Rep. Bynum, Janelle S.

Democrat · Oregon-5 · House of Representatives

Janelle Sojourner Bynum is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2025.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 98% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 24.2% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 57.2%.
Bills sponsored: 17; passed into law: 0.

Recent votes by Rep. Bynum, Janelle S.

Voted Not Voting on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Voted Nay on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Not Voting on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Yea on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
Voted Nay on House approves fiscal 2026 appropriations amendment — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea on Reduces tax withholding for Taiwan residents earning U.S. income — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States
Voted Nay on Expands police chase authority in Washington DC — District of Columbia Policing Protection Act
Voted Nay on Opens Alaska oil reserve to more leasing — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".
Voted Yea on Extends deadline to prosecute pandemic jobless fraud — Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

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Sen. Merkley, Jeff (Democrat)
Rep. Salinas, Andrea (Democrat)
Sen. Wyden, Ron (Democrat)

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