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Rush, Bobby L.

House · Illinois, District 1 · R000515Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
117th5359199299%
116th5885789794%
115th2658294278%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history3 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
117thHouseIllinois1Democratic
116thHouseIllinois1Democratic
115thHouseIllinois1Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
78%
942/1209 cast
Sponsored
26
bills
Cosponsored
582
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354Not votingFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th26
—Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017hr 1055—Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2017hr 1184—Laquan McDonald Camera Act of 2017hr 1213—Cold Case Record Collections Act of 2017hr 1272—United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017hr 2966—To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.hr 338—Mortgage Sale Transparency Act of 2017hr 3538—Mugshots Elimination Act of 2017hr 3539—Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2017hr 3540—To require notification following a breach of security of a system containing personal information, and for other purposes.hr 3816—Child Marriage Prevention Acthr 4867—Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Acthr 4868—Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018hr 4876—To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools, and for other purposes.hr 4907—To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead, and for other purposes.hr 4908—Fair TPS Acthr 4933—Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act of 2018hr 5209—Data Accountability and Trust Acthr 5388—Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2018hr 6024—To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.hr 6086—Depression Side Effect Labeling Awareness Act of 2018hr 6717—To designate the portion of Interstate Route 57 that is located in Illinois as the "Barack Obama Highway", and for other purposes.hr 6906—Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017hr 810—Recognizing and commemorating the bicentennial of the State of Illinois.hres 1098—Supporting the effort to raise awareness of the vital roles that franchising and the entrepreneurial spirit play in the economy of the United States by expressing support for the designation of National Franchising Day on September 13.hres 519—Supporting the goals and ideals of "Black Women's Heart Health Awareness Week".hres 722
Cosponsored · 115th582
—Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017hr 3686—Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018hr 5942—Jobs and Justice Act of 2018hr 5785—Home Visiting Works Act of 2017hr 3525—Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Acthr 2451—Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017hr 3596—Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017hr 2475—Transportation Infrastructure for Job Creation Acthr 3858—Drinking Water Infrastructure for Job Creation Acthr 3859—American Innovation Acthr 1569—Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2017hr 3050—To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.hr 1135—Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Acthr 6140—African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017hr 1927—Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Acthr 6511—Fair RATES Acthr 587—Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Acthr 6793—Route 66 Centennial Commission Acthr 66—Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018hr 3053—Recognizing and supporting the efforts of the United Bid Committee to bring the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup competition to Canada, Mexico, and the United States.hconres 111—ACCESS BROADBAND Acthr 3994—SELF DRIVE Acthr 3388—Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2018hr 4859—Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018hr 4778—Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2017hr 371—Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017hr 4143—GAIN Acthr 3757—Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Acthr 2687—Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Acthr 2208—Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017hr 1953
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H2IL01042 · RUSH, BOBBY LEE → (House IL) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$0$0$0
2022$221,501$333,121$0
2020$545,760$500,779$111,621
2018$386,313$320,467$66,640
2016$589,580$621,692$794
1 authorized/associated committee · 39 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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