Frank Pallone, Jr.

What this office does

Representatives serve a single district for two-year terms. They write and vote on federal legislation, originate revenue and spending bills, and oversee federal agencies through committees.

Recent recorded votes

• Yea-and-Nay

  HCONRES 40

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-04-16

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• Recorded Vote

  Position recorded: No · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HRES 965

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-15

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• 2/3 Yea-And-Nay

  HR 1011

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14

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• 2/3 Yea-And-Nay

  HR 7613

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-04-14

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HCONRES 38

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05

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• 2/3 Yea-And-Nay

  HRES 1099

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HR 7744

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-03-05

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HR 7744

  Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-05

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HRES 1095

  Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04

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• 2/3 Yea-And-Nay

  S 723

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HRES 1100

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-03-04

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HR 4758

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-25

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HR 4758

  Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-25

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• Recorded Vote

  HRES 1075

  Position recorded: No · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24

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• 2/3 Yea-And-Nay

  S 2503

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24

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• 2/3 Yea-And-Nay

  HR 6329

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HRES 1075

  Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HR 4626

  Position recorded: Nay · Chamber outcome: Passed · 2026-02-24

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• Yea-and-Nay

  HR 4626

  Position recorded: Yea · Chamber outcome: Failed · 2026-02-24

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Legislation

• Cosponsored · HR 9943

  Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 7340

  Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026

  Latest action: 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.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 9414

  Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026

  Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 7802

  DISCLOSE Act of 2026

  Latest action: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Sponsored · HRES 1305

  Congratulating the Jewish War Veterans on the 130th anniversary of the organization's founding and honoring their commitment to Jewish war veterans.

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 1732

  GUARD VA Benefits Act

  Latest action: Committee Hearings Held

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 8798

  Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026

  Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 6856

  Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025

  Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HRES 564

  Calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end the war against Ukraine.

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 7622

  Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026

  Latest action: 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.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 6677

  Professional Degree Access Restoration Act

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 2512

  Hot Foods Act of 2025

  Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 3067

  Arctic Refuge Protection Act

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HRES 1179

  Condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for an end to external support to the warring parties and for efforts to promote a negotiated settlement of the war.

  Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 2.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Sponsored · HR 8385

  Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 8326

  To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".

  Latest action: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 7986

  Save the World Cup Act

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HRES 1178

  Commemorating the 5-year remembrance of the April 15, 2021, mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, and denouncing all forms of anti-Asian hate, including the resurgence of xenophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric.

  Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Cosponsored · HR 8255

  SAT Streamlining Act

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  Bill on Congress.gov

• Sponsored · HRES 1045

  Calling on the Secretary of Education to work with stakeholders to immediately eliminate race-based Native logos, mascots, and names from State educational institutions, and calling on State educational institutions and national sports franchises to cease the unsanctioned use of such logos, mascots, and names.

  Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  Bill on Congress.gov

Service history

• House · 2025–present · NJ
• House · 2023–2025 · NJ
• House · 2021–2023 · NJ
• House · 2019–2021 · NJ
• House · 2017–2019 · NJ
• House · 2015–2017 · NJ
• House · 2013–2015 · NJ
• House · 2011–2013 · NJ
• House · 2009–2011 · NJ
• House · 2007–2009 · NJ
• House · 2005–2007 · NJ
• House · 2003–2005 · NJ
• House · 2001–2003 · NJ
• House · 1999–2001 · NJ
• House · 1997–1999 · NJ
• House · 1995–1997 · NJ
• House · 1993–1995 · NJ
• House · 1991–1993 · NJ
• House · 1989–1991 · NJ
• House · 1987–1989 · NJ