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Pramila Jayapal

U.S. Representative · WA-7 · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.41· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 298 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Jayapal’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 41
  2. Action in committee 3
  3. Action beyond committee 0
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

41 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 41 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Jayapal’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Jayapal.

Jayapal in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
93/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 48 missed of 674

Voted on 626 of 674 roll calls; missed 48. Lower than 91% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 31 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 443 votes that split the parties. Higher than 92% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 92% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.61

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Jayapal’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Jayapal’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 9432 LIFT the BAR ActModifies eligibility or benefits for federal nutrition assistance programs. AI-readSocial Welfare · In committee Jun 30, 2026Substantive1.9k words In committee
  • H.R. 7363 ICE Out of Our Faces ActRestricts Immigration and Customs Enforcement surveillance activities. AI-readImmigration · In committee Feb 5, 2026Substantive767 words In committee
  • H.R. 6397 Dignity for Detained Immigrants ActEstablishes standards and protections for detained immigrants. AI-readImmigration · In committee Dec 4, 2025Substantive5.9k words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.