Janelle S. Bynum

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Bynum stated that gas prices in Oregon averaged $5.30 per gallon and that while suspending the 18-cent federal gas tax is a step forward, it does not go far enough to address the problem that Americans face in affording gas for daily needs.

Bynum urged Oregonians to register to vote before the state's deadline for the upcoming primaries and stated her opposition to making voter registration less accessible and voting by mail harder.

Bynum requested more than $36 million in funding for Oregon's Fifth Congressional District to support clean drinking water, education, childcare, public safety, and workforce development.

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act — This bill allocates federal spending to the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, representing a direct government expenditure that affects the overall budget.

Bynum stated that the Department of Homeland Security had been shut down for over a month, that Republican colleagues refused to fix it, that TSA agents and other public servants were working without pay, and that Democrats had put forth solutions to reopen and fund the government while calling for ICE reform, but that Republicans would not come to the table to negotiate.

Bynum introduced the K-30 agenda, legislation that includes investments in rural schools and teacher support, measures to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses, and rural economic revitalization initiatives.

Bynum stated that ICE agents tear-gassed children during protests in Portland, Oregon, and called on the administration to leave the city and hold those responsible accountable.

Bynum delivered remarks to the House describing a hypothetical congressional Member owl who avoids confronting what she characterized as unconstitutional acts by the administration.

Bynum spoke on the House floor for one minute stating that the administration is threatening criminal investigations into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell because he refuses to give in to Trump's demands, and that such attempts to intimidate the Fed undermine its independence and make interest rates and inflation political tools.

Bynum introduced the Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act along with Congressmen Neguse, Crane, and Ciscomani to prevent drone interference with wildfire response efforts.

Bynum introduced the Junk Fee Prevention Act to require transparency in pricing and prevent bait-and-switch pricing models.

Bynum introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act earlier in Congress to help students with disabilities and stated her commitment to ensuring access to education for children with disabilities.

Bynum addressed the House for 1 minute regarding healthcare open enrollment in Oregon, citing constituent cases of significant premium increases and stating she would continue fighting to protect healthcare and lower costs.

Bynum announced the completion of her Give 'Em Hell Tour, which consisted of 10 townhalls across her district over 3 months with over 42,000 attendees, and stated that the primary message from constituents was to protect healthcare and make life more affordable.

Bynum spoke on the House floor opposing the President's plan to deploy the National Guard to Portland and called for federal resources to be directed instead toward education, childcare, affordable housing, and environmental cleanup in Oregon.

Bynum stated that the Trump administration is making it harder for fire crews to do their jobs by cutting funding and pulling people off the front lines of wildfires to conduct immigration enforcement, and called on the administration to stop these actions during wildfire season in Oregon.

Bynum stated that President Trump is freezing firefighter funding while Oregon firefighters are fighting the Cram fire, and said she would continue fighting to ensure communities have the resources they need.

Bynum delivered her 22nd floor speech to share constituent stories and defend programs including SNAP, Social Security, and Medicare.

Bynum stated that the Dobbs decision has put the health of women nationwide at risk by forcing thousands of women to travel or risk prosecution to access basic healthcare, and called for ending the damage of the decision and restoring a woman's right to choose.

Bynum stated that the President's bill cutting SNAP funding would leave people in her district hungry and that such cuts to food assistance for low-income families, children, and seniors are unacceptable.

Bynum addressed the House for 1 minute and read a message from an Oregonian constituent named Donna opposing cuts to Federal employee retirement benefits.

Bynum addressed the House for 1 minute about Medicaid cuts, describing a 7-year-old girl named Rose who uses Medicaid-funded physical therapy and stating that Republican colleagues are working to take away Rose's healthcare so billionaires can have more money.

Bynum spoke in the House for one minute to express concern about funding cuts to programs supporting survivors of sexual assault, mental health care for police officers, crime victim hotlines, rural law enforcement assistance, safe housing guidance, and child abuse counseling services.

Bynum voted in favor of the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1503, the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025.

Bynum stated that it has been 122 days of the 119th Congress since she began fighting for lower costs, more jobs, and better quality of life for Oregonians, and that she led her freshman colleagues in telling Speaker Johnson that Congress needs to focus on costs rather than bills like the Gulf of America Act.

Bynum stated that nearly 1 million Oregonians collect Social Security and almost 20 percent of the state's population receives Medicare, and called for standing up for Americans and protecting these programs.

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". — This bill enables Congress to exercise its constitutional oversight power by allowing votes to disapprove specific federal agency rules, reinforcing legislative checks on executive branch regulatory authority.

SPUR Act — This bill advances small business economic opportunity by requiring federal agencies to track and report on contracts awarded to underrepresented small business owners, including veterans and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. — This bill would make it easier for Congress to quickly review and reject last-minute regulations issued by outgoing administrations, increasing legislative oversight of executive agency actions.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. — This bill would streamline environmental reviews to speed up forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk through vegetation removal and forest thinning on public and tribal lands.

MAPWaters Act of 2025 — This bill advances environmental stewardship by improving public access to information about federal waterways, which can help people better utilize and care for these natural resources.

Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act — This bill directs federal resources toward constructing a public monument on the National Mall, representing a public investment in commemorative infrastructure.

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act — This bill would make it easier to deny entry to and deport immigrants convicted of or admitting to certain violent crimes, particularly those involving women and children.

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. — This bill would create a special tax rule for certain Taiwan residents earning U.S. income, potentially reducing federal tax revenue from this specific group.

POWER Act of 2025 — This bill enables federal funding for utilities to combine power restoration with hazard mitigation improvements, increasing public investment in infrastructure resilience.

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring federal agencies to publicly disclose detailed information about disaster assistance spending on a regular basis.

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act — This bill requires FEMA to study ways to reduce paperwork burdens on disaster applicants while reporting its findings to Congress, which increases oversight and transparency in federal disaster assistance processes.

Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring a publicly-funded company to disclose executive compensation details to Congress and the public.

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act — This bill would protect Americans from prosecution by the International Criminal Court and use sanctions to deter foreign cooperation with ICC investigations, asserting U.S. sovereignty in national security matters.

Laken Riley Act — This bill would require immigration authorities to detain immigrants arrested for certain theft-related crimes and allow states to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement decisions.

House roll call vote