Congressional Member Profiles

Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Democrat, Massachusetts, 7th District
Office 202-225-5111 | @RepPressley | Facebook

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Grade

33

Votes for Children

126

Bills Sponsored or Cosponsored

0

Actions Against the Interests of Children

During the 117th Congress, Rep. Pressley has taken 33 votes that would help the children in her district. She has introduced 12 bills and cosponsored 114 bills to help children. Rep. Pressley has taken 0 actions we believe to be against the interests of children.

This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Pressley has taken the following action during this Congress:

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4974 the State Public Option Act.

  • voted for H.R.5984 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8 the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3993 the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.51 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2576 the For the 99.5 Percent Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3247 the Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act.

  • voted for H.R.4464 the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act.

  • voted for H.R.4837 the Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6129 the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7248 the Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7475 the Mamas First Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7989 the Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8150 the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.826 the Divided Families Reunification Act.


  • co-sponsored H.R.8803 the IGNITE HBCU, TCU, and MSI Excellence Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9060 the Prevent Family Fire Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9201 the Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9365 the Parity for Online Student Veterans Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9429 the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9440 the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act.


  • co-sponsored H.R.9487 the Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9580 the RISE from Trauma Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.128 the RAISE Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.130 the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act.

  • voted for H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

  • voted for H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.


  • co-sponsored H.R.1558 the Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.1603 the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1620 the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021.


  • co-sponsored H.R.1753 the Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1808 the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1847 the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1904 the Broadband Justice Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1919 the EATS Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1979 the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021.


  • co-sponsored H.R.2282 the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.2377 the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2465 the Healthy Families Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2513 the Lead Abatement for Families Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2576 the For the 99.5 Percent Act.


  • co-sponsored H.R.2664 the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2715 the Jaime’s Law.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2730 the College for All Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2766 the Families Belong Together Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2768 the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2804 the Debt-Free College Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2886 the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2925 the Freedom for Families Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3015 the Raise the Age Act.


  • co-sponsored H.R.3111 the Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3115 the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3149 the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3216 the To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create parity for unmarried individuals and heads of household with respect to the temporary 2021 income phaseouts in the child tax credit..

  • co-sponsored H.R.3247 the Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3312 the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3342 the Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3345 the Helping MOMS Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3474 the Keeping All Students Safe Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3480 the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3488 the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.3617 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3716 the Children’s Protection Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3772 the Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3775 the State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021.


  • co-sponsored H.R.3929 the Disarm Hate Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3993 the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.


  • co-sponsored H.R.4020 the Drug Policy Reform Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4077 the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021.



  • co-sponsored H.R.4332 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4402 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4442 the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4495 the Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4496 the Ending Homelessness Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4497 the Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4663 the SUCCESS Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4665 the WRCR Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4728 the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4791 the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4826 the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.5129 the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5227 the LIFT the BAR Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5285 the Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.5305 the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5307 the Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5444 the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.

  • voted for H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.5551 the Improving the Health of Children Act.

  • voted for H.R.5561 the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5581 the Arts Education for All Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5685 the Protecting Students’ Civil Rights Act.

  • voted for H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6051 the BOOST Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6268 the Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6272 the College Student Hunger Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6437 the Heating and Cooling Relief Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6481 the Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6509 the Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act.

  • voted for H.R.6531 the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6559 the Fair College Admissions for Students Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6583 the Stop the Wait Act of 2022.


  • co-sponsored H.R.6699 the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6877 the Amir Locke End Deadly No-Knock Warrants Act.

  • voted for H.R.6878 the Pregnant Women in Custody Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7165 the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7191 the Homes for All Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.7309 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7394 the Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7475 the Mamas First Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7585 the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7660 the RAISE Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.7666 the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7739 the Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.7780 the Mental Health Matters Act.

  • voted for H.R.7790 the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7791 the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7910 the Protecting Our Kids Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7933 the Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8040 the People Over Pentagon Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.8326 the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8368 the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8404 the Respect for Marriage Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8477 the No Shame at School Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.8542 the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8770 the Expanding the VOTE Act.

  • voted for H.R.8876 the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9503 the Access to School Supplies Act of 2022.

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