Rep. Bobby Rush
- District:
- Illinois - District 1
- Party:
- Democrat
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Illinois's 1st District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Rush is a far-left Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Use this chart to compare Rush to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Bobby Rush sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
- Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Rush’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1917: United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2013
- H.Res. 155: Expressing the necessity for the Members of the House of Representatives to use ...
- H.R. 1403: Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013
- H.R. 955: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013
- H.R. 34: Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013
- H.R. 6680 (112th): Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012
- H.R. 6624 (112th): Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2012
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Voting Record
From Jan 1993 to May 2013, Rush missed 1,803 of 13,613 roll call votes, which is 13.2%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1911: Smarter Solutions for Students Act
Failed 194/223
Rep. Rush [D-IL1]: Yea
May 23, 2013 12:30 p.m.