Ayanna Pressley
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Pressley has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Pressley is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Pressley votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Pressley votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Pressley votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown, the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies and the September 2026 funding extension.
Pressley votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Pressley votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 22, and did not vote on 2.
Pressley votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 56 Yes and No votes: No on the September 2026 funding extension, No on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants, No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Pressley did not vote on the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, the Local Access to Courts Act, the law that cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development and the law that cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Votes on laws that passed
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 law and 1 executive order.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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2 excerpts
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Pressley, Durbin Reintroduce Bill to End Federal Death Penalty
“On the first day of his second term, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety,” directing the Attorney General to pursue the death penalty wherever possible, and in February 2025, then-Attorney General Pam Bondi officially lifted the Biden Administration’s moratorium on federal executions.”
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- One Big Beautiful Bill ActNovember 26, 2025
Pressley Calls for Equity as Trump Admin. Implements New Child Savings Accounts
“The creation of new child savings accounts has the potential to be a transformative tool for economic justice, but I am concerned that provisions in the Republican-passed H.R. 1 will perpetuate inequality.”
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Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $14,896,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MA City of Cambri Ozone Generat ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MA Town of Randol Standpipe RepEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Eastie Farm, Inc | Public Law 119-74 | Climate Corps FellowshipDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Boston | Public Law 119-74 | Flood Mitigation in Affordable Housing in BostonDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| BMA Ten Point, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | BMA Ten Point Family InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $275,000 |
| Louis D. Brown Peace Institute | Public Law 119-74 | Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Community Violence Intervention ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County Victim Support ImprovementsDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| The American City Coalition | Public Law 119-74 | Roxbury WorxDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| The Phoenix | Public Law 119-74 | Expansion of Recovery Resources at The PhoenixDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $682,000 |
| Justice For Housing, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Stable Housing & Reintegration Program, SHARPDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $250,000 |
Show all 15
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Fairmount Modernization ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $1,000,000 |
| City of Somerville | Public Law 119-75 | Union Square Plaza and Streetscape Phase 1Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $500,000 |
| City of Chelsea | Public Law 119-75 | Former Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company Site Redevelopment in ChelseaDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $850,000 |
| City of Everett | Public Law 119-75 | Gateway Park Boardwalk Development and Construction, EverettDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $850,000 |
| City of Chelsea | Public Law 119-75 | Renovation of Massachusetts Veterans Home at ChelseaDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MA | $3,150,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: ayannapressley.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT AYANNA PRESSLEY gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
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Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Pressley's campaign reports receiving $1,204,994.97 and reports spending $1,247,015.21, as of August 12, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8MA07032as of August 12, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8MA07032as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,204,994.97 | $1,432,055.24 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,247,015.21 | $1,636,120.86 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $76,201.17 | $118,221.41 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8MA07032as of August 12, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8MA07032as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $678,220.80 | $748,328.69 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $330,117.11 | $394,609.88 |
| Other political committees | $79,754.96 | $136,850.01 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT AYANNA PRESSLEY Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00667741
- POWER OF US PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00706630
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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