Promise Tracker › Pramila Jayapal
U.S. Representative, Washington 7th district · Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
50 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for24536.2%
- Voted against38056.2%
- Did not vote487.1%
Turned up for 92.5% of the votes they could have cast, below the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Jayapal voted 92 times out of every 100 they could. That is less 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 66 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under 8 headings more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 3, 2017
- Terms served
- 5 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- September 21, 1965
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Resolutions directing the President under the War Powers Resolution lead Jayapal's indexed remarks at four. Immigration accounts for the next group, across the Laken Riley Act, temporary protected status for Haiti, and three bills named for victims. An Epstein files bill and two animal bills follow at two each.
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.
- Directing the President, Pursuant to Section 5(c) of the…4
- Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act…2
- Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status2
- Epstein Files Transparency Act2
- Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza…2
- Kayla Hamilton Act2
- Laken Riley Act2
- Pet and Livestock Protection Act2
What Was Said, and What Was Done
50 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Pramila Jayapal’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-07-22DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(C) OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO REMOVE UNITED STATES ARMED FO“Mr. Speaker, how I would like to respond to the gentleman is: We actually need a strategy. Have you seen a strategy of which ships are where? What are we planning to do?”
- 2026-07-21PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8800, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027“Mr. Speaker, let me be clear about what my colleagues are trying to do in their bill that they are advancing. They are trying to advance a fake stock trading ban.”
- 2026-06-24THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTS HOPEFUL NEW BEGINNINGS“Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Ramirez for her leadership and for consistently fighting for immigrants across this country. Today, as we recognize Immigrant Heritage Month, immigrants and people of all statuses face horrific, unprecedented attacks from the Trump administration.”
- 2026-06-24MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING LIFE OF JUNIPER BLESSING“I thank the gentlewoman for those beautiful words and also for sharing this moment of celebration of Juniper Blessing and her life. I am so proud that Juniper Blessing was a constituent of mine as well as a college student at the University of Washington in Seattle.”
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, Pramila Jayapal voted on 442 and was with the Democrat majority on 441 of them.
442 party line votes cast
- With their party44199.8%
- Against their party10.2%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 5-Mar-2026H R 7744Voted Nay · On Motion to Recommit
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Pablo José HernándezDemocrat · PR · agreed on 100.0% of 80 shared votes
- Greg CasarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 99.2% of 529 shared votes
- Maxwell FrostDemocrat · FL · agreed on 98.9% of 622 shared votes
- Maxine DexterDemocrat · OR · agreed on 98.9% of 619 shared votes
- Gerald E. ConnollyDemocrat · VA · agreed on 98.7% of 75 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- James C. MoylanRepublican · GU · agreed on 66.2% of 74 shared votes
- Kimberlyn King-HindsRepublican · MP · agreed on 60.6% of 66 shared votes
- Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · PA · agreed on 42.8% of 621 shared votes
- James GallagherRepublican · CA · agreed on 36.3% of 91 shared votes
- Michael LawlerRepublican · NY · agreed on 34.0% of 617 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Pramila Jayapal as speaking in 52 items of business across 46 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 22, 2026DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(C) OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO REMOVE UNITED STATES ARMED FO
- July 21, 2026PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8800, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; PROVIDING F
- June 24, 2026THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTS HOPEFUL NEW BEGINNINGS; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 106
- June 24, 2026MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING LIFE OF JUNIPER BLESSING; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 106
- June 10, 2026EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES OF TITLE VII OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978; Congressional Reco
- June 10, 2026HONORING RAFE POMERANCE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 98
- June 9, 2026SECURE AMERICA ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 97
- June 4, 2026PERSONAL EXPLANATION; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 95
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 Pramila Jayapal. 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 Washington Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Washington representatives in this Congress: Emily Randall and Kim Schrier.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.