Former member of Congress · last served 114th Congress
Steve Israel
Steve Israel was a Democratic U.S. representative from New York, first elected to Congress in 2001, who voted with most Democrats on 93% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 6332 National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2016Dec 5, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- H.R. 6398 To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women in the criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center.Nov 29, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- H.R. 6259 Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2016Sep 28, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 6084 Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2016Sep 27, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- H.R. 6052 Preventing Gun Violence ActSep 27, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3379 (107th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 375 Carlls Path in Deer Park, New York, as the "Raymond M. Downey Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 3917 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 695 Marconi Boulevard in Copiague, New York, as the "Maxine S. Postal United States…Became law
- H.Res. 810 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 385 (107th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should conduct or support research on certain tests to screen for ovarian…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 727 (111th) Expressing support for greater awareness of ovarian cancer.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 974 (109th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Myositis Awareness Day.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 657 (113th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States support for the State of Israel as it defends itself against unprovoked rocket…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 671 (110th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Israel has won
Rep. Israel has won 8 U.S. House elections (2000–2014). Of the contested races, margins ran from 9.2 to 37.3 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has New York’s 3rd district done while Rep. Israel served?
2013 to 2016 in NY-3: typical household income was up 6% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.3 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New York’s 3rd district during Israel’s time representing it (2013 to 2017). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. NY-3 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Israel’s term so far (2013 to 2016) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
114th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 48 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 48 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 42 | See the 42 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 114th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.