Biography
Janelle S. Bynum serves in the U.S. House of Representatives for OR District 5.
Janelle S. Bynum began the current period of service in 2025.
Contact Info
Office address
1508 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, OR 20515
Washington, OR 20515
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Recent Votes
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Sponsored Legislation
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Supporting VA Families ActLatest action: 2026-04-15 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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SPUR Housing ActLatest action: 2026-01-27 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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First-Time Home Buyers Match ActLatest action: 2026-01-27 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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LIMBER Timber Act of 2026Latest action: 2026-01-27 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Homebuilders Corps Act of 2026Latest action: 2026-01-27 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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School Bus Stop-Arm Safety Camera ActLatest action: 2026-01-22 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Application FEES ActLatest action: 2026-01-22 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Rural Service and Workforce Corps ActLatest action: 2026-01-22 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Invest in Rural Teachers ActLatest action: 2026-01-22 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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CHIPS Child Care ActLatest action: 2026-01-22 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cosponsored Legislation
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Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026Latest action: 2026-02-09 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Stop Underrides Act 2.0Latest action: 2026-02-04 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025Latest action: 2025-07-23 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Honoring the 2026 Olympians and Paralympians from Oregon.Latest action: 2026-04-14 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Congratulating the University of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team on winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Championship.Latest action: 2026-04-13 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".Latest action: 2026-04-09 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease ActLatest action: 2025-02-24 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026Latest action: 2026-03-26 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026Latest action: 2026-02-20 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.Latest action: 2026-03-26 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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