Representative · New Jersey's 6th district

Frank Pallone, Jr.

Frank Pallone, Jr. is a Democratic representative for New Jersey's 6th district, in Congress since 1987. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 2, and cast 462 of 467 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 6, 1987
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6750.3%2 of 675 · rank 381 of 43999%462 of 467 · rank 147 of 439220 became law19%46 of 238
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2220.2%3 of 1,222 · rank 422 of 44297%826 of 849 · rank 225 of 442181 became law23%56 of 247
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.1%1 of 997 · rank 411 of 443100%571 of 572 · rank 32 of 443210 became law6%21 of 326

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.40+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
  2. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  3. H.Res. 488: Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.Yea
    Jun 9, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree· Passed 280–113· Against party
  4. H.R. 1048: DETERRENT ActYea
    Mar 27, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 241–169· Against party
  5. H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction ActYea
    Jan 9, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 243–140· Against party
  6. H.R. 9495: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages ActYea
    Nov 12, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 256–145· Against party
  7. H.R. 5179: Anti-BDS Labeling ActYea
    Sep 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 231–189· Against party
  8. H.R. 8771: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025Yea
    Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–144· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

61 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced5082%
  2. Reported by committee23.3%
  3. Passed one chamber813%
  4. Became law11.6%

Policy areas

  1. Health18
  2. Science, Technology, Communications6
  3. Commerce5
  4. Energy5
  5. Agriculture and Food4
  6. Armed Forces and National Security3
  7. Finance and Financial Sector3
  8. Public Lands and Natural Resources3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10453 Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026
    Introduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Sep 16, 2026
  2. H.R. 1431 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Post Office".
    Passed one chamber· Government Operations and Politics· Sep 14, 2026
  3. H.R. 1493 To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.
    Passed one chamber· Health· Jul 21, 2026
  4. H.Res. 1305 Congratulating the Jewish War Veterans on the 130th anniversary of the organization's founding and honoring their commitment to Jewish war veterans.
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· May 19, 2026
  5. H.R. 8385 Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Apr 20, 2026
  6. H.R. 7372 Safety is Not For Sale Act
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Feb 10, 2026
  7. H.Res. 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.
    Introduced· Sports and Recreation· Feb 9, 2026
  8. H.R. 7407 Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Feb 5, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to New Jersey's 6th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$267.8M
Per resident
$344
Rank in New Jersey
8 of 12
Contract actions
2,475
New awards: 1,527

By fiscal year

  1. 302MFY2017
  2. 259.5MFY2018
  3. 519.5MFY2019
  4. 394MFY2020
  5. 500MFY2021
  6. 485.2MFY2022
  7. 514.8MFY2023
  8. 657.9MFY2024
  9. 397.4MFY2025
  10. 267.8MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$105.6M39%
  2. Department of the Army$44.2M17%
    Department of Defense
  3. Environmental Protection Agency$25.8M9.7%
  4. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$21.3M8.0%
    Department of Labor
  5. National Institutes of Health$15.4M5.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Department of the Navy$13.9M5.2%
    Department of Defense
  7. Internal Revenue Service$8.4M3.1%
    Department of the Treasury
  8. Defense Logistics Agency$8.1M3.0%
    Department of Defense

Top recipients

  1. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$72.1M27%
    7 awards
  2. SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$26.8M10.0%
    4 awards
  3. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION$22.1M8.2%
    2 awards
  4. INFINITY BIOLOGIX LLC$18.2M6.8%
    7 awards
  5. WS AUDIOLOGY USA, INC$10.1M3.8%
    15 awards
  6. ALVAREZ LLC$8M3.0%
    4 awards
  7. AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC$7.3M2.7%
    25 awards
  8. RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$7.3M2.7%
    2 awards
  9. AZENTA US INC$6.9M2.6%
    2 awards
  10. WESTON-TECHLAW JV LLC$6.5M2.4%
    6 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$2.2M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$3.1M
From committees
$1.6M
346 committees
From contractor PACs
$428K
93 PACs · 27% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$10KNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee$10KJOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—
national community pharmacists associationnational community pharmacists association - pac$10KNATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
ball corporationball corporation political action committee$10KBALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99% · of one corporate family-$182.3K
general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac)$10KGENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$652.9M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
duke energy corporationduke energy corporation employee political action committee (dukepac)$10KDUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$17.5M
american electric powerthe american electric power committee for responsible government$10KAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$5M
dominion energy, inc.dominion energy, inc. political action committee - dominion pac$10KDOMINION ENERGY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$25.5K
at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac)$10KAT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family-$3,412

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$2.2M$1.6M$428K93 PACs · 27% of committee money
2024$3.5M$2.1M$512K107 PACs · 25% of committee money
2022$3.1M$2M$529.5K109 PACs · 26% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  13. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
  14. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
  15. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999
  16. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 1997
  17. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 5, 1993 – Jan 3, 1995
  18. House · New Jersey's 3rd districtJan 3, 1991 – Jan 3, 1993
  19. House · New Jersey's 3rd districtJan 3, 1989 – Jan 3, 1991
  20. House · New Jersey's 6th districtJan 6, 1987 – Jan 3, 1989

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
pallone.house.gov
Phone
202-225-4671
Office
2107 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.