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Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

D IL-9 · House

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Defense

+119
Helped 1321 Hurt 1202 Unclear 902

Healthcare

+464
Helped 1279 Hurt 815 Mixed 49 Unclear 1059

Finance

+3
Helped 1074 Hurt 1071 Mixed 6 Unclear 557

Education

+158
Helped 794 Hurt 636 Mixed 1 Unclear 462

Energy

-373
Helped 488 Hurt 861 Mixed 18 Unclear 389

Government Operations

-35
Helped 62 Hurt 97 Unclear 991

Labor

+149
Helped 449 Hurt 300 Unclear 292

Environment

+34
Helped 280 Hurt 246 Unclear 478

Criminal Justice

-163
Helped 302 Hurt 465 Mixed 6 Unclear 81

Agriculture

+87
Helped 364 Hurt 277 Unclear 169

Immigration

-111
Helped 261 Hurt 372 Mixed 4 Unclear 128

Transportation

-12
Helped 253 Hurt 265 Unclear 212

Veterans Affairs

+281
Helped 438 Hurt 157 Unclear 111

Housing

+35
Helped 342 Hurt 307 Unclear 36

Trade

-27
Helped 242 Hurt 269 Mixed 3 Unclear 55

Social Welfare

+359
Helped 418 Hurt 59 Mixed 1 Unclear 47

Technology

+56
Helped 225 Hurt 169 Unclear 81

Civil Rights

+106
Helped 248 Hurt 142 Unclear 73

Foreign Policy

-11
Helped 147 Hurt 158 Unclear 82

Elections

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

Industry Impact Profile

28493 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 (2066), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (22), Legislative Branch (20), 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), Science Agencies (1), Territorial (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (932), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (706), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (676), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Preventive Medicine (1)
Direct (372), 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 (4375), 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), State (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), Local (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Executive Branch (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Legislative Support (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (279), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (270), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (244), 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
-435
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
+5
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)
- -98
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-5
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

hres1079-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and condemning the Russian Federation’s purported suspension of its participation in the New START Treaty.

1 clause Mar 13, 2024

hr7641-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the inclusion of mandatory predispute arbitration clauses and clauses limiting class action lawsuits in health insurance contracts.

4 clauses Mar 12, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr7625-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish a Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 12, 2024
Health Care Providers Energy Production

hr7634-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 12, 2024
Environmental Services

hres1074-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the House of Representatives support of a two-state solution.

0 clauses Mar 12, 2024

hres1075-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in the lives of the people and communities of the United States.

1 clause Mar 12, 2024
Transportation

hr7588-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, to reassess certain food ingredients used in the preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 7, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

hr7573-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement that States establish a Medicaid Estate Recovery Program and to limit the circumstances in which a State may place a lien on a Medicaid beneficiary’s property.

0 clauses Mar 6, 2024

hres1053-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the deep and steadfast United States-Canada partnership and the ties that bind the two countries in support of economic and national security.

1 clause Mar 5, 2024
Defense Contractors

hr7520-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To prohibit data brokers from transferring sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 5, 2024
Foreign Governments Federal Government Foreign Nationals Consumers

hres1040-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black History Month.

1 clause Feb 29, 2024
Transportation

hres1033-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2024, as Community Arts Education Day.

0 clauses Feb 28, 2024

hres1032-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 26 through March 1, 2024, as Public Schools Week.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2024

hres1026-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of Black History Month and honoring the outstanding contributions of African-American Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.

1 clause Feb 23, 2024
Defense Contractors

hr7451-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a pilot program to provide financial and non-financial housing assistance to certain homeless individuals, to provide for a study of the effects of the pilot program, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 23, 2024
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

hr7378-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick Douglass in recognition of his contributions to the cause of freedom, human rights, and the abolition of slavery in the United States.

3 clauses Feb 15, 2024
Financial Services Transportation Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hres1014-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating the heroic sacrifices of the Ukrainian people 2 years after Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and recognizing the terrible cost of Russia’s war of aggression.

1 clause Feb 15, 2024
Transportation

hr7371-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate Ecuador under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Ecuador to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 15, 2024
Immigration Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

hr7390-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 15, 2024
Financial Services Labor

hr7346-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued implementation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2 clauses Feb 14, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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