Rep. John Shimkus
- District:
- Illinois - District 15
- Party:
- Republican
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Illinois's 15th District | |
| Representative | Illinois's 19th District | |
| Representative | Illinois's 20th District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Shimkus is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Use this chart to compare Shimkus 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
John Shimkus sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Shimkus’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1407: Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013
- H.R. 1252: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013
- H.R. 1214: Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013
- H.R. 6547 (112th): To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to ...
- H.R. 4345 (112th): Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 3395 (112th): Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2011
- H.R. 3208 (112th): Patients Come First Act of 2011
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Voting Record
From Jan 1997 to May 2013, Shimkus missed 309 of 11,135 roll call votes, which is 2.8%. 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
Passed 415/0
May 21, 2013 3:06 p.m.Vote
H.R. 1412: Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013
Passed 416/0
May 21, 2013 2:58 p.m.Vote
Passed 390/3
May 20, 2013 7:05 p.m.