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Janice D. Schakowsky

U.S. Representative, IL-9

Democratic Illinois since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Agriculture 1 Healthcare 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, IL-9 current Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2009	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2007	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 3, 2003	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-9 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2001	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.602, social dim. -0.289. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HR 275 — Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025	Nay	Jun 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 875 — Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025	Nay	Jun 26, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jun 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jun 25, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jun 25, 2025	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 519 — Condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, and calling for unity and the rejection of…	Yea	Jun 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Adjourn	Yea	Jun 24, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 530 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	Jun 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 530 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs…	Nay	Jun 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 537 — Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.	Nay	Jun 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3422 — Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act	Yea	Jun 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3394 — Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act	Yea	Jun 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1998 — Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 23, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2056 — District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025	Nay	Jun 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2056 — District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Adjourn	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025	Nay	Jun 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025	Yea	Jun 12, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 331 — HALT Fentanyl Act	Nay	Jun 12, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 499 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages…	Nay	Jun 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 499 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages…	Nay	Jun 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 884 — To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the…	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2096 — Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 489 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in…	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 489 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in…	Nay	Jun 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,001 recorded contributions totalling $1,432,095. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 192 of 1001 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Big donor	165	$430,636	30%
Corporate PAC	26	$130,000	9%
Super PAC	1	$10	0%
Unclassified	809	$871,449	61%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$21,199	ACTBLUE	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Jun 30, 2022	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$20,455	ACTBLUE	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Mar 31, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$14,521	ACTBLUE	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Sep 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$6,152	ACTBLUE	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	unclassified	Nov 3, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000	1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	May 15, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AERO	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 1, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 18, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS &	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 28, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	SMART TD PAC	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 23, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	DEMAND JUSTICE PAC	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 3, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 26, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN (LIUNA) PAC	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 30, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	May 7, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Dec 19, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTOR	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 25, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)

HR 9231 US · Jun 9, 2026
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem certain substances to be unsafe for use as food contact substances, and for other purposes.

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HRES 1316 US · May 21, 2026
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050.

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HR 8907 US · May 19, 2026
IMPACT to Save Moms Act

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