Jayapal is the representative for Washington’s 7th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2017. Jayapal is next up for reelection in 2020.
Alleged misconduct & resolution
On June 28, Rep. Jayapal was arrested for crowding, obstructing, or incommoding, during a protest inside a Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. The House Committee on Ethics concluded that no further investigation was needed since Rep. Jayapal had paid a $50 fine and charges were dropped.
| Jun. 25, 2018 | House Committee on Ethics concluded that no further investigation was needed since Rep. Jayapal had paid a $50 fine and charges were dropped. |
![Photo of Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA7]](/static/legislator-photos/412730-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Jayapal.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Jayapal 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Jayapal has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Feb 26, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Pramila Jayapal sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Immigration and Citizenship subcommittee Vice Chair
Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law subcommittees - House Committee on the Budget
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House Committee on Education and Labor
Higher Education and Workforce Investment, Workforce Protections subcommittees
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Jayapal sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (25%) Immigration (21%) Government Operations and Politics (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (14%) Education (11%) Environmental Protection (7%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Jayapal’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5581: Access to Counsel Act of 2020
- H.Res. 753: Commemorating the life of William D. Ruckelshaus.
- H.Res. 745: Urging the Republic of India to end the restrictions on communications and mass ...
- H.R. 4724: Students Not Profits Act of 2019
- H.R. 4701: HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2019
- H.R. 3906: Detention Oversight, Not Expansion Act
- H.R. 3760: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Feb 2020, Jayapal missed 26 of 1,986 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 2.2% 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 and major life events.
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 Pramila Jayapal for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
