WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) is demanding the federal government get heating assistance to Upstate families on time as energy costs rise and colder weather approaches. Riley joined a bipartisan group of 116 lawmakers calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release Low...

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) introduced the Ad-Free Means Ad-Free Act, legislation to crack down on streaming companies that promise customers commercial-free viewing, then change the rules and force them to sit through advertisements. Many digital streaming platforms that built massive...

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) has introduced the Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act to reinstate federal funding for New York’s Essential Plan and restore health coverage for nearly 15,000 people in NY-19 and more than 450,000 New Yorkers. New York’s Essential Plan is a lifeline for working...

BINGHAMTON, NY – Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) is demanding answers from Verizon about notices the company has sent to residents across Upstate New York warning that their copper landline telephone service may soon be shut off. These notices followed Verizon’s September 9, 2026 application to the Federal...

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) and Representative James Gallagher (CA-01) introduced the Improving Rural Transportation Act. This bipartisan bill will create a federal grant program to fund rural transportation infrastructure and help communities deploy ride-share and micro-transit...

WASHINGTON, DC — With the support of Representative Josh Riley (NY-19), the U.S. House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation to stop utilities from charging families and small businesses for the grid upgrades needed to power massive data centers, and make the tech companies driving that demand pay...

Bipartisan legislation gives law enforcement new tools against xylazine traffickers while protecting veterinarians, farmers, and ranchers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives has unanimously passed the bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, legislation cosponsored by Representative Josh Riley (NY-19)...

BINGHAMTON, NY — Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) brought together local residents, business owners, and policy experts for a roundtable on utility costs last Thursday. Riley discussed his work on utility affordability and his experience intervening in state utility rate cases to push back on unjustified increases,...

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) and Representative Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Smart Meter Data Privacy Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to ban utility companies from selling Upstate New Yorkers’ private data and crack down on the misuse of personal information collected...

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States House of Representatives has passed the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (H.R.1869), bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Representative Josh Riley (NY-19) to crack down on China’s trade crimes and protect American workers. Companies...