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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Member of Congress

Janice D. Schakowsky

Retiring
Democratic Illinois On the 2026 ballot Official website
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Bills introduced
443
During their time in Congress
Bills cosponsored
10,337
Signed on as a supporter
Status
Serving now
As of our last update

Track record

Straight from the public record · How we compute these
Votes with their party
97%
6,583 of 6,775 Yea/Nay votes matched the Democratic majority position This is high party loyalty. Most members in Congress fall between 75-95%.
Roll-call votes missed
3%
184 of 6,967 votes
Bills enacted into law
0.5%
2 of 443 bills they introduced

Based on 6,967 recorded votes and 443 sponsored bills in our data. Most bills never become law. A low enactment rate is normal across Congress.

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Committee assignments

3 current assignments · source: clerk.house.gov & senate.gov

Lobbyist political contributions

59 contributions totaling $113,251 that registered lobbyists disclosed in this member's honor. Source: federal LD-203 filings.

Top filers

  • BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP $15,800 · 16 contributions
  • UNITE HERE! $15,000 · 3 contributions
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS $10,000 · 2 contributions
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $6,000 · 4 contributions
  • BALL CORPORATION $5,000 · 1 contribution
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS $5,000 · 1 contribution
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE $5,000 · 1 contribution
  • ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION $4,000 · 4 contributions

Recent contributions

DateFilerPayeeHonoreeAmount
Dec 15, 2025 AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky $2,500.00
Jul 15, 2025 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC Rep. Janice Schakowsky $5,000.00
Apr 29, 2025 BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Janice D Schakowsky $500.00
Apr 25, 2025 BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Janice D Schakowsky $1,500.00
Apr 25, 2025 BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Janice D Schakowsky $1,500.00
Apr 25, 2025 BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Janice D Schakowsky $1,500.00
Apr 25, 2025 BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Janice D Schakowsky $1,500.00
Apr 25, 2025 BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Janice D Schakowsky $1,500.00
Mar 24, 2025 ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D $1,000.00
Mar 24, 2025 ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D $1,000.00
Feb 24, 2025 COX ENTERPRISES INC. SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Janice Schakowsky $1,000.00
Feb 24, 2025 BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Janice Schakowsky $801.31
Feb 6, 2025 COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS JANICE SCHAKOWSKY $3,500.00
Jan 2, 2025 THE ICKES AND ENRIGHT GROUP, INC. JANICE FOR CONGRESS Representative Janice D. Schakowsky $150.00
Oct 22, 2024 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS Representative Janice D.Schakowsky $5,000.00

Contributions that registered lobbyists and their firms disclosed as made in this member's honor (to a campaign, a PAC, or an event), under section 203 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. A disclosed, reported contribution is legal activity, not an allegation of wrongdoing.

 Time in Congress
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2025–present · Congress 119
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2023–2025 · Congress 118
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2021–2023 · Congress 117
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2019–2021 · Congress 116
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2017–2019 · Congress 115
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2015–2017 · Congress 114
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2013–2015 · Congress 113
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2011–2013 · Congress 112
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2009–2011 · Congress 111
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2007–2009 · Congress 110
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2005–2007 · Congress 109
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2003–2005 · Congress 108
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    2001–2003 · Congress 107
  • House of Representatives · Illinois · District 9
    1999–2001 · Congress 106
 Washington, DC office

