Mar 22, 2023Sponsored
Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023
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DemocratIllinois · U.S. Representative
Jan
Schakowsky
U.S. Representative for Illinois
In office
27 yrsSince Jan 1999
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
82Born May 26, 1944
Party
Democrat
What they stand for
Schakowsky has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Abortion access is a health care matterSchakowsky sponsored the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023 (HR.1723), which attracted more than 100 cosponsors. She also sponsored the IMPACT to Save Moms Act (HR.3346), focused on maternal health outcomes. Together, these bills reflect a consistent legislative focus on reproductive and maternal health care access.
- 02Minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitalsSchakowsky has sponsored the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act in multiple consecutive congresses (HR.2530, HR.3415), each time drawing significant numbers of cosponsors. She also sponsored a resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of certified registered nurse anesthetists (HRES.976), further reflecting engagement with hospital workforce policy.
- 03Climate crisis poses disproportionate health consequencesSchakowsky sponsored H.Con.Res. 56 (HCONRES.56), which recognizes that the climate crisis disproportionately affects health, economic stability, and other conditions, and H.Con.Res. 44 (HCONRES.44), recognizing a health and safety emergency with disproportionate effects on fundamental rights. Both measures attracted 50 to 99 cosponsors.
- 04Medical device safety and consumer product regulationSchakowsky sponsored the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2023 (HR.1328), addressing accessibility standards for medical devices, and the Medical Device Recall Improvement Act of 2025 (HR.6594). She also sponsored the Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act (HR.4436), targeting safety standards for cosmetic products used by specific consumer populations.
- 05Consumer price protections and anti-gouging measuresSchakowsky sponsored the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025 (HR.4528), a reintroduced measure aimed at limiting excessive pricing practices. She also sponsored the REEF Act (HR.2785) and the Future Generations Protection Act (HR.5489), indicating engagement with economic and environmental consumer-protection issues.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Jan Schakowsky (Janice D. Schakowsky) represents Illinois's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat she has held since January 1999. She previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1991 to 1998 before winning election to Congress. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In the 118th and 119th Congresses, Schakowsky's legislative activity has spanned reproductive health, patient safety, environmental health, and consumer protection. She sponsored the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023 (HR.1723), which drew more than 100 cosponsors, and the IMPACT to Save Moms Act (HR.3346), addressing maternal health outcomes. On hospital workforce policy, she sponsored the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act in successive congresses (HR.2530, HR.3415) and introduced a resolution recognizing the contributions of certified registered nurse anesthetists (HRES.976). She also sponsored the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2023 (HR.1328) and the Medical Device Recall Improvement Act of 2025 (HR.6594). On climate and public health, she sponsored resolutions recognizing health and safety emergencies affecting fundamental rights (HCONRES.44) and the disproportionate health and economic effects of the climate crisis (HCONRES.56). Additional sponsored measures include the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025 (HR.4528), the REEF Act (HR.2785), the Future Generations Protection Act (HR.5489), the ALS Better Care Act (HR.7336), and the Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act (HR.4436). On defense appropriations, she voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 on final passage (HR.2670), a vote that went against the majority of her party.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Jul 16, 2025Sponsored
Recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.
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Dec 14, 2023Voted no
(HR.2670)
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Jul 27, 2023Sponsored
Supporting Israeli democracy.
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Jul 13, 2023Sponsored
Recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.
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03 · What's coming up
Bills they’ll vote on next
Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →
House·HR.1071Reported to floor
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.
House·HR.151Reported to floor
Equal Representation Act of 2025
Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.
House·HR.2071Reported to floor
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.
House·HR.2076Reported to floor
Lulu’s Law
Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.
House·HR.2159Reported to floor
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.
04 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Schakowsky raised $410K this cycle, with 78.6% from individuals and 21.2% from PAC contributions. Top PAC contributors include Progressive Turnout Project, SMART TD PAC, American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, and JStreetPAC. Individual contributions were primarily from itemized donors, with unitemized contributions accounting for 23.6% of individual receipts.
Total raised · 2026
$413K
Cash on hand
$328K
Spent
$933K
By source
- Individuals$325K · 78.6%
- PACs$88K · 21.2%
- Other$594 · 0.1%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)23.6%
Top PAC contributors
- ACTBLUEFEC ↗$22K
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTFEC ↗$5K
- SMART TD PACFEC ↗$5K
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$5K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONFEC ↗$5K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)FEC ↗$5K
- JSTREETPACFEC ↗$5K
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$4K
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEFEC ↗$4K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$3K
Top employer concentrations
- STATE OF ILLINOIS$8K· 6 donors
- STATE OF IL$7K· 7 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
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