Pramila Jayapal

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

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Jayapal, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Representative Debbie Dingell introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2025, proposing comprehensive national coverage without premiums, copayments, or deductibles.

April 29, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced the Health Over Wealth Act with Senator Ed Markey. The bill proposes making private-equity owners of hospitals and nursing homes report their debt and executive pay, set aside five years of expenses to keep care going, and stop stripping assets.

July 25, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Jayapal introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2023 with Representative Debbie Dingell and Senator Bernie Sanders, proposing comprehensive national coverage including primary, dental, vision, mental-health, reproductive, and long-term care.

May 17, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Jayapal supported House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, citing its climate investments, prescription-drug provisions, and tax changes.

August 12, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Jayapal and Representative Debbie Dingell introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019 to establish comprehensive national health coverage without premiums, copayments, or deductibles.

February 28, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Jayapal introduced the Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act to create a federal produce-benefit program modeled on Seattle's Fresh Bucks program for households receiving nutrition assistance.

July 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Jayapal supported House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, citing its climate investments, prescription-drug provisions, and tax changes.

August 12, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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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

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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

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Jayapal supported House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, citing its climate investments, prescription-drug provisions, and tax changes.

August 12, 2022Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Jayapal joined Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Brendan Boyle in introducing the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, proposing an annual wealth tax on households and trusts with net worth above $50 million.

March 1, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Introduced the Paycheck Recovery Act during the COVID-19 crisis, proposing direct grants to put laid-off workers back on payroll and health coverage; 93 members co-sponsored it (H.R. 6918).

May 19, 2020Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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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

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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

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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

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Voted against passing H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.

January 12, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, letting doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

December 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 302, a bill to bar moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

September 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 6087, a bill letting injured federal workers be treated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants under federal workers' compensation. The House passed it 325-83, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

June 7, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, giving airport security screeners the same union and appeal rights as most federal workers. The House passed it 220-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

May 12, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, presuming certain cancers and heart and lung conditions in federal firefighters came from the job. The House passed it 288-131; Congress enacted the same provisions in December 2022 in the annual defense bill.

May 11, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.

October 22, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

May 14, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 1195, a bill to require a federal workplace safety standard against violence in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and social service settings. The House passed it 254-166, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

April 16, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.

April 15, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for H.R. 842, the PRO Act, a bill to strengthen workers' right to unionize, bar permanently replacing strikers and override state right-to-work laws. The House passed it 225-206, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 9, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Jayapal introduced a constitutional amendment to permit federal and state regulation of campaign spending and to specify that constitutional rights belong to natural persons rather than corporations.

February 13, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Jayapal and Senator Elizabeth Warren asked eight federal inspectors general to review agency ethics policies and financial-conflict rules and recommend reforms.

March 1, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption

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Jayapal and bipartisan House and Senate colleagues introduced legislation to bar members of Congress and their spouses from owning or trading individual stocks and other specified securities.

February 9, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption

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Jayapal voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump when the House approved them on December 18, 2019.

December 18, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

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Jayapal joined more than 200 members of Congress in filing an Emoluments Clause lawsuit against President Donald Trump over alleged benefits received from foreign governments without congressional consent.

June 21, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption

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Jayapal and bipartisan colleagues introduced the Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act to end the statutory requirement that military services submit unfunded-priorities lists outside the regular budget process.

June 30, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Jayapal's Access to Counsel Act passed the House, requiring that U.S. citizens, green-card holders, and other people with legal status be allowed to seek assistance after extended detention by Customs and Border Protection at a port of entry.

April 21, 2021Supports Immigration

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Jayapal was arrested during a Senate office-building protest against family separation and forfeited $50 collateral; the charge was disposed, and the House Ethics Committee voted not to open an investigative subcommittee and closed the matter with no further action.

June 28, 2018Supports Immigration

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Jayapal introduced the Access to Counsel Act to require access to legal counsel for people held or detained at ports of entry and immigration detention facilities.

February 9, 2017Supports Immigration

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Jayapal and bipartisan colleagues introduced the Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act to end the statutory requirement that military services submit unfunded-priorities lists outside the regular budget process.

June 30, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Jayapal voted against the 2026 consolidated appropriations package, citing its Pentagon funding level and lack of safeguards against executive impoundment while acknowledging that it preserved several housing, labor, education, and transportation programs.

January 22, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Jayapal introduced the Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act to create a federal produce-benefit program modeled on Seattle's Fresh Bucks program for households receiving nutrition assistance.

July 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Introduced the Paycheck Recovery Act during the COVID-19 crisis, proposing direct grants to put laid-off workers back on payroll and health coverage; 93 members co-sponsored it (H.R. 6918).

May 19, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Jayapal voted against the 2026 consolidated appropriations package, citing its Pentagon funding level and lack of safeguards against executive impoundment while acknowledging that it preserved several housing, labor, education, and transportation programs.

January 22, 2026Opposes National Defense

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Jayapal voted against reauthorizing FISA Section 702 without a warrant requirement for searches of Americans' communications; the measure failed, 198-218.

June 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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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

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Jayapal voted against reauthorizing FISA Section 702 without a warrant requirement for searches of Americans' communications; the measure failed, 198-218.

June 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.

October 22, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

May 14, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Jayapal's Access to Counsel Act passed the House, requiring that U.S. citizens, green-card holders, and other people with legal status be allowed to seek assistance after extended detention by Customs and Border Protection at a port of entry.

April 21, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.

April 15, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Jayapal introduced the Access to Counsel Act to require access to legal counsel for people held or detained at ports of entry and immigration detention facilities.

February 9, 2017Supports Civil Rights

Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced the Health Over Wealth Act with Senator Ed Markey. The bill proposes making private-equity owners of hospitals and nursing homes report their debt and executive pay, set aside five years of expenses to keep care going, and stop stripping assets.

July 25, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.

January 12, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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The House Judiciary Committee approved her Ending Platform Monopolies Act, proposing to bar dominant online platforms from owning business lines that compete with sellers on their own platforms (H.R. 3825).

June 24, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

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Jayapal voted for an Iran War Powers Resolution that would reassert Congress's authority over military hostilities; the resolution failed in the House, 212-219.

March 5, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

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Jayapal voted against H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, stating that she opposed providing additional offensive weapons while supporting defensive systems and a ceasefire tied to hostage release and humanitarian aid.

April 20, 2024Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

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Jayapal was appointed to the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and continued on the Judiciary Committee as ranking member of its immigration subcommittee while joining the Foreign Affairs Committee for the 119th Congress.

January 14, 2025

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After saying at a public event that Israel was a racist state, Jayapal issued a clarification and apologized to people hurt by her words, stating that she did not believe the idea of Israel as a nation was racist while continuing to criticize discriminatory policies of its government.

July 16, 2023

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Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus elected Jayapal chair for the 117th Congress after she had served as a caucus co-chair.

December 9, 2020

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Pramila Jayapal was sworn into the 115th Congress as the U.S. representative for Washington's 7th Congressional District.

January 3, 2017

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Jayapal was arrested during a Senate office-building protest against family separation and forfeited $50 collateral; the charge was disposed, and the House Ethics Committee voted not to open an investigative subcommittee and closed the matter with no further action.

June 28, 2018

Source: ethics.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026