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U.S. House · New Jersey · District 12

Bonnie Watson Coleman

DemocraticAge 81
11.7 years of congressional service
First congressional service: 2015

As of Sep 29, 2026. Combined recorded House and Senate service, rounded to one decimal. Gaps are excluded; overlapping terms count once. Scheduled future service is excluded.

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Current term: Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027

At a glance

Their record in Congress

Recorded votes and legislative activity, with the underlying evidence.

Overview: 119th Congress · 2025–26

Voting history

676 recorded entries

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Sponsored & cosponsored bills

46 sponsored

493 active cosponsorships. Explore bill status and cross-party sponsorship.

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THE RECORDED VOTE

Voting history

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119th Congress · before filters: 676 recorded entries · 7 labeled “not voting”.

Congress totals, participation, party alignment & sources
Recorded entries
676
Recorded “not voting”
7

Recorded “not voting” accounts for 1.0% of this member’s 676 recorded entries in the 119th Congress. Review “not voting” entries.

Counts and this share cover the selected Congress before all filters. The share is “not voting” entries divided by recorded entries, rounded to one decimal place. This is not an attendance rate: missing entries are not counted, and voting eligibility varies by office and service period. “Not voting” is the source’s label; it gives no reason for nonparticipation. Recorded entries also include yes/no, present and named choices.

Party alignment over time

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How often this member voted with their party when Democratic and Republican majorities took opposite sides. Each roll call has equal weight. This describes voting behavior, not cooperation or ideology.

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118th Congress · 2023–2024

House · Democratic

99.6% with party majority

750 of 753 eligible votes with party · 3 against

Recorded dates: Jan 3, 2023–Dec 20, 2024

Denominator & exclusions · 1241 entries

Eligible means this member cast a yes/no vote, had a D/R party label, and the two parties’ yes/no majorities opposed each other. The member’s own vote is included in the party tally. Exclusions below are mutually exclusive, checked in the listed order.

  • Party breakdown unavailable: 0
  • Quorum or Speaker election: 25
  • Present, not voting, or named choice: 139
  • Independent or other party: 0
  • A party tied or cast no yes/no votes: 0
  • Party majorities agreed: 324
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Inventory retrieval: House 2023: Sep 25, 2026 · House 2024: Sep 25, 2026 · Senate 2023: Sep 25, 2026 · Senate 2024: Sep 25, 2026

119th Congress · 2025–2026

House · Democratic

100.0% with party majority

466 of 466 eligible votes with party · 0 against

Recorded dates: Jan 3, 2025–Sep 16, 2026

Denominator & exclusions · 676 entries

Eligible means this member cast a yes/no vote, had a D/R party label, and the two parties’ yes/no majorities opposed each other. The member’s own vote is included in the party tally. Exclusions below are mutually exclusive, checked in the listed order.

  • Party breakdown unavailable: 0
  • Quorum or Speaker election: 3
  • Present, not voting, or named choice: 7
  • Independent or other party: 0
  • A party tied or cast no yes/no votes: 0
  • Party majorities agreed: 200
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Inventory retrieval: House 2025: Sep 25, 2026 · House 2026: Sep 25, 2026 · Senate 2025: Sep 25, 2026 · Senate 2026: Sep 25, 2026

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Vote coverage & sources

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Delegates and the resident commissioner do not vote on final House floor passage. A member who had not yet taken office, had left office, or was not eligible is not assigned a missed vote. Zero entries can reflect no eligible service.

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    LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

    Sponsored & cosponsored bills

    See which bills this member introduced or formally supported. Sponsorship is distinct from a vote, an endorsement of every provision, or a measure of effectiveness.

    119th Congress · before filters: 46 sponsored · 493 active cosponsorships · 0 withdrawn. Active refers to cosponsorship, not bill status.

    Congress totals, cross-party sponsorship & sources
    Sponsored
    46
    Cosponsored · active
    493
    Withdrawn
    0

    House and Senate bills (H.R. and S.) only; resolutions and amendments excluded. Counts apply to the selected Congress, not a career. “Active” means the official record does not mark the cosponsorship withdrawn; it does not mean the bill is still pending.

    Cross-party sponsorship

    Sponsored bills with opposite-party cosponsors
    8
    Opposite-party bills cosponsored
    51

    Before filters: 8 of 46 sponsored bills with a D/R sponsor; 51 of 493 active cosponsorships with D/R member and sponsor labels. Excluded: 0 sponsored and 0 cosponsored bills because of other/unknown parties or withdrawal.

