Sykes, Emilia Strong
In office since
2023 · 3 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1986, Akron
Occupation
Politician
Education
Kent State University · Firestone High School · Fredric G. Levin College of Law · University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions
Office history
- Ohio state representative 2015–2022
- United States representative 2023–2025
- United States representative 2025–present
Contact
Capitol office
1217 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3513
202-225-6265
District office · Akron
121 South Main Street, Akron, OH, 44308
330-400-5350
District office · Canton
400 Third St. SE, Canton, OH, 44702
330-400-5350
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37
Bills sponsored
this session · 54 all-time
272
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 274 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
61
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 61 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.7%
based on 61 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.3%
based on 61 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 61 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
54 billsCurrent session 37 bills
- HR 2017 Pay Our Military Act In Committee
- HR 2016 Feed Our Families Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1751 Stop Electronic Stalking Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 971 RAIL Act In Committee
- HR 463 Lower Your Taxes Act In Committee
- HRES 918 Honoring and commemorating 200 years of historic contributions to American culture made by the city of Akron. In Committee
- HR 5893 GUARD Act In Committee
- HR 5761 Fair Warning Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5661 Water Preservation and Affordability Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5701 Fair Social Security for Domestic Violence Survivors Act In Committee
- HR 5702 Better Care For Domestic Violence Survivors Act In Committee
- HR 5700 Break Free From Domestic Violence Act In Committee
- HR 5660 Pay Our Military Act In Committee
- HJRES 123 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability". In Committee
- HR 5412 Food Farmacy Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5122 NASA Talent Exchange Program Act In Committee
- HR 4740 No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act In Committee
- HR 4352 HOMES Act In Committee
- HR 4267 Get Your Money Back Act In Committee
- HR 3788 Support for Quantum Supply Chains Act In Committee
- HR 3741 Closing Bribery Loopholes Act In Committee
- HRES 434 A resolution remembering John Brown. In Committee
- HR 3372 Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 3260 Mental Health Improvement Act In Committee
- HR 2898 EITC Lookback Act In Committee
Historical 17 bills
- HR 9074 Safe Freight Act of 2024 Died
- HR 8871 Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2024 Died
- HR 8578 Retreaded Truck Tire Jobs, Supply Chain Security and Sustainability Act of 2024 Died
- HR 7762 Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act Died
- HR 6770 INFANTS Act of 2023 Died
- HR 6771 NASA Talent Exchange Program Act Died
- HR 6358 Fair Warning Act of 2023 Died
- HR 6169 Fair Social Security for Domestic Violence Survivors Act Died
- HR 6207 Support for Quantum Supply Chains Act Died
- HR 6167 Break Free From Domestic Violence Act Died
- HR 6168 Better Care For Domestic Violence Survivors Act Died
- HR 6034 Safer Homes and Families Act Died
- HR 6035 Stop Electronic Stalking Act Died
- HR 5953 Lower Your Taxes Act Died
- HR 5667 Pay Our Military Act Died
- HR 5668 Feed Our Families Act of 2023 Died
- HR 4097 Mental Health Improvement Act Died
Co-sponsored
274 billsCurrent session 272 bills
- HR 9554 Senior Accessible Housing Tax Credit Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9263 Housing Supply Fund Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9424 Save Our Pedestrians Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9484 Water Reservoir Transparency Act In Committee
- HRES 1395 Support for the designation of the week of June 29 through July 4, 2026, as "National Tire Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Tire Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper tire care and maintenance. In Committee
- HRES 1420 Honoring the 31st International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Danette Anthony Reed. In Committee
- HRES 1427 Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. In Committee
- HR 8474 Neighborhood Tree Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8520 HELP Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8589 Closing Bankruptcy Loopholes for Child Predators Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8690 Pregnant Women in Custody Act In Committee
- HR 8807 Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act In Committee
- HRES 1285 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science. In Committee
- HR 8832 Supporting Women COPS Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8907 IMPACT to Save Moms Act In Committee
- HR 8748 Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8940 Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act In Committee
- HR 51 Washington, D.C. Admission Act In Committee
- HR 232 SALT Fairness and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act In Committee
- HRES 23 Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution In Committee
- HR 247 Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 284 GLRI Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 396 TRUST in Congress Act In Committee
- HR 307 ARC Act of 2025 In Committee
- HRES 45 Honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, on reaching the historic milestone of 117 years of serving communities. 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Career history 1 past role
- Lower chamber District 13 Democratic