Katko was the representative for New York’s 24th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2015 to 2022.
![Photo of Rep. John Katko [R-NY24, 2015-2022]](/static/legislator-photos/412649-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Katko.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Katko is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2022 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 Katko sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 27, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Katko was the primary sponsor of 19 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 7211 (117th): Small State and Rural Rescue Act
- H.R. 5681 (117th): Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act
- H.R. 6736 (117th): Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022
- H.R. 6715 (117th): Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act
- H.R. 3709 (117th): Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021
- H.R. 1833 (117th): DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2021
- H.R. 3264 (117th): Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act
Does 19 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
Katko sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (22%) Transportation and Public Works (12%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Emergency Management (12%) Immigration (9%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Katko recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 9625 (117th): Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022
- H.Res. 1073 (117th): Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse Prevention …
- H.R. 7211 (117th): Small State and Rural Rescue Act
- H.R. 6827 (117th): Securing the Checkpoint Property Screening System (S-CPSS) Act of 2022
- H.R. 6776 (117th): Health Care Worker and First Responder Social Security Beneficiary Choice Act of …
- H.R. 6736 (117th): Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022
- H.R. 6715 (117th): Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Dec 2022, Katko missed 109 of 4,487 roll call votes, which is 2.4%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2022. 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
