Nelida Pou
Democratic · NJ · U.S. Representative, New Jersey's 9th Congressional District
Nelida Pou is a Democratic U.S. Representative whose official biography cites prior service in the New Jersey General Assembly and State Senate, plus municipal administration in Paterson.
Where Nelida Pou stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (24 records),
Opposes
Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted to pass H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. It renews federal drug addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and mental health programs through 2030. The House passed it 366-57, and it became law on December 1, 2025 (Public Law 119-44).
June 4, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 24 support
Voted no on H.R. 845, a bill ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list, beyond court review. The House passed it 211-204; the bill is in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted no on H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, opposing wider mining use of federal land where no valuable mineral deposit was proven. The House passed it 219-198. The Senate has not voted, so it is not law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted no on H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, opposing cuts to federal environmental reviews and to court challenges against them. The House passed it 221-196. It is pending in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, ending Energy Department approval of gas exports, deemed in the public interest. The House passed it 217-188, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
November 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 80 to the President, cancelling the 2022 plan that closed about 48% of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to drilling. The House passed it 216-209, and it became Public Law 119-47 on December 5, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 131, which cancelled the 2024 decision closing about 1.2 million acres of the Arctic refuge to oil and gas leasing. The House passed it 217-209, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-52 on December 11, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 130, which cancelled a federal plan change that had ended new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The House passed it 214-212, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-51 on December 11, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 105, which canceled the federal land plan for North Dakota. That plan guided mineral leasing there and set aside one 960-acre protected area. The House passed it 215-211 and it became law on December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-49).
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 106, which canceled the federal land plan covering 13.3 million acres in Alaska's Central Yukon area. The plan had protected about 3.6 million acres. The House passed it 215-210 and it became law on December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-50).
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 104 to cancel the federal land plan for the Miles City field office in eastern Montana, reopening those lands to coal leasing. The House passed it 211-208.
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 31 to the President, canceling the EPA rule keeping toxic air pollutant controls on plants moving to a lower category. The House passed it 216-212, and it became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).
May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 88, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce Advanced Clean Cars II, its zero-emission new car rule. The House passed it 246-164. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-16.
May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 78, which would cancel the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the San Francisco Bay-Delta longfin smelt as endangered. The House passed it 216-195 anyway. The Senate never acted, so the fish still has Endangered Species Act protection.
May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 89, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce its Omnibus Low NOx limits on heavy-duty engine pollution. The House passed it 225-196. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-17.
April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 87, which revoked the Clean Air Act waivers letting California enforce its Advanced Clean Trucks and zero-emission fleet standards. The House passed it 231-191. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-15.
April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.J.Res. 60 by 219-205, cancelling the National Park Service rule that closed an off-road route and shoreline driving areas at Lake Powell. It became law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-13).
April 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 75, which canceled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers. It passed the House 214-193 and became law.
March 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 24, which canceled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants. It passed the House 203-182 and became law.
March 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 11, canceling the new rule that made offshore oil and gas companies list possible shipwrecks in their drilling plans. The House passed it 221-202, and it became law.
March 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 42, which canceled the Energy Department's new rule tightening testing, labeling, and enforcement for appliance efficiency standards. It passed the House 222-203 and became law.
March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 61, which canceled the EPA's 2024 limits on hazardous air pollution from rubber tire factories. It passed the House 216-202 and became law.
March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 20, which cancelled the Energy Department's energy efficiency standards for consumer gas-fired tankless water heaters. The House passed it 221-198, the Senate agreed, and it became law in May 2025.
February 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 35, which cancelled the EPA rule setting up the charge for methane released by oil and gas facilities. The House passed it 220-206, the Senate agreed, and it became law in March 2025.
February 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, a bill to bar the President from halting fracking without a law from Congress. The House passed it 226-188, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 3 support
Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, cancelling the March 2025 executive order that stripped union bargaining rights from most federal workers. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.
December 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted to pass H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, ordering the Justice Department to publish its unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation records, including flight logs. The House passed it 427-1, the Senate agreed the next day, and it became law on November 19, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 3 support
Voted against passing H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, raising prison penalties for illegal entry and re-entry, up to life for serious criminals. The House passed it 226-197, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 11, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act, a bill to limit Small Business Administration loans to citizens, nationals, and green card holders. The House passed it 217-190; the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 6, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, making federal officers detain immigrants here unlawfully who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 264-159; the Senate's broader version, S. 5, became law instead in January 2025.
January 7, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted to pass S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act. It permanently placed fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I, the strictest federal drug category, with the same trafficking penalties as fentanyl. The House passed it 321-104, and it became law July 16, 2025 (Public Law 119-26).
