Bobby L. Rush

Representative from Illinois

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1993–2023ID R000515

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 9,875 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 9,875 · both combined

Steepest move

−4 pts

1999 → 2001

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓19931999200520112017

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

100%with Democrats

of 571 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1999 → 2001, −4 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

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Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 571 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.8% · 2,484 votes

Economics and Public Finance96% · 2,329 votes

Armed Forces and National Security96.2% · 681 votes

Government Operations and Politics97.4% · 422 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.3% · 292 votes

Finance and Financial Sector95.1% · 284 votes

Health98.1% · 269 votes

Taxation98.9% · 261 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement97.6% · 253 votes

Energy94.4% · 250 votes

International Affairs96% · 250 votes

Environmental Protection98.7% · 235 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 214 votes

Education97.6% · 165 votes

Transportation and Public Works95.5% · 156 votes

Emergency Management96.6% · 149 votes

Science, Technology, Communications96.6% · 117 votes

Agriculture and Food89.2% · 111 votes

Housing and Community Development99.1% · 106 votes

Law100% · 106 votes

Commerce94.8% · 77 votes

Immigration98.7% · 77 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance94.5% · 55 votes

Water Resources Development94.5% · 55 votes

Social Welfare95.5% · 44 votes

Native Americans100% · 39 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.3% · 37 votes

Commemorations94.7% · 19 votes

Animals93.8% · 16 votes

Families100% · 16 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

15 Congresses

103rd · 1993117th · 2021

Democrat · House · IL103rd–117th

Term datesexact

Bobby L. Rush

Representative from Illinois

HOUSED1993–202315 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

97.2%with Democrats

of 9,875 votes · 2.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 9,875 · combined

Steepest move−4 pts1999→01, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019932021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 571 votes100%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 571 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress98.8% · 2,484

Economics and Public Finance96% · 2,329

Armed Forces and National Security96.2% · 681

Government Operations and Politics97.4% · 422

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.3% · 292

Finance and Financial Sector95.1% · 284

Health98.1% · 269

Taxation98.9% · 261

Crime and Law Enforcement97.6% · 253

Energy94.4% · 250

International Affairs96% · 250

Environmental Protection98.7% · 235

Labor and Employment100% · 214

Education97.6% · 165

Transportation and Public Works95.5% · 156

Emergency Management96.6% · 149

Science, Technology, Communications96.6% · 117

Agriculture and Food89.2% · 111

Housing and Community Development99.1% · 106

Law100% · 106

Commerce94.8% · 77

Immigration98.7% · 77

Foreign Trade and International Finance94.5% · 55

Water Resources Development94.5% · 55

Social Welfare95.5% · 44

Native Americans100% · 39

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.3% · 37

Commemorations94.7% · 19

Animals93.8% · 16

Families100% · 16

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

103rd · 1993117th · 2021

Democrat103rd–117th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th