Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Omar supports creating a fair, accessible path to legal status and citizenship for DREAMERS, Temporary Protected Status recipients, and all undocumented people living in the United States.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Omar supports protecting sanctuary cities and counties by preventing any presidential administration from withholding federal funding from them.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Omar supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and ending what she describes as inhumane deportation and detention programs. She also supports replacing detention with community-based alternatives.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Omar supports making the tax system more progressive by increasing income taxes for the wealthiest Americans. She also calls for closing tax-code loopholes and strengthening the estate tax to limit wealth passed down by the wealthiest families.
Context: The source gives no proposed tax rates or estate-tax thresholds.
Omar supports reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial banking from investment banking. She presents this as a way to limit banks’ ability to use people’s money for risky behavior and speculative investments.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Omar supports passing the PRO Act so workers can collectively bargain for better working conditions. She also calls for fully funding the Department of Labor to enforce wage, hour, and workplace-safety rules, and for stronger strike rights and remedies against retaliation.
Context: The source lists these as separate labor priorities but does not detail the proposed enforcement or remedies.
Omar supports a federal jobs guarantee that would offer meaningful work to anyone who wants it. The proposed program would provide wages of at least $15 an hour, health coverage, and benefits, and could supply workers for infrastructure investment and a transition to clean energy.
Context: The source does not specify program administration or how many jobs would be available.
Omar supports establishing a national paid family leave program and ensuring every worker has access to sick days. The proposal describes broad access for workers but does not specify the length of leave or how the program would be funded.
Context: The source does not give benefit amounts, eligibility rules, or a funding mechanism.
Ilhan Omar supports art and music education in the public school system. The stated policy priority does not specify a funding amount or how the education would be delivered.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Ilhan Omar supports preserving federal funds for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. She presents these agencies’ funding as part of supporting arts and cultural institutions.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.