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    “Opposite party” means Democrat/Republican, in either direction. Parties come from the retrieved bill record; they are not a verified history of party or caucus changes. Independents remain separate. Withdrawn cosponsors are excluded; each bill counts once. These ties do not establish joint negotiation or agreement on every provision. Methodology.

    Sources & freshness

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    539 matching bills · latest action first · page 1 of 54

    1. H.R. 10597 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.

      Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Joined Sep 24, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Democratic 34.

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      Latest action · Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.

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    2. H.R. 10585 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.

      Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Joined Sep 24, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Democratic 36.

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      Latest action · Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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    3. H.R. 10498 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      To provide payments to United States taxpayers and dependents to compensate for the costs of the Iran war, and for other purposes.

      Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Joined Sep 17, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Democratic 4.

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      Latest action · Sep 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

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    4. H.R. 10476 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026

      Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Joined Sep 16, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Democratic 25.

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      Latest action · Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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    5. H.R. 10455 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      Debt-Free College Act of 2026

      Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Joined Sep 16, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Democratic 17.

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      Latest action · Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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    6. H.R. 10426 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      Backlog Justice Act of 2026

      Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Joined Sep 16, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Republican 4 · Democratic 15.

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      Latest action · Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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    7. H.R. 10424 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      Equity in Research Act

      Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Joined Sep 16, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Democratic 8.

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      Latest action · Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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    8. H.R. 10415 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      Food for Thought Act of 2026

      Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Joined Sep 16, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Democratic 29.

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      Latest action · Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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    9. H.R. 10280 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026

      Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Joined Sep 3, 2026 (original cosponsor)

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Republican 1 · Democratic 23.

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      Latest action · Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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    10. H.R. 5439 · 119th CongressCosponsor

      Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act

      Introduced Sep 17, 2025 · Joined Nov 19, 2025

      Sponsor & party relationships

      Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · Democratic. Member’s party in this bill record: Democratic.

      Active cosponsors by recorded party: Republican 4 · Democratic 30.

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      Latest action · Sep 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.

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    Campaign funding

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    COLEMAN, BONNIE WATSON · FEC H4NJ12149 · Registered election year: 2026

    2025–2026 reporting window · reporting end date unavailable

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    Campaign finance & donors

    Finance hub: COLEMAN, BONNIE WATSON

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    Reported campaign activity for January 1, 2025–December 31, 2026, through the dates below. Financial support does not establish control, allegiance, or the reason for a vote.

    The FEC identifies the former principal campaign committee as converted to a PAC: BECAUSE WOMEN CAN PAC. Its current PAC finances are separate from campaign fundraising and are not substituted for a missing campaign summary.

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    COLEMAN, BONNIE WATSON

    FEC H4NJ12149 · Registered election year: 2026. The figures below cover the 2025–2026 reporting window, not a full Senate campaign or career.

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      Sources & coverage

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      Contributors & outside spending

      Campaign contributions and spending by other groups answer different questions. Outside spending below is never added to campaign receipts. All categories cover dated 2025–2026 records available at retrieval.

      Zero covered records means no matching records in these sources, not proof of no activity. These are record counts, not donor counts.

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      Member & employee communications

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      Records excluded during acquisition: none.

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      Responsibilities & experience

      Committees, leadership & recorded service
      RESPONSIBILITIES

      Committees & leadership

      Sources & dates

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      House Clerk: members, committees and office contactsSource date: Sep 2, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
      PUBLIC SERVICE

      Congressional service

      First recorded serviceJan 6, 2015
      Combined House & Senate service11.7 years

      As of Sep 29, 2026. Gaps in service are excluded; overlapping records are counted once. Scheduled future service is not included.

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      1. House · NJJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
      2. House · NJJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
      3. House · NJJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
      4. House · NJJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
      5. House · NJJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
      6. House · NJJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027 (scheduled end)

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      Biography, affiliations & portrait sources

      Biography & source context

      Bonnie Watson Coleman serves as representative for New Jersey’s 12th congressional district. Committee assignments include Committee on Appropriations, Committee on the Budget.

      Born Feb 6, 1945 · Age 81 as of Oct 11, 2026.

      Birth date from the official congressional biography. Official biography dates take precedence when other sources disagree.

      House History / Biographical DirectorySource date: not supplied · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026

      This concise biography is drawn from structured office, state, and committee records. See the official website for the member’s full biography and stated priorities.

      Official congressional membershipSource date: Sep 2, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 29, 2026

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      Documented affiliations

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      House Clerk: members, committees and office contactsSource date: Sep 2, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
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