U.S. Representative — Massachusetts's 7th District
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat · Massachusetts
Democrat U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9873 — Inclusive Democracy Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9816 — MOMMIES Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9817 — To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9364 — FAST Repairs for Wheelchairs Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
- H.R.8940 — Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
- H.R.8903 — Renter Resource Center Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.8829 — Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.J.Res.167 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt". (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9962 — To establish a Green New Deal for Health to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and well-being of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9877 — To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.7802 — DISCLOSE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.3115 — Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.8907 — IMPACT to Save Moms Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- H.R.4627 — To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify treatment activities for assistance to combat HIV/AIDS. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
One of Ayanna Pressley's bills would end the shackling of pregnant people. A California Democrat elsewhere on this site filed a measure on pregnant women in custody. Two members, two states, working the same narrow and specific ground: what a jurisdiction is permitted to do to a body it is holding while that body is carrying another one.
Bills of this kind do not attract attention because the affected population cannot generate any. That is precisely why they need a sponsor.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 50 currently sit at Introduced.
Crime tops her classified subjects, with finance and health close behind. The remaining filings cover an inclusive democracy act, maternal health, freedom of movement, and one carrying an acronym.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Ayanna Pressley's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (8), Finance and Financial Sector (7), Health (7), Housing and Community Development (5), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (4), Education (4).
Where she broke ranks
Eight refusals and one crossing, plus an amendment vote. The refusals are the standard left-flank set on this site — measures her own caucus carried, from a children's online safety act through a military construction spending bill to the year's appropriations package. Every one passed without her. Her single crossing, on fuel retailing, failed.
A record of eight noes and one yes is a position, not a scatter. She is not reaching across; she is declining to follow.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 275 | Jul 22, 2026 | Agreed to | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.139 Sunshine Protection Act On Passage · roll call 238 | Jul 14, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7757 KIDS Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228 | Jun 29, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.5317 Community Bank Deposit Access Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 179 | May 20, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.8469 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes On Passage · roll call 175 | May 15, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163 | May 13, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157 | May 12, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.4465 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155 | Apr 30, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Res.1099 Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 84 | Mar 5, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 On Passage · roll call 45 | Jan 22, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Above the Massachusetts Democrats
Her rate clears the state's nine-member Democratic House group. No committee leadership post is recorded.
Among the 9 Democrats in the Massachusetts delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 2.8%. Ayanna Pressley is above that average at 4.7%.
Tenure and attendance
Four terms, dating from the close of the last decade, with an absence rate above the middle here.
First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Ayanna Pressley falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Ayanna Pressley has 156 bills sponsored, 1860 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Committee on Financial Services: Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
- House Committee on Financial Services: Housing and Insurance
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Federal Law Enforcement
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