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U.S. Representative — Washington's 7th District

Pramila Jayapal

Democrat · Washington

Democrat U.S. Representative for Washington'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.9959 — To establish a Green New Deal for public schools. (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9910 — Health Over Wealth Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9744 — Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • H.R.9745 — Orlin’s Law (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • H.R.9679 — REDACT Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • H.R.9581 — Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act (Introduced, Jul 2, 2026)
  • H.R.9549 — To amend title 10, United States Code, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, and the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to repeal certain reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9432 — LIFT the BAR Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • 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)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Agreed to, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.2902 — SOAR Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9898 — Transportation for Reentry Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9808 — No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9799 — Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8868 — Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.4482 — Stop NOAA Closures Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
  • H.R.4696 — Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Ten of Pramila Jayapal's eleven departures are refusals. She is almost never recorded crossing to support something her caucus declined; she is recorded declining what it supported.

5.4%
Votes against the Democrat majority
205
Roll calls where a party majority formed
40 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

A list of things she would not vote for

A daylight saving measure, a children's online safety bill, community bank deposit access, an organised retail crime bill, a shrimping measure, a surveillance extension, a homeland security appropriations bill, a resolution on Iran, and a resolution directing the ethics committee to release records — each carried by the House with most Democrats behind it. The single exception is a fuel retailing bill she supported and which failed.

Consistency of that kind is a position rather than a series of judgements. It is also the opposite of the frontline members elsewhere in these rankings whose departures all run toward Republican bills.

The 10 most recent of 11 roll calls where Pramila Jayapal 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.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.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)
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)
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.7744
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 86		Mar 5, 2026FailedNay (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, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1100
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
On Motion to Refer · roll call 83		Mar 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Below the Washington Democrats

Washington's Democratic House group carries a relatively high internal average, and Jayapal sits under it — a reminder that a member well to the left of the national caucus can still be less prone to breaking than her own state colleagues.

Among the 8 Democrats in the Washington delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 5.9%. Pramila Jayapal is below that average at 5.4%.

What she legislates on

She is ranking member of the judiciary subcommittee on immigration, and immigration leads her classified filings. The bills include a green new deal for public schools, a health measure, grocery and farmer relief, a bill named for an individual, and a redaction measure.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Pramila Jayapal's cluster into: Immigration (10), Health (6), International Affairs (6), Agriculture and Food (4), Education (4), Labor and Employment (4).

197
Bills sponsored
3151
Bills cosponsored

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

Tenure and attendance

Serving since the last decade's later years, she is mid-scale on tenure. Her absences run above the chamber's typical level — a count that arrives without any explanation attached.

First elected in 2017, now serving across 5 terms. Pramila Jayapal falls in the mid cohort.

6.8%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
15
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Pramila Jayapal has 197 bills sponsored, 3151 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Africa
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: The Constitution and Limited Government

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