Kelly is the representative for Illinois’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Apr 9, 2013. Kelly is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021.
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![Photo of Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL2]](/static/legislator-photos/412595-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Kelly.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Kelly 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 Kelly has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 16, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Robin Kelly sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Kelly was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 6244: To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program.
- H.R. 1449: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia Fields, Illinois, as the “Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office”.
- H.R. 2422 (115th): Action for Dental Health Act of 2018
- H.R. 2331 (115th): Connected Government Act
Does 4 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Kelly sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (35%) Crime and Law Enforcement (27%) Government Operations and Politics (8%) Commerce (8%) Social Welfare (6%) Labor and Employment (6%) Taxation (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Kelly’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8196: Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020
- H.R. 8200: To improve the health of minority individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for ...
- H.R. 7747: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual ...
- H.R. 7699: Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act
- H.R. 7535: Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020
- H.R. 7536: State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020
- H.R. 7078: EDOT Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Apr 2013 to Oct 2020, Kelly missed 174 of 4,561 roll call votes, which is 3.8%. 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.
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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
