Janice D. Schakowsky

U.S. Representative · IL-9 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.33· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 328 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Schakowsky’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

35 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 35 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Schakowsky’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Schakowsky.

93/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 46 missed of 674

Voted on 628 of 674 roll calls; missed 46. Lower than 90% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 28 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 458 votes that split the parties. Higher than 93% of House members.

45%100%

8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 90% of House members.

0%70%

−0.60

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Schakowsky’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 4262 To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes.Reauthorizes federal programs that support education and training for health professions. AI-readHealth · In committee Sep 10, 2025Substantive498 words In committee
H.R. 2344 Water ISAC Threat Protection ActEstablishes threat protection measures for water infrastructure information sharing. AI-readWater Resources Development · In committee Mar 25, 2025Substantive360 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.