Josh Riley
Representative, Democrat, New York
Josh Riley scores 18 out of 100 on Iran.
- Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear18
- Stands with the people of IranNo action on file
- Lets Iranians choose a free, secular IranNo record yet
The score is the weighted average of the principles that have a number. The weights: “The regime” 3, “The people” 2, “Iranians choose” 2. How I score
Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear
18out of 100
The Islamic Republic jails, tortures and kills people for what they say and believe, and arms others to do the same abroad. Votes for sanctions and pressure on it, against any deal that keeps it alive, and against pulling American forces out of the fight count on liberty's side. Weight: 3.
- Against
Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 93) key vote, counts double
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
15 September 2026 · the official record
- Against
Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 89)
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities with the Islamic Republic. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
23 July 2026 · the official record
- Against
Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 86) key vote, counts double
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
3 June 2026 · the official record
- Against
Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 75)
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
14 May 2026 · the official record
- Against
Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 40)
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities with the Islamic Republic. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
16 April 2026 · the official record
- With
Voted Yea: Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism (H.Res. 1099)
Declares it US policy that Iran remains the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, citing its backing for Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis and the American deaths it is responsible for. It puts the House on record against the regime in the first days of the 2026 war.
5 March 2026 · the official record
- Against
Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 38) key vote, counts double
Directs the President to end the use of US forces in hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
5 March 2026 · the official record
- With
Cosponsored: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
Sanctions any foreign company, port, refinery or ship that helps process, export or sell Iranian oil and gas. It goes after the oil money that keeps the regime alive.
18 February 2025 · the official record
Stands with the people of Iran
No action on file
Free people stand with people who are paying to be free: sanctions on those who kill protesters, an open internet when the regime cuts it, protection for persecuted minorities such as the Baha'is, and Congress on record on the people's side. Weight: 2.
No action on file.
Lets Iranians choose a free, secular Iran
No record yet
Iran's future is for Iranians to choose in a free vote, under a law that takes no side on religion. Backing that transition counts on liberty's side, and so does meeting or backing Prince Reza Pahlavi, who proposes exactly that. Deciding for Iranians in advance counts against: signing the resolutions that back the MEK's plan, ties to the MEK (an exile group that fought beside Saddam Hussein against Iran), or saying Iranians have already rejected a choice they were never allowed to vote on. Weight: 2.
No signature on the six MEK-backed resolutions (four in the House, two in the Senate), and no tie in the sources I have read. A clean record is where everyone starts, so this principle counts for nothing until there is a deed on it.
I have no sourced record of what Josh Riley has said or done about who should choose Iran’s future: a meeting with Prince Reza Pahlavi, backing a free vote, or a tie to the MEK. Have you seen one? A speech, a meeting, a post, a letter.
Send me the sourceJosh Riley works for the people of New York. If you live there, the office answers to you: riley.house.gov
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