Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Lee opposes mandatory minimum sentencing laws. She argues they disproportionately affect poor and Black communities and says people with addiction need affordable, accessible medical care rather than harsh prison sentences.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Lee supports the People’s Response Act, which would create a public safety agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency would take an inclusive, holistic, health-centered approach to public safety.
Context: The passage says Lee co-led the bill; it describes a proposed agency.
Lee supports the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act. The bill would end mandatory detention, bar detention of children and families, presume release for vulnerable people, and phase out detention in private facilities and jails.
Context: The passage identifies Lee as a cosponsor; the bill is described as a proposal.
Lee supports creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including Dreamers and people with Temporary Protected Status. She describes this as part of restoring humanity to the immigration system.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Lee supports passing a federal assault weapons ban as part of her effort to address gun violence and mass shootings. She lists the Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 among the bills she cosponsored.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Lee supports a transition to a 100% clean and renewable energy economy through a Green New Deal, which she says would create good-paying union jobs. She also supports ending fracking and says the transition should equip fossil-fuel workers with the skills and training needed for clean-energy work.
Context: The source describes this as a policy goal and does not specify a timeline or implementation plan.
Lee supports making public colleges, universities, and vocational programs tuition-free and canceling all existing student loan debt. She also cosponsored the College for All Act, which would make public colleges and universities and many minority-serving institutions tuition- and debt-free.
Context: The source does not give implementation details for Lee’s broader student-debt cancellation position.
Lee supports the PRO Act to protect workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively. She also supports a livable wage and raising the minimum wage to $17 by 2028, as proposed in the Raise the Wage Act, which she cosponsored.
Context: The $17 minimum wage by 2028 is a provision of the bill she cosponsored, not a separate stated pledge.
Lee supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks, citing conflicts of interest. She has pledged not to trade individual stocks while in office and cosponsored legislation to bar members and their spouses from owning and trading stocks.
Context: Her pledge covers individual stock trading; the cosponsored bill is described as covering members and their spouses.
Lee supports comprehensive campaign finance reform, including overturning Citizens United and allowing Congress and states to limit campaign spending. She also supports the DISCLOSE Act to increase transparency about political spending, including dark money.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.