Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Democrat · Illinois's 9th District · in the House since 1999
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky has missed 40 of 323 roll-call votes this Congress, 12% of them, 8 times as many as the typical House member (1.5%).
What they show up for, and what they skip
Jan Schakowsky almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and spending bills (0%), but misses far more suspension votes (41%) and votes on energy (37%).
By kind of vote
Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 12%
By topic
From the Library of Congress subject of each bill · topics with 10+ votes
Days of the week: missed 84% of Monday votes and 0% of Friday votes.
Votes cast and missed, month by month
Each bar is one month of roll calls in the 119th Congress. Shaded months have a reason on record.
- Voted (yes, no or present)
- Missed
- Reason on record
Year by year
Share of votes missed. The gray tick is the typical House member.
Missed days in 2026
Each square is a day the House held votes. Darker means more votes missed that day.
- Jan 6: voted every time
- Jan 7: voted every time
- Jan 8: voted every time
- Jan 9: voted every time
- Jan 12: missed 3 of 3
- Jan 13: voted every time
- Jan 14: voted every time
- Jan 15: voted every time
- Jan 20: voted every time
- Jan 21: voted every time
- Jan 22: voted every time
- Feb 2: voted every time
- Feb 3: voted every time
- Feb 4: voted every time
- Feb 9: missed 2 of 2
- Feb 10: voted every time
- Feb 11: voted every time
- Feb 12: voted every time
- Feb 24: missed 6 of 6
- Feb 25: missed 2 of 2
- Mar 4: voted every time
- Mar 5: voted every time
- Mar 17: missed 4 of 4
- Mar 18: voted every time
- Mar 19: voted every time
- Mar 24: voted every time
- Mar 25: voted every time
- Mar 26: voted every time
- Mar 27: voted every time
- Apr 14: voted every time
- Apr 15: voted every time
- Apr 16: voted every time
- Apr 17: voted every time
- Apr 20: missed 2 of 2
- Apr 21: missed 3 of 3
- Apr 22: voted every time
- Apr 23: voted every time
- Apr 27: missed 2 of 2
- Apr 29: voted every time
- Apr 30: missed 1 of 12
- May 12: voted every time
- May 13: voted every time
- May 14: voted every time
- May 15: voted every time
- May 20: voted every time
- May 21: voted every time
- Jun 3: voted every time
- Jun 4: voted every time
- Jun 8: missed 2 of 2
- Jun 9: voted every time
- Jun 10: voted every time
- Jun 11: voted every time
- Jun 23: missed 2 of 2
- Jun 24: voted every time
- Jun 25: voted every time
- Jun 29: voted every time
- Jun 30: voted every time
- Jul 13: missed 2 of 2
- Jul 14: voted every time
- Jul 15: voted every time
- Jul 16: voted every time
- Jul 20: missed 2 of 2
- Jul 21: voted every time
- Jul 22: voted every time
- Jul 23: voted every time
- Aug 31: missed 2 of 2
- Sep 1: voted every time
- Sep 2: voted every time
- Sep 3: missed 1 of 1
- Sep 14: missed 2 of 2
- Sep 15: voted every time
- Sep 16: voted every time
- Nov 9: missed 2 of 2
- Nov 10: voted every time
- Nov 11: voted every time
- Nov 12: voted every time
Voted every time Missed every vote
Reasons on record
What the member or their office said, with the source. Absences with no reason given are listed as such.
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No reason given 40 votes on 17 days
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Key votes missed
| Date | Vote | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | American Enrichment Deployment Act H.R. 9612 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 316 |
Passed | 394–3 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act H.R. 3978 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 315 |
Passed | 397–2 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act H.R. 3276 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 297 |
Passed | 345–60 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act H.R. 4219 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 296 |
Passed | 371–33 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act H.R. 4795 · On Passage · roll call 295 |
Passed | 237–169 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Local Access to Courts Act S. 32 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 285 |
Passed | 378–10 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act S. 307 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 284 |
Passed | 376–8 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act H.R. 8823 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 251 |
Passed | 396–0 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | EARLY Act Reauthorization H.R. 4541 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 250 |
Passed | 394–6 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Improving Travel for American Families Act H.R. 8897 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 235 |
Passed | 398–12 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act H.R. 3106 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 234 |
Passed | 400–7 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Housing for the 21st Century Act H.R. 6644 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · roll call 224 |
Passed | 358–32 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act S. 629 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 223 |
Passed | 368–19 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act H.R. 8428 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 209 |
Passed | 393–0 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | TRUE Accountability Act H.R. 8466 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 208 |
Passed | 384–0 |
Missed 40 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.
Missed votes that could have changed the result
Votes Jan Schakowsky missed where the members who didn't vote outnumbered the margin. "Their side lost" means most of their party voted on the losing side.
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Mar 17, 2026 · House #91Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act; providing for consi…On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1115
It passed 196–193 with 22 Republicans and 21 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 21 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 196–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Mar 17, 2026 · House #90Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act; providing for consi…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1115
It passed 196–192 with 22 Republicans and 22 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 4 votes short and 22 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 196–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 25, 2026 · House #78Homeowner Energy Freedom ActOn Passage · H.R. 4758
It passed 210–199 with 15 Democrats and 7 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 11 votes short and 15 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 210–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (217–214).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 25, 2026 · House #77Homeowner Energy Freedom ActOn Motion to Recommit · H.R. 4758
It failed 198–208 with 16 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 11 votes short and 16 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 214–208. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (214–218).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #75Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances ActOn Motion to Recommit · H.R. 4626
It failed 197–208 with 17 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 12 votes short and 17 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 214–208. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (214–218).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #74Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) the Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act; and providing for con…On Agreeing to the Resolution · H.Res. 1075
It passed 208–187 with 27 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 21 votes short and 27 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 208–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #73Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) the Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act; and providing for con…On Ordering the Previous Question · H.Res. 1075
It passed 208–189 with 25 Democrats and 10 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 19 votes short and 25 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 208–214. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (218–214).
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Absences decided it Their side lost Feb 24, 2026 · House #72ROTOR ActOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2503
It failed 264–133 with 26 Democrats and 9 Republicans not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have passed 290–142.
How that compares
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