Janelle Bynum
U.S. House · Oregon District 5 · Democrat
Official U.S. House photograph. Public domain.
Record at a glance
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Education
K-30: education, jobs, and housing for young people
In ProgressThe promise, in their own wordsWe need to make sure that every child has access to a high-quality education that meets their needs; that when they graduate from school and do everything asked of them, there are good-paying jobs available; and that when they get one of those jobs, they don't need to wait another 20 years to buy a home.
What has happened so far
Her January 26, 2026 release says the K-30 package includes 16 bills, 7 of them bipartisan: 6 on housing, 5 on education, and 5 on jobs. The same release says the Accelerating Homebuilding Act was included in the Housing for the 21st Century Act, which passed out of the Financial Services Committee in December 2025. That is a documented step, not a finished law. In Progress.
Her office: one housing bill cleared a committee vehicle
K-30 release
Floor votes and signatures
Health
No vote for a funding deal that skips health care
Not yet ratedThe promise, in their own wordsI won't vote for a deal that fails to protect healthcare, so I voted no.
Why no rating yet
The November 12, 2025 release says she voted no on a Senate funding bill because it did not reverse health-care cuts or extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. The sentence and the vote are the same release. The House roll call was not opened for this card, so it is not graded Kept.
Her office says she voted no
The roll call, if a later card grades the vote
Economy
Lowering costs
Not yet ratedThe promise, in their own wordsLowering costs has always been priority number one for me. It's unconscionable to me – and frankly, unacceptable – that anyone would impose taxes that make things more expensive right now. And I won't stand by and let it happen – that's why I'm fighting back with this bill to lower costs for my constituents.
Why no rating yet
The March 24, 2025 release says she introduced the Protecting Families From Inflation Act with two other members. The release says the bill would require the Federal Reserve to study how tariffs affect inflation. It does not print a bill number and does not say costs fell. The priority has no number of its own. No rating.
Release on the inflation-study bill
A bill number, then whether costs changed
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