Congressman John Katko

Katko led effort in Congress to double Clean & Drinking Water Funds, invest in Harmful Algal Bloom research

Since taking office, Representative Katko has worked closely with local advocates and the National Parks Service to ensure a smooth transition in the designation of the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn a national park.

The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 is bipartisan, bicameral legislation which represents the first education reform bill in over fourteen years. It empowers local educators and replaces the fundamentally flawed No Child Left Behind law.

The Foreign Fighter Task Force was formed in response to the evolving threat posed by extremists fighting overseas. The six-month review, led by Katko, was the most comprehensive, public assessment of U.S. government efforts to counter terrorist travel since the 9/11 Commission’s final report.

Standing before the aging I-81 viaduct in Syracuse, U.S. Rep. John Katko was joined by a bipartisan group of elected officials from Onondaga, Cayuga, Wayne, and Oswego counties, as well as local business, transportation, and labor organizations, for a press conference to discuss passage of the bipartisan conference report for H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.