Promise Tracker › Janelle S. Bynum
U.S. Representative, Oregon 5th district · Democrat
Janelle S. Bynum
45 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for30845.6%
- Voted against35853.0%
- Did not vote20.3%
Turned up for 98.5% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Bynum voted 98 times out of every 100 they could. That is more than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Pablo José Hernández more than anyone else. The two agreed 100 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with James C. Moylan. They agreed 67 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 3 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 3, 2025
- Terms served
- 1 term in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- January 31, 1975
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Only three headings repeat in Bynum's indexed remarks, on an officer safety bill, on gas prices and on Oregon firefighters. Everything else appears once, taking in a wildfire that burned 23,000 acres in her state.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
- Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act2
- Gas Prices Are Out of Control2
- Thanking Oregon Firefighters for Their Heroic Service2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
45 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Janelle S. Bynum’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-07-20FOLLOW THE MONEY“Shh. Mr. Speaker, it has been really quiet in this Chamber about who is profiting from the Presidency. While Americans struggle to pay for gas and groceries, our President Trump is making billions.”
- 2026-07-16MAKING COLLEGE AFFORDABLE“Mr. Speaker, today I am here to talk about student loans. To be honest with you, I don't know why I am the only one. I can't remember the last time I heard this body talking about financing higher education.”
- 2026-06-08CHILDREN FALLING BEHIND“Mr. Speaker, if you have kids, the Annie E. Casey Foundation's ``2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book'' should concern you. It showed that children across the country are falling behind.”
- 2026-06-04AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027“Madam Chair, I can't say that I am surprised that my Republican colleagues want to cut yet another resource to help women and children get food. This bill reduces the fruit and vegetable benefit for mothers and young children under WIC, and this goes against actual science-based evidence that tells us what families need to stay healthy.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Janelle S. Bynum voted on 466 and was with the Democrat majority on 444 of them.
466 party line votes cast
- With their party44495.3%
- Against their party224.7%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 21-Jul-2026H R 6955Voted Yea · On Passage
- 14-May-2026H R 5625Voted Yea · On Passage
- 13-May-2026H R 1346Voted Yea · On Passage
- 29-Apr-2026S 1318Voted Yea · On Passage
- 27-Mar-2026H R 7084Voted Yea · On Passage
- 9-Jan-2026H R 5184Voted Yea · On Passage
- 11-Dec-2025H R 3383Voted Aye · On Passage
- 3-Dec-2025H R 4305Voted Yea · On Passage
- 21-Jul-2025H R 3095Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 17-Jul-2025S 1582Voted Yea · On Passage
- 17-Jul-2025H R 3633Voted Yea · On Passage
- 10-Jun-2025H R 884Voted Yea · On Passage
- 9-Jun-2025H RES 488Voted Yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree
- 1-May-2025H J RES 88Voted Yea · On Passage
- 11-Mar-2025H J RES 25Voted Yea · On Passage
- 11-Mar-2025H R 1156Voted Yea · On Passage
- 27-Feb-2025H J RES 20Voted Yea · On Passage
- 6-Feb-2025H R 27Voted Yea · On Passage
- 23-Jan-2025H R 471Voted Yea · On Passage
- 22-Jan-2025S 5Voted Yea · On Passage
- 16-Jan-2025H R 30Voted Yea · On Passage
- 7-Jan-2025H R 29Voted Yea · On Passage
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Pablo José HernándezDemocrat · PR · agreed on 100.0% of 79 shared votes
- Mike LevinDemocrat · CA · agreed on 97.9% of 662 shared votes
- James R. WalkinshawDemocrat · VA · agreed on 97.9% of 423 shared votes
- Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat · IL · agreed on 97.7% of 666 shared votes
- Greg StantonDemocrat · AZ · agreed on 97.7% of 652 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- James C. MoylanRepublican · GU · agreed on 67.1% of 73 shared votes
- Kimberlyn King-HindsRepublican · MP · agreed on 61.5% of 65 shared votes
- Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · PA · agreed on 48.9% of 660 shared votes
- Michael LawlerRepublican · NY · agreed on 40.8% of 654 shared votes
- Don BaconRepublican · NE · agreed on 39.5% of 664 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Janelle S. Bynum as speaking in 59 items of business across 53 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- July 20, 2026FOLLOW THE MONEY; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 118
- July 16, 2026MAKING COLLEGE AFFORDABLE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 116
- June 23, 2026ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 105
- June 8, 2026CHILDREN FALLING BEHIND; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 96
- June 4, 2026AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027; Con
- June 4, 2026AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027; Con
- May 21, 2026ONE STEP CLOSER TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 87
- May 12, 2026GAS PRICES ARE OUT OF CONTROL; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 80
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Janelle S. Bynum. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted against (Nay) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Oregon Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Oregon representatives in this Congress: Val T. Hoyle and Andrea Salinas.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.