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Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

D IL-9 · House

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Defense

+121
Helped 1311 Hurt 1190 Unclear 910

Healthcare

+438
Helped 1200 Hurt 762 Mixed 39 Unclear 1174

Finance

+10
Helped 1035 Hurt 1025 Mixed 4 Unclear 569

Education

+152
Helped 742 Hurt 590 Unclear 482

Energy

-361
Helped 430 Hurt 791 Mixed 3 Unclear 424

Government Operations

-35
Helped 62 Hurt 97 Unclear 1127

Environment

+31
Helped 268 Hurt 237 Unclear 495

Labor

+148
Helped 364 Hurt 216 Unclear 300

Criminal Justice

-158
Helped 291 Hurt 449 Mixed 4 Unclear 83

Agriculture

+88
Helped 363 Hurt 275 Unclear 169

Immigration

-103
Helped 252 Hurt 355 Mixed 4 Unclear 135

Transportation

-19
Helped 235 Hurt 254 Unclear 216

Veterans Affairs

+279
Helped 436 Hurt 157 Unclear 111

Housing

+33
Helped 339 Hurt 306 Unclear 35

Trade

-21
Helped 230 Hurt 251 Mixed 2 Unclear 56

Social Welfare

+313
Helped 368 Hurt 55 Unclear 51

Technology

+48
Helped 212 Hurt 164 Unclear 83

Civil Rights

+77
Helped 219 Hurt 142 Unclear 73

Foreign Policy

-15
Helped 139 Hurt 154 Unclear 81

Elections

-25
Helped 172 Hurt 197 Mixed 2
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

27158 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1985), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (21), Legislative Branch (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Federal (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Emergency Management (1), Federal Emergency Management (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Territorial (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (915), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (665), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (611), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Preventive Medicine (1)
Direct (366), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (4083), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (66), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Federal (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), Law Enforcement (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), DOJ (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Health (2), Military (2), State (2), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Legislative Support (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (272), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (260), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (235), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (244), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (180), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
-441
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-243
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-117
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-91
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
-139
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
+1
Cryptocurrency - - -71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+4
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-116
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+43
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- -99
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-2
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-127
Law Enforcement -26

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr5563-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Sep 19, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Energy Production Education

hr5534-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit targeted advertising by advertisers and advertising facilitators, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 18, 2023
Transportation Education

hr5334-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate the Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire Gravesite located in Pennsauken, New Jersey, as a National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 1, 2023
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

hr5291-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Aug 25, 2023
Transportation Labor Immigration Services Education

hr5293-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand youth access to voting, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Aug 25, 2023
Immigration Services Agricultural Producers Education

hr5049-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

25 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

hr5060-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Labor Education

hr5048-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.

90 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Financial Services Transportation Information Technology Environmental Services

hr4960-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a Commission to address the pervasive, and targeted epidemic of fatal violence, economic discrimination, and other factors disproportionally impacting members of the transgender community, and to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate remedies.

8 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Transportation Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services

hr4900-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to legacy students or donors.

1 clause Jul 26, 2023
Education

hr4812-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Federal Administration Education

hres608-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education.

1 clause Jul 20, 2023
Education

hr4780-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To remove linguistic barriers to participation in Gun Violence Prevention Strategies.

7 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers Environmental Services

hr4583-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations.

21 clauses Jul 12, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Labor Education

hr4273-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Director of the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution to support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Health Care Providers Education

hr4153-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of statewide senior legal hotlines, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Federal Administration Education

hr4172-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a United States Commission on Hate Crimes to study and make recommendations on the prevention of the commission of hate crimes, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Transportation

hr4119-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility.

6 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

hr4117-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for All.

26 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

hr3985-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 9, 2023
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

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