Ayanna
Pressley

Pressley has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.

• 01
  Equal Rights Amendment should be ratifiedPressley has sponsored two measures advancing the Equal Rights Amendment: HJRES.25, which would remove the existing ratification deadline, and HJRES.80, which would establish the ERA as ratified. Both resolutions are in committee and each has attracted more than 200 cosponsors, reflecting broad House support for the effort.
• 02
  Federal contractors should receive equal payPressley has sponsored the Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act in multiple Congresses, including HR.5810 in the 118th Congress and HR.5657 in the current Congress. The bills would establish pay equity requirements for companies holding federal contracts. HR.5657 has drawn between 100 and 199 cosponsors and has been reintroduced from prior sessions.
• 03
  Reparations study commission should be establishedPressley has sponsored HR.40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, which would create a federal body to examine the effects of slavery and subsequent discrimination and develop reparation proposals. The bill is in committee and has between 50 and 99 cosponsors.
• 04
  Federal death penalty should be prohibitedPressley sponsored the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act (HR.4633), which would eliminate the use of the death penalty in federal criminal cases. The bill is in committee and carries between 50 and 99 cosponsors. She also sponsored HR.3603, the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2025, addressing medical care standards in detention settings.
• 05
  Public health policy should address racial disparitiesPressley has sponsored the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act in multiple sessions, including HR.2904 in the 118th Congress and HR.2884 in the current Congress. The bills would direct federal public health agencies to incorporate anti-racism frameworks into programs and research. She has also sponsored the EACH Act (HR.4611), addressing reproductive health coverage, and the Affordability is Access Act (HR.3589) on medication access.