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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 · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
94%
897/953 cast
Sponsored
58
bills
Cosponsored
857
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 116th 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 votes116th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaPassed2019-01-03
HR 21NayFailed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
HR 269YeaPassed2019-01-08
Sponsored · 116th58
—Abolish the Last Great Plantation in America Resolutionhconres 112—Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Acthr 1130—Data Accountability and Trust Acthr 1282—Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019hr 1315—Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019hr 1499—Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2019hr 1835—Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019hr 2114—Genetic Information Privacy Act of 2019hr 2155—United States-Cuba Relations Normalization Acthr 2404—PAGE Acthr 2434—Gun Trafficking Prohibition Acthr 33—Safer Pipelines Act of 2019hr 3432—Emmett Till Antilynching Acthr 35—USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019hr 3534—Energy Emergency Leadership Acthr 362—Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019hr 3637—Insulin Access for All Act of 2019hr 366—To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes.hr 3900—Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Acthr 3975—Blue Collar and Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019hr 4061—Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2019hr 4062—RESCUE Act for Black and Community Bankshr 41—Depression Side Effect Labeling Awareness Act of 2019hr 4404—Barack Obama Highway Acthr 45—TASERS Acthr 4740—To require the National Institute of Justice to update its research report, entitled "A Review of Gun Safety Technologies".hr 4784—Diabetes Prevention Semipostal Stamp Acthr 4914—PSA Screening for HIM Acthr 5200—Hazel M. Johnson Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 5340—Hazel M. Johnson Memorial Stamp Acthr 5343
Cosponsored · 116th857
—Opportunity Zone Accountability and Transparency Acthr 5011—Calling on African governments to protect and promote human rights through internet freedom and digital integration for all citizens across the continent of Africa.hres 768—New Way Forward Acthr 5383—GLRI Act of 2019hr 4031—Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Acthr 7642—Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019hr 3742—Masks for All Act of 2020hr 7836—Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Acthr 8840—Jobs and Justice Act of 2020hr 8352—Family Crisis Cash Assistance Acthr 8387—Farm to Food Bank Enhancement Act of 2020hr 6757—Protect Our Post Offices Acthr 6425—Great American Outdoors Acthr 7092—Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020hr 7483—RESTAURANTS Act of 2020hr 7197—National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2020hr 6422—Diversify Acthr 5350—Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020hr 6637—American Innovation Acthr 4757—Bahamas TPS Act of 2019hr 4303—Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Acthr 987—United States Territorial Relief Act of 2019hr 2526—American Innovation Acthr 2400—National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049—Reaffirming the partnership between the United States and the African Union and recognizing the importance of diplomatic, security, and trade relations.hres 751—Gold Star Mothers Families National Monument Extension Acthr 2819—Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Acthr 1146—Big Cat Public Safety Acthr 1380—Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019hr 1768—Fraud and Scam Reduction Acthr 2610
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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