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Bynum Celebrates Over $1 Million for Albany Head Start Programs
March 31, 2026
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Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) announced over $1 million in federal funding for the Community Services Consortium Head Start Project in Albany. This funding will be used for expanding early childhood education opportunities.

Issues: Education
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Congresswoman Bynum Rejects “Murder Money” for ICE Funding
March 27, 2026
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Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement after voting against a 60-day temporary funding resolution to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, including ICE and CBP.

House Republicans brought this package to the floor, instead of the Senate-passed bill, which passed unanimously, to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without funding for ICE and CBP.

Congresswoman Bynum at her town hall in Molalla.
Bynum Introduces Key Bipartisan Bill to Expand Affordable Housing in Native Communities
March 26, 2026
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Today, Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act.
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Bynum, Wyden, and Merkley Celebrate Over $4 Million in Federal Funding for Two Oregon Airports
March 25, 2026
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Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), announced over $4 million in federal funding for the Redmond and Albany Municipal Airports.
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Bynum Introduces Two Bipartisan Bills to Support VA Workers and Veterans
March 25, 2026
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Yesterday, Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced two pieces of legislation to strengthen veterans' healthcare and workplace leave rights, the Supporting VA Families Act and the Vets CLEAR Act. 
Issues: Veterans
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Bynum’s Bipartisan Bill to Support Firefighters Passes in the House
March 24, 2026
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Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congressmen Eli Crane (AZ-02), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)’s bipartisan bill, the Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act, passed through the House, making it one step closer to becoming law.
Issues: Environment
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Bynum’s Bipartisan Bill to Support Our Servicemembers Passes the Senate
March 20, 2026
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The Senate passed Congresswoman Janelle Bynum’s (OR-05) bipartisan Servicemember Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act, making it one step closer to becoming law.
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Bynum Passes Two Bipartisan Housing Bills Through the Senate
March 12, 2026
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Today, the Senate passed Congresswoman Janelle Bynum’s (OR-05) bipartisan, bicameral Accelerating Home Building Act and her bipartisan Appraisal Industry Improvement Act, as part of a broader package, through the Senate, making it one step closer to becoming law.
Issues: Congress
Congresswoman Bynum at her town hall in Silverton, Oregon.
Bynum Introduces Bill Supporting Wildfire Victims
March 6, 2026
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Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Vince Fong (CA-20), Tom McClintock (CA-05), Brad Sherman (CA-32), Mike Thompson (CA-04), Blake Moore (UT-01), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced the Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act. This bill would exempt wildfire relief payments made to victims from federal income tax.
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Bynum, Bonamici, Lee Introduce Legislation to Reopen Office for Students and Young Consumers
March 3, 2026
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Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Summer Lee (PA-12) introduced legislation to reestablish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Office for Students and Young Consumers.
Issues: Education