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Pramila Jayapal

U.S. Representative · Washington · District 7

DemocraticBioguide J000298
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Overview

Chamber
House
State / territory
Washington
District
7
Affiliation
Democratic
Congress
119th Congress
Bioguide ID
J000298

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Congressional service

Congressional service history

119th Congress · House

Washington · District 7 · 2025–Present

118th Congress · House

Washington · District 7 · 2023–2025

117th Congress · House

Washington · District 7 · 2021–2023

116th Congress · House

Washington · District 7 · 2019–2021

115th Congress · House

Washington · District 7 · 2017–2019

Official Biography

Reviewed official biography

Elected in 2016, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is now serving her fifth term in Congress representing Washington’s 7th District, which encompasses most of Seattle and its surrounding areas including Shoreline, Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, and parts of Burien and Normandy Park. She is the first South Asian American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and one of only two dozen naturalized citizens currently serving in the United States Congress.

Congresswoman Jayapal is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, where she serves as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement. She also serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she serves on the Subcommittee on Africa and the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia. Additionally, she serves on the House Budget Committee. She is a Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which represents nearly 50% of the entire Democratic caucus; the Chair of the Immigration Task Force for the Congressional Asian Pacific Asian Caucus; and a Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus where she is the co-chair of the Transgender Equality Task Force.

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Aug 19, 2026
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Aug 21, 2026, 07:40 UTC
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Legislative activity

Cumulative legislative activity

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197
Cosponsored legislation
3,163

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Current Committee Assignments

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Committee on the Judiciary

  • Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
  • The Constitution and Limited Government

Committee on the Budget

Committee on Foreign Affairs

  • Africa
  • South and Central Asia

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