U.S. Representative — Louisiana's 5th District
Julia Letlow
Republican · Louisiana
Republican U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (32 on record)
- H.R.9223 — To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 9, 2026)
- H.R.9101 — Rural Grants Transparency Act (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
- H.R.8695 — No Delays in Disaster Relief Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
- H.Res.1256 — Expressing support for the designation of May 6, 2026, as "National Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day" and prioritizing the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions. (Introduced, May 4, 2026)
- H.R.8578 — Food Reform for Effective and Sustainable Health (FRESH) Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
- H.R.8515 — Consumer Price Information Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
- H.R.8485 — No Rogue Jurors Act (Introduced, Apr 23, 2026)
- H.R.8379 — Freedom from Ideological Requirements in Employment Act (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay 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 Yea 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 Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.7548 — SCAM Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.2033 — Military Spouse Hiring Act (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)
- H.R.569 — Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
- H.R.8374 — Equal Treatment for Farmers Act (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
- H.R.7086 — Equitable Access to School Facilities Act (Introduced, Apr 16, 2026)
- H.R.8295 — Protecting Families from Fertility Fraud Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 15, 2026)
- H.R.1551 — Protect and Serve Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.4601 — Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2025)
Voting analysis
Julia Letlow is vice chair of the appropriations subcommittee covering labour, health and education, and agriculture and education are the two subjects her own bills cluster into. A district of farms and a seat on the panel that funds schools produce a legislative record that reads exactly as you would expect it to.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Julia Letlow's cluster into: Agriculture and Food (9), Education (7), Health (3), Law (3), Commerce (2), Arts, Culture, Religion (1).
Where she broke ranks
Two of her three departures are votes against bills her party passed — one on animal welfare, one widening higher education access for students from the territories. The third is an amendment she supported when the conference did not, and which failed. She votes with her party on nearly everything else.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 264 | Jul 21, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.4294 MAWS Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 88 | Mar 17, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.6472 Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 82 | Mar 4, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Among the Louisiana Republicans
Louisiana returns a small Republican group to the House, so the average shown here rests on a handful of colleagues. Letlow departs from the party position less often than they do collectively.
Among the 4 Republicans in the Louisiana delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Julia Letlow is below that average at 1.5%.
The filings
Drought assistance, quality loss adjustment for farmers, a bill against delays in disaster relief, a food reform measure, and a consumer price information act. Agricultural risk — weather, loss, delayed federal help — is the recurring concern.
Of all 32, 32 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
She came to the House through a special election rather than a general one, and her service now falls in the chamber's middle tenure group. She is absent more often than most representatives; that figure counts attendance and nothing beyond it.
First elected in 2021, now serving across 3 terms. Julia Letlow falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Julia Letlow has 32 bills sponsored, 451 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- House Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Appropriations: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Vice Chair)
- House Committee on Appropriations: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
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