Cheri Bustos

Representative from Illinois

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2013–2023ID B001286

LegislationHEADLINE

91%with Dems

of 3,844 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

91%with Dems

of 3,844 · both combined

Steepest move

+8 pts

2013 → 2015

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 ↓20132019

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

96.2%with Democrats

of 557 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2013 → 2015, +8 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

Open roll call

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 · 557 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.3% · 1,037 votes

Economics and Public Finance90.1% · 718 votes

Armed Forces and National Security77.8% · 338 votes

Government Operations and Politics94.7% · 247 votes

Finance and Financial Sector90.2% · 174 votes

Environmental Protection92% · 125 votes

Energy92.7% · 124 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 113 votes

Health83.8% · 105 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 78 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement89.3% · 75 votes

Taxation74% · 73 votes

Transportation and Public Works92.5% · 67 votes

Law100% · 56 votes

Agriculture and Food68.5% · 54 votes

Emergency Management76.9% · 52 votes

Education95.9% · 49 votes

International Affairs95.8% · 48 votes

Immigration97.8% · 46 votes

Science, Technology, Communications89.7% · 39 votes

Water Resources Development97.2% · 36 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 21 votes

Commerce100% · 18 votes

Native Americans93.8% · 16 votes

Housing and Community Development83.3% · 12 votes

Social Welfare81.8% · 11 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Animals— · 6 votes

Families— · 6 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

5 Congresses

113th · 2013117th · 2021

Democrat · House · IL113th–117th

Term datesexact

Cheri Bustos

Representative from Illinois

HOUSED2013–20235 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

91.3%with Democrats

of 3,844 votes · 8.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested91%of 3,844 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts2013→15, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020132021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 557 votes96.2%

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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

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Latest 6 shown · 557 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress99.3% · 1,037

Economics and Public Finance90.1% · 718

Armed Forces and National Security77.8% · 338

Government Operations and Politics94.7% · 247

Finance and Financial Sector90.2% · 174

Environmental Protection92% · 125

Energy92.7% · 124

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 113

Health83.8% · 105

Labor and Employment100% · 78

Crime and Law Enforcement89.3% · 75

Taxation74% · 73

Transportation and Public Works92.5% · 67

Law100% · 56

Agriculture and Food68.5% · 54

Emergency Management76.9% · 52

Education95.9% · 49

International Affairs95.8% · 48

Immigration97.8% · 46

Science, Technology, Communications89.7% · 39

Water Resources Development97.2% · 36

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 21

Commerce100% · 18

Native Americans93.8% · 16

Housing and Community Development83.3% · 12

Social Welfare81.8% · 11

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 10

Animals— · 6

Families— · 6

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

113th · 2013117th · 2021

Democrat113th–117th

Party switchers

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