Pablo José Hernández
Democrat · Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico
32 sponsored · 226 cosponsored
In the House since 2025
Age 35
Contact their office: (202) 225-2615 · 1419 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 32 bills.Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- None of the bills they wrote or backed has become law yet.Most bills never get a vote, from any member.
- 15 passed the House and wait on the Senate.The Senate has to pass the same text before it can become law.
- The Resident Commissioner can vote on only some of the questions the House decides, so the record lists them on 85 of its 676 recorded votes in the 119th Congress (2025–2026).Of those 85, they missed 5, or 5.9%.
- Works most on health and government operations and politics.34 and 23 of the 258 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (15)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It focuses on enhancing the Department of Homeland Security's oversight regarding intelligence matters.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-2261
- Yes: Does this protect people from being watched or searched?The bill explicitly mandates that intelligence information dissemination must protect privacy rights. +6
This bill adds xylazine, including its salts and isomers, to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-1266
- Yes: Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?The bill combats the illicit use of xylazine, which is often found in combination with opioids. +5
- No: Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?The bill directs the Sentencing Commission to potentially increase penalties for xylazine offenses. -3
This bill requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule mandating that new passenger motor vehicles include access to AM broadcast stations as standard equipment.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-979
- Yes: Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?The bill enhances the effectiveness of emergency alert systems used during natural disasters. +4
- No: Does this leave more decisions to the states?The bill explicitly prevents states from prescribing laws regarding AM radio access in vehicles. -3
And 12 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 32 bills they wrote: 31 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
A proposed change to 119-HR-8800.
A vote on a proposed change to the bill — Failed
119-HAMDT-266 · roll call 276
- NoAmendment prohibits the use of automated speed enforcement cameras on military installations.Jul 22, 2026
A proposed change to 119-HR-8800.
A vote on a proposed change to the bill — Agreed to
119-HAMDT-261 · roll call 275
A proposed change to 119-HR-8800.
A vote on a proposed change to the bill — Failed
119-HAMDT-259 · roll call 274
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.