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

Mary Scanlon

Democrat · Pennsylvania

Democrat U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania'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.9878 — Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9763 — SWIFT Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • H.R.9638 — Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 9, 2026)
  • H.R.9482 — Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 25, 2026)
  • H.R.9297 — Pedestrian Protection Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
  • H.R.9076 — Postal Data Privacy Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 29, 2026)
  • H.R.8997 — Right to Representation Act (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8861 — Department of Justice Integrity Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 15, 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.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8839 — Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.8868 — Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.3274 — Child Care Infrastructure Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4708 — Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4714 — End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4104 — Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Four of Mary Scanlon's five filings are about prosecuting companies. A corporate prosecution reform act. A database of corporate crime. A justice department integrity measure. And a bill removing special immunity for violating state laws. Together they describe a single argument pursued from four directions: that corporate wrongdoing is under-prosecuted and that the fix is structural rather than case by case.

119
Bills sponsored
2240
Bills cosponsored

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

Crime and law enforcement top her classified subjects by a wide margin, and government operations sit second. The fifth bill, on grandfamilies and child abuse prevention, is the only one outside the pattern.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Mary Scanlon's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (16), Government Operations and Politics (10), Commerce (5), Families (5), Transportation and Public Works (3), Health (2).

Two ranking posts

She leads the minority on the Rules subcommittee handling the rules and organisation of the House, and on the Judiciary panel covering the Constitution and limited government. Both are institutional assignments — how the chamber runs and what the founding document permits — rather than policy ones, and neither produces bills of its own.

Where she broke ranks

Five refusals, all on measures that passed: daylight saving, a children's online safety act, organised retail crime, a surveillance extension, and the year's spending package. Two crossings, both on measures that failed: a war powers resolution and a fuel retailing bill. Her refusals never stopped anything and her crossings never rescued anything — a departure record with no outcomes attached to it.

3.2%
Votes against the Democrat majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
111 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 7 roll calls where Mary Scanlon voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
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.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.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163		May 13, 2026FailedYea (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)
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, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage · roll call 45		Jan 22, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Below the Pennsylvania Democrats

Pennsylvania's seven House Democrats average a higher rate than she records alone.

Among the 7 Democrats in the Pennsylvania delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. Mary Scanlon is below that average at 3.2%.

Tenure and attendance

Five terms, dating from the end of the last decade, and a clean attendance sheet across the votes counted here.

First elected in 2018, now serving across 5 terms. Mary Scanlon falls in the mid cohort.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Mary Scanlon has 119 bills sponsored, 2240 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Rules
  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Rules: Rules and Organization of the House (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: The Constitution and Limited Government (Ranking Member)

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