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 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
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 2020 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 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 3, 2017 to Nov 26, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Pramila Jayapal sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Jayapal was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Jayapal sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (30%) Immigration (21%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Labor and Employment (9%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7%) Education (7%) Commerce (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Jayapal’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5227: LIFT the BAR Act of 2021
- H.Res. 629: Acknowledging that in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, individuals experienced hate and …
- H.R. 5165: Improving Medicare Coverage Act
- H.R. 4826: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- H.R. 4709: FAMILIES Act
- H.R. 4386: Assuring Regular Consultation to Have Indigenous Voices Effectively Solicited Act
- H.R. 3907: Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Dec 2021, Jayapal missed 36 of 2,565 roll call votes, which is 1.4%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% 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
