Frank Pallone
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Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1988 to 1993, is in the north-central part of the state and includes New Brunswick, Woodbridge Township, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, Edison, Piscataway and Asbury Park. Pallone is the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialFrank Pallone holds the office of U.S. Representative for New Jersey-6profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedPublic statement: Pallone Demands Immediate Action After New York Times Investigation Confirms Horrid Conditions at New Jersey’s Delaney Hall ICE Facility
- VerifiedPublic statement: Rep. Balint Leads 75 Colleagues in Condemning Israeli Military Engagement in Lebanon, Destruction of Civilian Homes and Infrastructure
- VerifiedPublic statement: Pallone Celebrates House Passage of Bipartisan KIDS Act to Protect Kids Online
- VerifiedPublic statement: Pallone Supports National AI Data Center Moratorium
- VerifiedPublic statement: Pallone, Booker Lead 43 Members in Urging NOAA to Preserve Right Whale Protections While Expanding New Technologies
- VerifiedSponsored: Congratulating the Jewish War Veterans on the 130th anniversary of the organization's founding and honoring their commitment to Jewish war veterans.
- VerifiedSponsored: Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: 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.
- VerifiedSponsored: Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Safety is Not For Sale Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act
- VerifiedSponsored: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Protecting Free Vaccines Act
- VerifiedSponsored: GRAS Act
Voting Record Feed
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-05-19: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2026-04-20: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-02-09: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-02-05: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-02-10: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
2025-12-11: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2025-11-20: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
2025-09-19: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-09-18: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
2025-08-12: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Statements & Newsroom
Press Releases July 10, 2026 Press Release Washington, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today demanded immediate action from Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a New York Times investigation documented unsafe food handling, sanitation failures, and other troubling conditions inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark. Rep. Balint Leads 75 Colleagues in Condemning Israeli Military Engagement in Lebanon, Destruction of Civilian Homes and Infrastructure
v class="evo-press-release__body"> Washington, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today demanded immediate action from Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a New York Times investigation documented unsafe food handling, sanitation failures, and other troubling conditions inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark. July 1, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Pallone Celebrates House Passage of Bipartisan KIDS Act to Protect Kids Online June 29, 2026
body"> Rep. Balint Leads 75 Colleagues in Condemning Israeli Military Engagement in Lebanon, Destruction of Civilian Homes and Infrastructure July 1, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. June 29, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON – After months of negotiation, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) celebrated House passage of bipartisan legislation he co-authored to protect kids and teens online and rein in Big Tech. Pallone negotiated the bipartisan agreement on the Kids Internet and Digital
WASHINGTON – After months of negotiation, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) celebrated House passage of bipartisan legislation he co-authored to protect kids and teens online and rein in Big Tech. Pallone negotiated the bipartisan agreement on the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act with his fellow Energy and Commerce Committee leader, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY). June 24, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — At today’s House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee markup a
ess-release__body"> WASHINGTON, D.C. — At today’s House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee markup addressing the growing impact of AI data centers on America’s electric grid, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) warned that Congress must take far stronger action to address the rapid expansion of data centers. “This simply cannot continue. That is why I am in favor of a national AI data center moratorium until we can find a way to ensure they don’t harm our nation’s air, water, and p