Miller is the representative for Illinois’s 15th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. She has served since Jan 3, 2021. Miller is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
Misconduct
In the summer of 2021, Rep. Miller was fined for failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Miller's appeal was rejected.
| Aug. 2, 2021 | Miller was fined by the Sergeant at Arms. |
| Aug. 25, 2021 | Miller appealed the fine. |
| Sep. 28, 2021 | House Committee on Ethics announced that Miller had appealed the fine, but the appeal was rejected |
![Photo of Rep. Mary Miller [R-IL15]](/static/legislator-photos/456820-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Miller is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Miller has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jun 28, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Mary Miller sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Miller sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (60%) Armed Forces and National Security (40%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Miller recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 898: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the role …
- H.R. 6456: To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that …
- H.R. 6457: To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency unless …
- H.R. 6429: To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to …
- H.R. 5630: Safeguarding Children’s Privacy in Schools Act
- H.Res. 606: Opposing legislation mandating the registration of women for the Selective Service System.
- H.R. 4570: Define WOTUS Act of 2021
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to Jun 2022, Miller missed 70 of 748 roll call votes, which is 9.4%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Rep. Miller for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