June 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, 312-108 in the House. It permanently places fentanyl-like drugs as a group in Schedule I, the strictest drug class, and applies fentanyl's trafficking penalties. This House bill stalled in the Senate, but the same text became law in July 2025 through S. 331.
February 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.
July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted against passing H.R. 2243, the LEOSA Reform Act, letting qualified working and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones and national parks. The House passed it 229-193, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
May 14, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted against passing H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring newborn care for a baby born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 217-204, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to pass H.R. 884, which would bar noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections. It would also repeal the 2022 DC law that let noncitizen residents vote locally. The House passed it 266-148, but the Senate has not acted, so the DC law still stands.
June 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 1 support
Voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, placed into S. 1071, setting defense policy and Defense Department spending. The House passed it 312-112, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-60 on December 18, 2025.
December 10, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.
July 3, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 25, canceling the IRS rule that made crypto trading services without a central operator report users' sale proceeds. The House passed it 292-132, and it became law.
March 11, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Voted no on H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, opposing a ban on federal Medicaid payment for gender transition care for minors. The House passed it 215-201. It is not law.
December 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted no on H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, opposing federal criminal penalties for providing gender-transition care to minors. The House passed it 216-211. The bill sits in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 28, a bill to bar federally funded schools from letting anyone male at birth play on girls' or women's teams. The House passed it 218-206, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 14, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 4 support
Voted to pass S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, setting federal rules for payment stablecoins, digital tokens meant to hold a steady value. Only approved banks and licensed issuers may issue them, backed one-for-one by reserves. The House passed it 308-122 and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.
July 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 13 to the President; the House approved it anyway, 220-207. It cancelled the bank regulator's 2024 rule that had ended fast automatic approvals and short application forms for bank mergers. It was signed into law on June 20, 2025 as Public Law 119-19.
May 20, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 28, 219-211, sending it to the President to repeal the rule that put the largest digital payment apps under federal supervision. It was signed on May 9, 2025 as Public Law 119-11.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — General
General · 21 records
Voted against passing H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, requiring locked placement for immigrant children 12 and older with gang tattoos or criminal records. The House passed it 225-201, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 3668, a bill making federal energy regulators the sole lead agency for gas pipeline reviews and ending states' water quality sign-off. The House passed it 213-184, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, speeding Clean Water Act permits, limiting states' power to block projects and dropping groundwater from protection. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 11, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 5214, a bill to require pretrial jail for violent crimes in Washington, DC and bar no-cash release for other public-safety crimes. The House passed it 237-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
November 19, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 5371, the funding bill ending the 43-day shutdown and funding most agencies into January 2026. The House agreed 222-209, and it became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025.
November 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 3062, a bill to replace the presidential permit for cross-border oil, gas, and power lines with a faster agency certificate. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 18, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 5140, which the House passed 225-203. The bill would let District of Columbia prosecutors charge children as young as 14 as adults for certain serious crimes, down from 16. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 4922, the DC CRIMES Act, limiting D.C. youth-offender sentencing to people under 18 and barring sentences below mandatory minimums. The House passed it 240-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 3838, the House defense policy bill for fiscal year 2026, authorizing Defense Department and nuclear security funding. The House passed it 231-196; this bill never became law, and S. 1071 became the final 2026 defense law.
September 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1919, which would stop the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar, holding individual accounts, or even studying one without Congress's approval. It passed the House 219-210 and is still pending in the Senate.
July 17, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 875, a bill making drunk or drugged driving grounds to bar an immigrant from entry or deport one already here. The House passed it 246-160, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 26, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling about $9.4 billion in approved but unspent foreign aid and public broadcasting money. The House vote was 214-212; the Senate trimmed it, and the smaller package became law July 24, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2056, a bill to bar the District of Columbia from limiting how its agencies share immigration information or honor federal detainers. The House passed it 224-194, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, making the small-business agency move offices out of sanctuary areas within 60 days. The House passed it 211-199.
June 5, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.
May 22, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.
April 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 35, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 264-155, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 13, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding tree-thinning in high-risk wildfire zones on federal land by skipping full environmental review. The House passed it 279-141, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, sending it to the president to require jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft. The House passed it 263-156, and it became law on January 29, 2025.
January 22, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 30, a bill barring entry and allowing deportation of non-citizens for sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking or child abuse. The House passed it 274-145, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against passing H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, sanctioning foreigners who help the International Criminal Court pursue Americans or allied citizens. The House passed it 243-140, but the Senate blocked it on January 28, 2025.
January 9, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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- United States Representative, Congressional District 9 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 9 (119th Congress), New Jersey · incumbent
Profile last researched September 6, 2026.