Bynum, Janelle S.
In office since
2025 · 1 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1975, Washington, D.C.
Occupation
Politician
Education
University of Michigan · Florida A&M University · Madeira School
Office history
- member of the Oregon House of Representatives 2017–2025
- United States representative 2025–present
Contact
Capitol office
1508 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3705
202-225-5711
District office · Oregon City
502 7th Street, Oregon City, OR, 97045
503-387-8651
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21
Bills sponsored
this session · 21 all-time
337
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 337 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
61
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 61 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.7%
based on 60 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.3%
based on 60 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
98.4%
based on 60 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
21 billsCurrent session 21 bills
- HR 6618 Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act Passed
- HR 6430 Junk Fee Prevention Act In Committee
- HR 5907 To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to eligible entities to select pre-reviewed designs of covered structures of mixed-income housing for use in the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, and for other purposes. In Committee
- HR 5619 Federal Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act In Committee
- HR 4486 Microplastics Safety Act In Committee
- HRES 443 Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "National Electrical Safety Month". In Committee
- HR 2537 Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 2287 Protecting Families from Inflation Act In Committee
- HJRES 182 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2023-01: Unfair Billing and Collection Practices After Bankruptcy Discharges of Certain Student Loan Debts". In Committee
- HRES 1276 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Bend Chamber of Commerce. In Committee
- HJRES 183 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-01: Unlawful Negative Option Marketing Practices". In Committee
- HR 8041 Supporting VA Families Act In Committee
- HR 7201 Rural Service and Workforce Corps Act In Committee
- HR 7243 SPUR Housing Act In Committee
- HR 7244 First-Time Home Buyers Match Act In Committee
- HR 7245 LIMBER Timber Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 7242 Homebuilders Corps Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 7204 School Bus Stop-Arm Safety Camera Act In Committee
- HR 7205 Application FEES Act In Committee
- HR 7202 Invest in Rural Teachers Act In Committee
- HR 7203 CHIPS Child Care Act In Committee
Co-sponsored
337 billsCurrent session 337 bills
- HR 9306 Hands Off Elections Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9320 All in For Attendance Act In Committee
- HR 9377 Protecting America’s Herds Act In Committee
- HR 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250 In Committee
- HR 9426 Affordable Youth Enrichment Opportunities Act In Committee
- HR 9211 Jewish American Security Act In Committee
- HRES 1420 Honoring the 31st International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Danette Anthony Reed. In Committee
- HR 9596 Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9630 BILL Drivers Act In Committee
- HR 9693 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify certain physician payments under the Medicare program. In Committee
- HR 714 Jobs Now Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 8456 Rural Child Care Access Act In Committee
- HR 8504 Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8503 Save SNAP Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1235 Recognizing the 51st anniversary of Black April and the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. In Committee
- HRES 1238 Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults. In Committee
- HRES 1255 Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week". In Committee
- HR 8734 To express the Sense of Congress with respect to safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes. In Committee
- HRES 1252 Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Passed
- HR 8791 IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act In Committee
- HR 8878 Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act In Committee
- HRES 1302 Designating May 2026 as "National Electrical Safety Month" in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Electrical Safety Month" to raise awareness of electrical hazards in homes, schools, and workplaces and the action citizens can take to protect against electrically related hazards. In Committee
- HR 8939 Closing the HPV Testing Gap Act In Committee
- HJRES 189 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations". In Committee
- HR 8955 Bipartisan Transparency for American Taxpayers Act In Committee
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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HRES 873
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
On Passage |
Nay | pass | July 23, 2026 |
|
HRES 719
Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | July 23, 2026 |
|
HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
On Passage |
Nay | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 1047
GRID Power Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 3015
National Coal Council Reestablishment Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 3062
Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | July 22, 2026 |
|
HRES 713
Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 5143
District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HR 5125
District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 22, 2026 |
|
HRES 722
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 719) honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | pass | July 22, 2026 |
|
HRES 722
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 719) honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk; and for other purposes.
On Passage |
Nay | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 5140
To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 4922
D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 2721
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HRES 707
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HRES 707
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3400
TRAVEL Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HJRES 117
Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3486
Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3944
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 21, 2026 |
|
HR 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | pass | July 21, 2026 |
|
HRES 682
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Not Voting | fail | July 15, 2026 |
|
HRES 682
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 15, 2026 |
|
HR 3425
Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | July 15, 2026 |
|
HR 3424
SPACE Act of 2025
On Passage |
Nay | pass | July 14, 2026 |
|
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | July 14, 2026 |
|
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage |
Nay | pass | July 14, 2026 |
|
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | July 14, 2026 |
|
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | July 13, 2026 |
|
HRES 672
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 104) 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 ‘‘Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) 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 ‘‘North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) 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 ‘‘Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | June 11, 2026 |
|
HRES 672
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 104) 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 ‘‘Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) 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 ‘‘North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) 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 ‘‘Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; and for other purposes.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Nay | fail | June 11, 2026 |
|
HR 747
Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025
On Passage |
Nay | pass | June 10, 2026 |
|
HR 4216
Made-in-America Defense Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | June 10, 2026 |
|
HR 3351
Improving Access to Small Business Information Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HR 3095
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Commit |
Yea | fail | June 09, 2026 |
|
HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | June 09, 2026 |
|
HRES 590
Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | June 04, 2026 |
|
HRES 590
Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | June 04, 2026 |
|
HRES 580
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | June 03, 2026 |
|
HRES 580
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | June 03, 2026 |
|
HRES 566
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
HRES 516
Condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
HRES 530
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 275) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 875) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 516) condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
HRES 537
Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | May 15, 2026 |
|
HR 3422
Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | May 15, 2026 |
|
HR 4
Rescissions Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree |
Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |