Nita M. Lowey
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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NY - District 17
Democratic
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Service: 1989-2021
Biography
A Representative from New York. Born Nita Sue Melnikoff in New York, Bronx County, N. Y. , July 5, 1937. Graduated from Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, N. Y. , 1955. B. S. , Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. , 1959. Staff, New York secretary of state for economic development and neighborhood preservation. Deputy director, New York state division of economic opportunity, 1975-1985. New York state assistant secretary of state, 1985-1987. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 2021). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020. Chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress). Died on March 15, 2025, in Harrison, N. Y.
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Voting History
HR 6395
On Passage, Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding
Voted Yea on Dec 28, 2020
HR 9051
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Yea on Dec 28, 2020
HR 133
On Concurring in Senate Amdt with Amdt (Except Divisions B, C, E, and F)
Voted Yea on Dec 21, 2020
HR 133
On Concurring in Senate Amdt with Portion of Amdt Comprising of Divisions B, C, E, and F
Voted Yea on Dec 21, 2020
HRES 1271
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Voted Yea on Dec 21, 2020
Sponsored Bills
HCONRES 127: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 133.
Status: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HCONRES 128: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1520.
Status: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HJRES 110: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Status: Became Public Law No: 116-226.
HJRES 107: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
Status: Became Public Law No: 116-225.
HR 8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act
Status: Became Public Law No: 116-215.
Cosponsored Bills
HR 8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HRES 1207: Commemorating 20 years since the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) and reaffirming the United States commitment to the women, peace, and security agenda.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HRES 1191: Honoring the World Food Program on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HR 8828: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act
Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Mean
HRES 1173: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 25th anniversary of his death.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
