Hayes is the representative for Connecticut’s 5th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Hayes is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 50 years old.
![Photo of Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT5]](/static/legislator-photos/412763-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Hayes.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Hayes is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Hayes has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 17, 2023. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Jahana Hayes sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Hayes was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 9491 (117th): Help Find the Missing Act
- H.R. 7791 (117th): Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
- H.R. 7551 (117th): Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022
- H.R. 8144 (116th): VA Mental Health Staffing Act
Does 4 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Hayes sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (28%) Agriculture and Food (25%) Health (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (5%) Labor and Employment (5%) Finance and Financial Sector (4%) Arts, Culture, Religion (4%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Hayes recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 1630: To establish competitive Federal grants that will empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions …
- H.Res. 185: Declaring racism a public health crisis.
- H.R. 1083: Caring for Survivors Act of 2023
- H.R. 789: Caring for All Families Act
- H.R. 9491 (117th): Help Find the Missing Act
- H.R. 9387 (117th): Students’ Access to Freedom and Educational Rights Act of 2022
- H.R. 8427 (117th): Tipped Worker Protection Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Mar 2023, Hayes missed 42 of 2,095 roll call votes, which is 2.0%. This is on par with the median of 1.5% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Jahana Hayes for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
