73.5% of the vote, a 48.0-point margin. Up for re-election November 2026.

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Legislative Record

119-hres1423 2026-07-13 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Committee

Committee Nay
119-hres1398 2026-06-30 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1383) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts; and for other purposes.

Referred to Rules Committee

Committee Nay
119-hres1345 2026-06-08 House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Referred to Rules Committee

Committee Nay

New York Congressional Delegation

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Andrew Garbarino
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Claudia Tenney
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Daniel Goldman
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Elise Stefanik
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George Latimer
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Grace Meng
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Gregory W. Meeks
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Hakeem Jeffries
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Jerrold Nadler
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John Mannion
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Joseph Morelle
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Josh Riley
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Laura Gillen
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Michael Lawler
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Nicholas J. LaLota
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Nick Langworthy
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Nicole Malliotakis
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Nydia Velazquez
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Pat Ryan
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Paul Tonko
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Ritchie Torres
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Timothy M. Kennedy
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Tom Suozzi
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