Lauren Underwood

U.S. Representative · IL-14 · 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

0.96· expected 0.51

Above expectations

Rank 156 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

37 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 36 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Underwood’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 Underwood.

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 3 missed of 674

Voted on 671 of 674 roll calls; missed 3. Higher than 85% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 37 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Higher than 90% of House members.

45%100%

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 84% 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

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

H.R. 6238 NIH IMPROVE ActImproves National Institutes of Health operations or research programs. AI-readHealth · Passed a chamber Jul 21, 2026Substantive304 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 248 Baby Changing on Board ActRequires baby changing facilities on commercial aircraft. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · Passed a chamber Jun 10, 2025Substantive303 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 6020 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the "Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building".Names the Plainfield, Illinois postal facility the Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Sep 14, 2026Ceremonial87 words Out of committee

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