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Pramila Jayapal
U.S. Representative, Washington
2346 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Democratic Representative from Washington serving since 2025. Has sponsored 197 pieces of legislation.
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Jayapal votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Jayapal stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 197 →HR 9959
HR 9959 · Introduced Jul 27, 2026 · Education
Jul 27, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 9910
HR 9910 · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Health
Jul 23, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HCONRES 89
HCONRES 89 · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · International Affairs
Jul 23, 2026: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HRES 1212
HRES 1212 · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Arts, Culture, Religion
Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Jayapal's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 426were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.8%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
7.6%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Jayapal sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Jayapal has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
45
Sponsored this Congress
197 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
3,163
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
197
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Jayapal's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33