Grace Meng

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

New York - District 6

Current Position: US House Representative NY-6

Running For: House Representative - District 6

Policy Positions

For protecting Social Security and Medicare; opposes any efforts to cut or undermine these programs
For federal affordable housing investment; introduced the Housing is a Human Right Act authorizing $300 billion over a decade for housing infrastructure and the Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act

For Medicare for All; founding member of the Medicare for All Congressional Caucus and original cosponsor of the Medicare for All Act of 2019
For the PACT Act providing expanded veterans' healthcare benefits, including for toxic substance exposure; helped pass the legislation

For abortion rights; advocates for access to reproductive care including abortion, contraception, and IVF; Task Force Lead on the Pro-Choice Caucus; received 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America for 2021 and 2024

For impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem; cosponsored impeachment resolution in January 2026

Against the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action); opposed immediate sanctions relief and called the inspections procedure flawed, calling for a new deal; later said Trump's withdrawal reflected poorly on U.S. credibility
For directing removal of U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days; voted in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 in 2023
For military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan; voted in favor of all three supplemental aid packages in April 2024
Against a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza; co-signed a letter urging Secretary of State Blinken to call on Hamas to surrender rather than call for a ceasefire; supports humanitarian pauses and increased humanitarian aid
For comprehensive immigration reform; introduced the New Deal for New Americans Act to create a national office for new Americans and support immigrant integration

For gun control reform; funded firearm injury research, secured ATF funding for gun dealer oversight, cosponsored legislation mandating universal background checks and closing the 'Charleston Loophole,' introduced the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act to restrict military-grade body armor, and joined the House Democratic Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
Against abolishing ICE; supports accountability and transparency reforms but opposes abolition
For requiring ICE agents to display badge numbers; introduced the ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025
For criminal justice reform focused on restorative and humane approaches rather than punitive ones