Schilling was the representative for Illinois’s 17th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2011 to 2012.
![Photo of Rep. Robert “Bobby” Schilling [R-IL17, 2011-2012]](/static/legislator-photos/412423-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Schilling is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2013 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 Schilling sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 1, 2013. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Schilling sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (100%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Schilling recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5849 (112th): Charity Care Tax Deduction for Physicians Act of 2012
- H.R. 5706 (112th): Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act of 2012
- H.R. 5649 (112th): Manufacturing Certainty and Captive Finance Affiliate Clarification Act
- H.R. 4177 (112th): Citizen Soldier Equality Act of 2012
- H.R. 3985 (112th): Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012
- H.R. 3723 (112th): Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Experience Act of 2011
- H.R. 3376 (112th): Saving Over Spending Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Jan 2013, Schilling missed 35 of 1,606 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is on par with the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2013. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
- GPO Guide to House and Senate Members for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
