Tenure
Riley was sworn into office on January 3, 2025, and was assigned to the House Committees on Agriculture and on Science, Space, and Technology. The following month, he introduced his first bill – a bipartisan measure to update the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program by raising funding caps and broadening eligibility for low-income households.
As one of his first votes, Riley joined 44 other Democratic and 198 Republican representatives to pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act. The act would impose sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) officials who attempt to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the U.S. or its allies, in response to the ICC issuing warrants for Israeli officials.
Amid an ongoing avian flu outbreak in New York state, Riley introduced bipartisan legislation to expand financial aid to all poultry producers within affected control zones, with the aim to support family farms, contain the virus, and lower grocery costs for consumers. He subsequently sponsored the Lowering Egg Prices Act, a bipartisan bill to ease federal refrigeration regulations that do not distinguish between fresh and pasteurized eggs, which Riley says contributes to the annual waste of 400 million otherwise usable eggs.
In December 2025, Riley voted against a bill to reopen the federal government. After the federal government was reopened, primarily with Republican votes, after a 43-day shutdown, Riley expressed support for the inclusion of provisions that included $2.6 million in projects in his district.
