Maloney is the representative for New York’s 12th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2013. Maloney is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
She was previously the representative for New York’s 14th congressional district as a Democrat from 1993 to 2012.
![Photo of Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12]](/static/legislator-photos/400251-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Maloney 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 Maloney has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to May 24, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Carolyn Maloney sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Maloney was the primary sponsor of 20 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- H.R. 3419: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the Joseph R. Lentol Post Office.
- H.R. 1925 (116th): To designate the Manhattan Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the “Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the …
- H.R. 943 (116th): Never Again Education Act
- H.R. 1980 (116th): Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- H.R. 777 (116th): Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019
- H.R. 1327 (116th): Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
Does 20 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
Maloney sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (37%) Health (13%) Finance and Financial Sector (13%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) International Affairs (9%) Labor and Employment (7%) Education (5%) Taxation (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Maloney recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7869: To authorize assistance to aid in the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula …
- H.R. 7803: Michelle Alyssa Go Act
- H.R. 7769: Helicopter Safety and Noise Management Act
- H.R. 7709: Displaced Afghan Women and Girls Education Act of 2022
- H.R. 7683: AI Training Act
- H.R. 7682: Ensuring an Accurate Postal Fleet Electrification Act
- H.R. 7602: Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1993 to May 2022, Maloney missed 793 of 18,800 roll call votes, which is 4.2%. 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 and major life events.
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