# Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Washington’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Washington’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: J000298
- FEC candidate IDs: H6WA07458

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000298 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Jayapal sits at −1.66 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of House Democrats.

## What Jayapal says (119th Congress (2025–27))

4,486 classified statements: 4,101 posts on X, 247 press releases, 80 Congressional Record speeches, 58 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jayapal | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.7% | 6.6% | 40 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 44.6% | 27.5% | 5 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 80.1% | 73.2% | 35 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.0% | 9.8% | 192 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 13.5% | 22.7% | 190 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.9% | 1.9% | 35 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 29% (House Democrats 11%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.66 (standard error 0.01), from 6,252 donors and 4,929 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.2% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 92.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 22 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 52 bills: 52 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 567. 1.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 127 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10875: To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10875
- H.R. 10561: Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10561
- H.R. 10562: Students Not Profits Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10562
- H.R. 10563: Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10563
- H.R. 10520: South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10520
- H.J.Res. 215: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/215
- H.R. 10209: GREEN Hospitals Act (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10209
- H.R. 9959: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9959
- H.R. 9910: Health Over Wealth Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9910
- H.R. 9744: Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9744

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 46% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 69% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114548174677266451
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114761193294344351
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114811859354194131
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114813085529825332
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114831967287992391
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114854650633433281
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114390287099244861
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114446939445936512
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2114477147725111594
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/2113790303639310727

## Links

- Official site: https://jayapal.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJayapal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJayapal
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjayapal
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000298

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000298