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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 · 117th Congress · historical · House
Participation
99%
992/997 cast
Sponsored
53
bills
Cosponsored
591
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 117th 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 votes117th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2021-01-03
HRES 1YeaPassed2021-01-03
HRES 8YeaPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8YeaPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8YeaPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8NayFailed2021-01-04
HRES 8YeaPassed2021-01-04
HR 22YeaPassed2021-01-05
ProceduralNayFailed2021-01-06
ProceduralNayFailed2021-01-07
HRES 38YeaPassed2021-01-12
HRES 38YeaPassed2021-01-12
Sponsored · 117th53
—Abolish the Last Great Plantation in America Resolutionhconres 14—PSA Screening for HIM Acthr 1176—Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2021hr 1374—Energy Equity Act of 2021hr 1375—American Right to Family Acthr 1435—Ensuring HOMES Acthr 152—Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021hr 153—RESCUE Act for Black and Community Bankshr 154—POLICE Acthr 155—Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2021hr 156—Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021hr 2252—Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Acthr 2489—NO EXHAUST Act of 2021hr 2852—Crash Avoidance System Evaluation Acthr 2997—COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Acthr 2998—Gun Trafficking Prohibition Acthr 30—Energy Emergency Leadership Acthr 3119—To provide funding relating to COVID-19 for high Medicaid providers, and for other purposes.hr 3219—RENEW Conservation Corps Acthr 3220—Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021hr 3320—Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Acthr 3353—LOANS for Biomedical Research Acthr 3437—United States-Cuba Relations Normalization Acthr 3625—Farm Subsidy Transparency Acthr 3794—To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act against certain tax-exempt organizations.hr 3918—Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2021hr 4062—Barack Obama Highway Acthr 4063—Insulin Access for All Act of 2021hr 4158—COMMUNITIES Acthr 4285—Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Acthr 4581
Cosponsored · 117th591
—DISCLOSE Act of 2021hr 1334—Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 2249—Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021hr 2544—Keep Americans Safe Acthr 2510—Keep Americans Safe Acthr 9207—Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021hr 2062—Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 21 through February 25, 2022, as "Public Schools Week".hres 939—National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2021hr 1648—Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Acthr 1057—‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021hr 1012—Equal Pay for Equal Work Acthr 4934—CROWN Act of 2022hr 2116—Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 6015—Cures 2.0 Acthr 6000—Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022hr 7585—Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021hr 5285—Protecting Our Democracy Acthr 5314—Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021hr 3946—Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021hr 4497—Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021hr 2811—Diversify Acthr 3393—National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2021hr 3339—Flexible Financing for Rural America Acthr 2244—Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Acthr 315—RESTAURANTS Act of 2021hr 793—Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021hr 1393—Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1179—PASTEUR Act of 2021hr 3932—To designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial, and for other purposes.hr 4380—Ellie’s Lawhr 1553
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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