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Shimkus, John

House · Illinois, District 15 · S000364Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
116th414588793%
115th61481,19599%
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 history2 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
116thHouseIllinois15Republican
115thHouseIllinois15Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
99%
1195/1209 cast
Sponsored
6
bills
Cosponsored
148
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 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
ProceduralYeaPassed2017-11-06
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th6
—Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017hr 1639—Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018hr 3053—BOOST Primary Care Acthr 3935—Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018hr 4842—Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Acthr 5804—REVAMP Acthr 6294
Cosponsored · 115th148
—Expressing the sense of the Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically and continue to provide critical benefits to Americans and United States communities.hconres 10—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 13—Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States declaration of war against Germany and entry into World War I and recognizing and appreciating the lasting historical significance and heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces in that conflict.hconres 41—Expressing the sense of Congress that a museum should be established and operated in Washington, DC, for the purpose of memorializing the victims of communist regimes, educating Americans and foreign visitors about the ideology of communism and its history, and encouraging visitors to meet the challenges of the human rights abuses presented by communist regimes today.hconres 57—Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.hconres 8—Recognizing the opening of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., the only museum of its size and scope in the world devoted exclusively to the Bible.hconres 93—Recognizing the opening of the nonsectarian Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., the only museum of its size and scope in the world devoted exclusively to the Bible.hconres 94—Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.hjres 11—Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.hjres 38—Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients".hjres 39—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.hjres 43—Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.hjres 51—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".hjres 86—Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017hr 1017—Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Acthr 1038—Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017hr 1046—STOP Act of 2017hr 1057—Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017hr 1090—FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017hr 1136—FAST Act of 2017hr 1148—Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2017hr 1150—Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Acthr 1161—EACH Acthr 1201—Social Security Fairness Act of 2017hr 1205—To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.hr 1225—Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Acthr 1235—Voluntary Protection Program Acthr 1444—PACT Acthr 1494—HELP for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017hr 1613—Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017hr 1661
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H2IL20042 · SHIMKUS, JOHN M → (House IL) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$311$85,696$529,359
2022$401$105,070$614,743
2020$561,615$842,942$719,412
2018$1,974,775$1,810,326$1,000,739
2016$3,207,856$3,398,402$836,290
1 authorized/associated committee · 95 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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