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Which committees did Zohran Mamdani serve on and what bills did he sponsor or co-sponsor?

Checked on November 21, 2025
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Executive summary

Zohran Mamdani served in the New York State Assembly representing District 36 from January 2021 and is the subject of reporting summarizing his legislative record: outlets say he was lead sponsor of roughly 20–21 bills in a recent year and cosponsored hundreds more, with between three and four bills signed into law during his tenure [1] [2] [3]. His sponsorships include a high‑profile “Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act” (A6101) and a wide array of measures ranging from MTA budgeting and bike lanes to a proposed banking bill of rights [4] [3] [2].

1. What offices and committee roles does the reporting identify?

Contemporary profiles and directories note Mamdani as a member of the New York State Assembly for District 36 (in office since Jan. 2021) but the provided search results do not list specific Assembly committee assignments by name; the Assembly directory and legislative trackers reference his office and sponsorship record but do not enumerate committees in the supplied snippets [5] [6] [2]. Available sources do not mention a full list of his committee memberships in the current reporting.

2. How many bills has he sponsored, cosponsored, and passed?

Different outlets present complementary totals: City & State reported that Mamdani “sponsored as many as 20 bills” that were at various stages in a given year [3]. Gothamist’s review put the number he led at “21 bills” in Albany in a year and counted roughly 242 cosponsorships, noting that “he only passed four bills” during nearly five years but that many other measures he attached his name to advanced or passed both houses that year [1]. LegiScan and bill‑tracking services list him as a sponsor with many entries but the snippets do not give a complete roll call [2] [7].

3. Which notable bills did Mamdani sponsor or champion?

Reporting highlights several specific proposals. The most publicized is A6101, titled in legislative text “Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act,” which would amend not‑for‑profit corporation law to prohibit unauthorized support of Israeli settlement activity and create penalties and a private right of action; that bill was introduced by Mamdani and others and was referred to the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions [4]. The New York Times and Times of Israel coverage emphasize his sponsorship of measures that would strip tax benefits or otherwise penalize charities with ties to Israeli settler groups [8] [9]. City & State and other outlets describe his agenda spanning MTA budget issues, bike lanes, and a proposed banking bill of rights among the roughly 20 subjects he put forward in a recent year [3].

4. What did reporting say about bills that became law?

Journalists note a gap between the volume of bills he introduced and what became law: City & State and Gothamist describe only three or four bills passed into law during his Assembly tenure, while also stressing that many of his sponsored measures were at various stages and that he played a supporting role on larger bills [3] [1]. City & State specifically noted rivals criticizing him for having only three bills signed into law when his experience was questioned during a mayoral debate [3]. Gothamist contextualized that “four bills” passed but argued that counting alone misses the broader pattern of collaboration and cosponsorship [1].

5. How do different outlets frame his legislative effectiveness and motivations?

Conservative and establishment critics use the low number of solo‑authored laws to question his experience; City & State relays that critique in context of a debate where opponents pointed to three bills signed into law [3]. Gothamist pushes back, portraying his record as “nuanced,” noting he led multiple bills and cosponsored many more and highlighting that many legislators sponsor dozens of bills that never reach a vote [1]. Advocacy outlets and the DSA frame his agenda as aggressively progressive — e.g., targeting corporate tax breaks, pushing for affordability measures and measures tied to Palestine/Israel policy — and position his legislative activity as consistent with those priorities [10] [11].

6. Limits of available reporting and next steps for verification

The supplied snippets from the Assembly directory, LegiScan, and bill trackers confirm Mamdani’s role as sponsor but do not provide a complete, itemized list of every committee assignment or every bill text and status within these search results [5] [2] [6]. For a definitive roll call — full committee memberships, exact bill numbers beyond the high‑profile A6101, status history, and texts of all sponsored/co‑sponsored bills — consult the New York State Assembly member page’s sponsor list, the official Legislative Retrieval System, or LegiScan/BillTrack50 pages directly [5] [2] [12]. Available sources do not mention some specifics the question implies (for example, a full committee list), so they cannot be asserted here.

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