Watson Coleman, Bonnie
In office since
2015 · 11 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1945, Camden
Occupation
Politician
Education
Ewing High School · Thomas Edison State University
Office history
- Member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1998–2014
- Democratic Party 2002–2006
- United States representative 2015–2017
- United States representative 2017–2019
- United States representative 2019–2021
- United States representative 2021–present
Contact
Capitol office
168 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3012
202-225-5801
District office · Ewing
850 Bear Tavern Rd., Ewing, NJ, 08628
609-883-0026
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52
Bills sponsored
this session · 162 all-time
591
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 612 all-time
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Sponsored (introduced)
162 billsCurrent session 52 bills
- HR 1967 Renaming the National School Lunch Program Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1638 CROWN Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1359 Black History Matters Act In Committee
- HRES 116 Condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers. In Committee
- HR 905 EITC Modernization Act In Committee
- HR 469 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act Passed
- HRES 52 Recognizing and honoring the work of community organizations and individuals who create and maintain services and educational programs for marginalized groups ensuring the resilience and prosperity of members of the LGBTQIA+ community. In Committee
- HR 329 Expanding Penalty Free Withdrawal Act In Committee
- HR 6831 Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act In Committee
- HR 6418 Employee Profit-Sharing Encouragement Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6244 Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act In Committee
- HR 6243 Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act In Committee
- HR 6242 Healthy MOM Act In Committee
- HR 5988 CORRUPT Act In Committee
- HR 5830 Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5725 Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5671 Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act In Committee
- HRES 764 Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health access and treatment. In Committee
- HR 4359 Public Housing Fire Safety Act In Committee
- HR 4212 SHADE Act In Committee
- HR 4007 PHARA Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 3664 PAID Act In Committee
- HR 3612 End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 3376 Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 3087 Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act In Committee
Historical 110 bills
- HR 2302 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 259 Nassau Street, Suite 2 in Princeton, New Jersey, as the "Dr. John F. Nash, Jr. Post Office". Signed
- HR 584 Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2023 Died
- HR 585 Expanding Penalty Free Withdrawal Act Died
- HRES 587 Recognizing LGBTQ+ suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month". Died
- HRES 570 Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program. Died
- HR 444 End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2023 Died
- HR 4278 Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 514 Committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual violence and gender-based violence, including immigrant survivors, survivors who are incarcerated, survivors with disabilities, survivors of color, American Indian or Alaska Native survivors, survivors of child sexual abuse, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex survivors. Died
- HCONRES 53 Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the territory that would become the United States. Died
- HR 3693 Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act Died
- HRES 480 Acknowledging the racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color. Died
- HR 3454 HEAR Act Died
- HR 1297 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2017 Died
- HR 2778 Healthy MOM Act Died
- HR 2687 Customer Non-Discrimination Act Died
- HR 347 DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2017 Died
- HR 971 Black History Matters Act Died
- HR 2112 Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act Died
- HR 1892 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1893 Next Step Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1643 PrEP Assistance Program Act Died
- HR 1436 EITC Modernization Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1295 Expanding Penalty Free Withdrawal Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1294 Employee Profit-Sharing Encouragement Act of 2019 Died
- HR 687 Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2019 Died
Co-sponsored
612 billsCurrent session 591 bills
- HR 8098 To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol. In Committee
- HR 9306 Hands Off Elections Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9281 DASH Act In Committee
- HRES 1364 Commemorating 10 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. In Committee
- HJRES 196 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. In Committee
- HR 9287 Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026 In Committee
- HCONRES 109 Allowing Emancipation Hall to be used for a ceremony to dedicate the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Passed
- HRES 1375 Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world. In Committee
- HR 9380 Expanding Access to Credit through Consumer-Permissioned Data Act In Committee
- HR 9355 Don't Settle for Corruption Act In Committee
- HR 9401 Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9442 Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act In Committee
- HR 9448 Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act In Committee
- HR 9432 LIFT the BAR Act In Committee
- HRES 1384 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans. In Committee
- HR 9437 Right to Vote Act In Committee
- HR 9458 Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act In Committee
- HR 9544 Save MEDICARE Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1402 Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. In Committee
- HR 9579 Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act In Committee
- HRES 1420 Honoring the 31st International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Danette Anthony Reed. In Committee
- HR 9591 Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9271 Governors’ Right to Inspect Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9374 Find Our Families Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9669 FACT Pilot Program Act In Committee
Historical 21 bills
- HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Signed
- HR 5853 Private Prison Information Act of 2021 Died
- HR 5983 Clean Water Act of 2023 Died
- HR 1 For the People Act of 2021 Died
- HR 7296 Pray Safe Act of 2024 Died
- HR 20 Government By the People Act of 2017 Died
- HR 19 Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act Died
- HR 15 Raise the Wage Act Died
- HR 12 Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 Died
- HR 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1 For the People Act of 2019 Died
- HR 7 Paycheck Fairness Act Died
- HR 5 Equality Act Died
- HR 9 Climate Action Now Act Died
- HR 6 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 Died
- HR 4 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 Died
- HR 2 Moving Forward Act Died
- HR 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act Died
- HRES 14 Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the State of Georgia. Died
- HR 33 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023 Died
- HR 35 Close the Medigap Act of 2023 Died
Voting record
Per-member voting records are not published by this state.
Career history 5 past roles
- Lower chamber District 12 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 12 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 12 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 12 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 12 Democratic