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U.S. Representative — Minnesota's 5th District

Ilhan Omar

Democrat · Minnesota

Democrat U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9526 — Protecting Europe from Islamophobia Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.8988 — Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8798 — Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.5720 — Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025 (Introduced, Oct 8, 2025)
    Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025 This bill authorizes certain federal employees to be reimbursed for childcare expenses paid during the government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025. Under the bill, any federal employee who was furloughed or worked without receiving a paycheck…
  • H.R.5655 — No Shame at School Act of 2025 (Introduced, Sep 30, 2025)
  • H.R.4714 — End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4241 — Syria Sanctions Relief Act (Introduced, Jun 27, 2025)
  • H.R.3652 — National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 29, 2025)

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 27, 2026)
  • H.R.7802 — DISCLOSE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9873 — Inclusive Democracy Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9853 — To establish a grant program to support students, families, and school personnel impacted by immigration enforcement actions to ensure that schools remain safe, trauma-informed learning environments, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9816 — MOMMIES Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.1175 — Blind Americans Return to Work Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8868 — Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.4664 — Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Ilhan Omar's departures are almost entirely refusals, and one of them is unusual enough to lead with: she voted against the Ukraine Support Act, a measure most Democrats carried and one that drew Republican defections in the other direction elsewhere in these rankings.

6.0%
Votes against the Democrat majority
215
Roll calls where a party majority formed
29 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

Withholding, repeatedly

Alongside that she withheld support from a daylight saving measure, a bill on children's online safety, deposit access for community banks, appropriations for military construction and veterans, an organised retail crime bill and a shrimping measure — each passed by the House with her caucus behind it. Two votes run outward: a war powers resolution and a fuel retailing bill she supported when most Democrats did not.

A member who declines this much of their own side's bipartisan output is registering a position about what the caucus is willing to trade for, not about any single bill.

The 10 most recent of 13 roll calls where Ilhan Omar voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 275		Jul 22, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.2913
Ukraine Support Act
On Passage · roll call 207		Jun 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Con.Res.84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201		Jun 4, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5317
Community Bank Deposit Access Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 179		May 20, 2026PassedNay (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, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (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, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.2071
Save Our Shrimpers Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 156		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Above the Minnesota Democrats

Minnesota's Democratic House group keeps a low internal average, and Omar sits above it.

Among the 4 Democrats in the Minnesota delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.0%. Ilhan Omar is above that average at 6.0%.

What she legislates on

She is ranking member of the education subcommittee on workforce protections. International affairs lead her classified filings by a wide margin, with agriculture second. The bills include an end to fossil fuel subsidies, universal school meals, a measure on Islamophobia in Europe, sustainability for manufactured housing communities, and childcare protection for federal workers.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Ilhan Omar's cluster into: International Affairs (17), Agriculture and Food (8), Crime and Law Enforcement (5), Government Operations and Politics (4), Taxation (4), Immigration (3).

126
Bills sponsored
2240
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Elected at the end of the last decade, she holds a middle-band tenure and misses a small share of votes.

First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Ilhan Omar falls in the mid cohort.

2.3%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
5
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Ilhan Omar has 126 bills sponsored, 2240 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Higher Education and Workforce Development
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Workforce Protections (Ranking Member)

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