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Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal

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DemocraticRepresentative, Washington District 7Seat is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot

Key facts

In Congress since
Jan 3, 2017
House terms
5
Senate terms
—
Current term
Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Born
Sep 21, 1965 (61 years)
Birthplace
Chennai *

Education *

  • Georgetown University
  • Northwestern University
  • Jakarta Intercultural School

Prior occupation *

  • financial analyst

* Secondary source (Wikidata) — verify before on-air use

Contact

Official contact form
Washington office
2346 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone
(202) 225-3106
Official website
jayapal.house.gov

Social media

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — MemberData.xml (published 2026-10-01)؛ U.S. House — Write Your Representative (official, ZIP-verified form)

State / district offices (1)

Seattle, WA
2033 6th Ave., Suite 1011, 98121
Phone: 206-674-0040

Sources: congress-legislators — legislators-district-offices

Committees (3)

Sources: congress-legislators — committees-current + committee-membership-current

Terms of service (5)

ChamberFromToState/DistrictPartyCongress
HouseJan 3, 2025Jan 3, 2027WA-7Democrat119
HouseJan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2025WA-7Democrat118
HouseJan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2023WA-7Democrat117
HouseJan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2021WA-7Democrat116
HouseJan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2019WA-7Democrat115

Sources: unitedstates/congress-legislators — legislators-current

Voting record & legislation — 119th Congress

Roll calls while a member
673
Missed votes
7.1% (48)
Votes with party majority
99.8% of 442 party-split votes
Bills sponsored
52
Passed own chamber
1
Became law
0
Bills cosponsored
568

Sponsored bills (most advanced first)

BillTitleStatus
H.Con.Res. 89Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Passed the House
H.R. 10875To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50, and for other purposes.Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10561Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 10563Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10562Students Not Profits Act of 2026Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10520South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2026Introduced / in committee
H.J.Res. 215Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".Introduced / in committee
H.R. 10209GREEN Hospitals ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 9959Green New Deal for Public Schools ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 9910Health Over Wealth ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 9744Family Grocery and Farmer Relief ActIntroduced / in committee
H.R. 9745Orlin’s LawIntroduced / in committee

All 52 bills on congress.gov

Key votes (128)

“Key” = one rule for every member: final votes on measures that became law, were vetoed, or were decided by ≤ 5%; plus Cabinet and Supreme Court confirmations.

DateMeasureQuestionResultVote
2026-09-16H.R. 5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments262–159Nay
2026-09-16H.R. 10326On Passage217–207Nay
2026-09-16H.J.Res. 213On Passage214–208Nay
2026-09-16S. 2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass401–14Yea
2026-09-15H.J.Res. 210On Passage216–211Nay
2026-09-02H.J.Res. 1On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass212–206Nay
2026-09-02H.R. 1501On Passage218–201Nay
2026-09-01H.R. 6500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments370–48Nay
2026-08-31S. 307On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass376–8Yea
2026-08-31S. 32On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass378–10Yea
2026-07-22H.R. 8800On Passage216–212Nay
2026-07-21H.R. 9770On Passage220–205Nay
2026-07-15H.R. 8595On Passage217–209Nay
2026-07-14H.R. 1181On Passage221–201Nay
2026-06-23S. 629On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass368–19Yea
2026-06-11H.R. 9238On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass198–218Nay
2026-06-10H.R. 8464On Passage218–200Nay
2026-06-09S. 2On Passage214–212Nay
2026-06-04H.R. 8646On Passage213–210Not Voting
2026-06-03S. 254On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass404–14Not Voting
2026-06-03H.R. 7726On Passage217–207Not Voting
2026-05-21H.R. 1329On Passage204–216Nay
2026-05-21H.R. 1041On Passage216–201Nay
2026-05-20S. 2393On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass405–5Yea
2026-05-20S. 1003On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass401–6Yea
2026-05-20H.R. 2616On Passage217–198Nay
2026-05-14H.R. 8365On Passage219–204Nay
2026-05-13H.R. 1346On Passage218–203Nay
2026-04-30S. 4465On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass261–111Nay
2026-04-27H.R. 227On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended350–5Yea
2026-04-22H.R. 4690On Passage215–202Nay
2026-04-21S. 1020On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass394–14Yea
2026-04-16H.R. 6409On Passage220–208Nay
2026-04-16H.R. 6398On Passage222–205Nay
2026-04-16H.R. 1689On Passage224–204Yea
2026-03-26H.R. 8029On Passage218–206Nay
2026-03-25H.R. 5103On Passage218–206Nay
2026-03-18H.R. 556On Passage215–202Nay
2026-03-18H.J.Res. 139On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass211–207Nay
2026-03-17S. 3971On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass345–41Yea

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House — roll call vote XML؛ GPO govinfo — BILLSTATUS bulk data, 119th Congress (same data as congress.gov)؛ Computed by this project from hvote/svote/bills using the rules in PLAN.md (phase 2) — as_of 2026-10-28

120th Congress

Determined after the Nov 3, 2026 election and certification; the 120th Congress convenes Jan 3, 2027