2408 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

 (202) 225-2111

 How they voted recently 20 votes shown
DateVoteQuestionPositionResult
Sep 3, 2026 H #295 On Passage · 119-HR-4795 Not Voting Passed Details →
Sep 2, 2026 H #294 On Passage · 119-HR-1501 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 2, 2026 H #293 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-HJRES-1 Nay Failed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #292 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1498 Yea Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #291 On Passage · 119-HR-9436 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #290 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-9436 Yea Failed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #289 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1490 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #288 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HRES-1499 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #287 On Ordering the Previous Question · 119-HRES-1499 Nay Passed Details →
Sep 1, 2026 H #286 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments · 119-HR-6500 Yea Passed Details →
Aug 31, 2026 H #285 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-S-32 Not Voting Passed Details →
Aug 31, 2026 H #284 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 119-S-307 Not Voting Passed Details →
Jul 23, 2026 H #283 On Passage · 119-HR-8884 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 23, 2026 H #282 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HCONRES-89 Yea Passed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #281 On Agreeing to the Resolution · 119-HCONRES-113 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #280 On Passage · 119-HR-7008 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #279 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-7008 Yea Failed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #278 On Passage · 119-HR-8800 Nay Passed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #277 On Motion to Recommit · 119-HR-8800 Yea Failed Details →
Jul 22, 2026 H #276 On Agreeing to the Amendment · 119-HR-8800 Nay Failed Details →
 Bills they introduced 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroducedPolicy
119-HR-10003 Consumer Protection and Recovery Act Jul 30, 2026 Commerce
119-HR-9931 To spark a renaissance in American manufacturing through the establishment of a American Manufactur… Jul 23, 2026 -
119-HR-9932 Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026 Jul 23, 2026 Housing and Community Development
119-HCONRES-44 Recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of ch… Jul 20, 2026 Environmental Protection
119-HR-9231 No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026 Jun 9, 2026 Health
119-HRES-1316 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050. May 21, 2026 Transportation and Public Works
119-HR-8907 IMPACT to Save Moms Act May 19, 2026 Health
119-HR-8423 Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026 Apr 21, 2026 Energy
119-HR-8311 Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act Apr 15, 2026 Commerce
119-HR-7336 ALS Better Care Act Feb 3, 2026 Health
119-HRES-1019 Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (C… Jan 23, 2026 Health
119-HR-7023 Affordable CHOICE Act Jan 12, 2026 Health
119-HR-6951 Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act Jan 6, 2026 Health
119-HR-6818 Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act Dec 17, 2025 Labor and Employment
119-HR-6594 Medical Device Recall Improvement Act of 2025 Dec 10, 2025 Health
119-HRES-925 Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority in Iran and … Dec 3, 2025 International Affairs
119-HR-6116 Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2025 Nov 18, 2025 Environmental Protection
119-HR-5605 Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2025 Sep 26, 2025 Health
119-HR-5489 Future Generations Protection Act Sep 18, 2025 Energy
119-HRES-629 Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 2… Aug 1, 2025 International Affairs
119-HR-4725 TRUTH in Labeling Act Jul 23, 2025 Health
119-HR-4614 Franchisee Freedom Act Jul 22, 2025 Commerce
119-HR-4528 Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025 Jul 17, 2025 Commerce
119-HR-4435 Cosmetic Hazardous Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2025 Jul 16, 2025 Health
119-HR-4433 Toxic-Free Beauty Act of 2025 Jul 16, 2025 Health
 Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent
IDTitleIntroduced
119-HR-10239 Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Sep 2, 2026
119-HR-10235 Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act Sep 2, 2026
119-HR-3261 VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025 Sep 1, 2026
119-HR-1657 Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025 Aug 31, 2026
119-HR-10094 Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2026 Aug 13, 2026
119-HR-9036 American High-Speed Rail Act Aug 13, 2026
119-HR-8582 Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act Aug 10, 2026
119-HR-10045 Protect American Values Act Aug 6, 2026
119-HR-10063 Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Aug 6, 2026
119-HR-9995 Restoring Justice for Workers Act Jul 30, 2026
119-HR-9990 Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2026 Jul 30, 2026
119-HRES-1219 Expressing support for the month of April as "Sikh History Month". Jul 30, 2026
119-HR-9944 TPS Review Act Jul 23, 2026
119-HR-9941 Right to IVF Act of 2026 Jul 23, 2026
119-HR-9898 Transportation for Reentry Act Jul 23, 2026
119-HR-8592 No WAR Act Jul 22, 2026
119-HR-4395 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025 Jul 22, 2026
119-HR-9874 Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act Jul 22, 2026
119-HR-9803 Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026 Jul 21, 2026
119-HR-9816 MOMMIES Act Jul 21, 2026
119-HCONRES-114 Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. Jul 21, 2026
119-HR-9808 No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026 Jul 21, 2026
119-HR-8975 All Students Count Act of 2026 Jul 21, 2026
119-HR-9458 Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act Jul 20, 2026
119-HR-9736 Stop CHEATERS Act Jul 16, 2026
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APA
Open America. (2026). Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic–Illinois): voting record. https://openamerica.io/legislator/S001145/
MLA
"Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic–Illinois): Voting Record." Open America, 2026, https://openamerica.io/legislator/S001145/.
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Profile of Schakowsky, Janice D., Member of Congress, Illinois (Democratic), Open America (2026), https://openamerica.io/legislator/S001145/.
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