Janice D. Schakowsky

611 cosponsored bills and resolutions, from Congress.gov. Withdrawn cosponsorships are labeled.

• H.Res. 846 · Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2025

  Introduced Oct 31, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 31, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement

  Latest action (Oct 31, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

• H.J.Res. 132 · Commemorating October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month and recognizing its positive impact on more than 40,000,000 children and their families.

  Introduced Oct 31, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 31, 2025 · original cosponsor · Education

  Latest action (Oct 31, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

• H.R. 5862 · American Energy Independence and Affordability Act

  Introduced Oct 28, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 28, 2025 · original cosponsor · Taxation

  Latest action (Oct 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

• H.Res. 833 · Honoring the extraordinary life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall.

  Introduced Oct 24, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 24, 2025 · original cosponsor · Environmental Protection

  Latest action (Oct 24, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

• H.R. 5830 · Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2025

  Introduced Oct 24, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 24, 2025 · original cosponsor · Taxation

  Latest action (Oct 24, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

• H.R. 5790 · Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025

  Introduced Oct 17, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 17, 2025 · original cosponsor · Education

  Latest action (Oct 17, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

• H.R. 5773 · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building".

  Introduced Oct 17, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 17, 2025 · original cosponsor · Government Operations and Politics

  Latest action (Sep 14, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 606.

• H.Con.Res. 57 · Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois.

  Introduced Oct 14, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 14, 2025 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  Latest action (Oct 14, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

• H.R. 5740 · WIC Benefits Protection Act

  Introduced Oct 10, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 10, 2025 · original cosponsor · Agriculture and Food

  Latest action (Oct 10, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

• H.Res. 797 · Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

  Introduced Oct 8, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 8, 2025 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  Latest action (Oct 8, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

• H.R. 5720 · Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2025

  Introduced Oct 8, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 8, 2025 · original cosponsor · Government Operations and Politics

  Latest action (Oct 8, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

• H.R. 5707 · Voter Purge Protection Act

  Introduced Oct 8, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 8, 2025 · original cosponsor · Government Operations and Politics

  Latest action (Oct 8, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

• H.R. 5705 · To authorize the reimbursement by the Federal Government of State funds used to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a Government shutdown.

  Introduced Oct 8, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 8, 2025 · original cosponsor · Agriculture and Food

  Latest action (Oct 8, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

• H.R. 5657 · Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025

  Introduced Sep 30, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 30, 2025 · original cosponsor · Government Operations and Politics

  Latest action (Sep 30, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

• H.R. 5655 · No Shame at School Act of 2025

  Introduced Sep 30, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 30, 2025 · original cosponsor · Agriculture and Food

  Latest action (Sep 30, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

• H.R. 5621 · Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025

  Introduced Sep 30, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 24, 2026 · Health

  Latest action (Sep 30, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

• H.R. 5604 · National Guard Proper Use Act

  Introduced Sep 26, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 21, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security

  Latest action (Sep 26, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

• H.Con.Res. 52 · Supporting the designation of the week of September 22 through September 28, 2025, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Week" to raise awareness, and encourage the prevention, of falls among older adults.

  Introduced Sep 26, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 26, 2025 · original cosponsor · Health

  Latest action (Sep 26, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

• H.Res. 748 · Condemning attempts to use Federal regulatory power or litigation to suppress lawful speech, particularly speech critical of a political party or the President of the United States, and warning against the rise of authoritarianism.

  Introduced Sep 19, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 19, 2025 · original cosponsor · Science, Technology, Communications

  Latest action (Sep 19, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

• H.J.Res. 126 · A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have not been authorized by Congress.

  Introduced Sep 19, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 17, 2025 · International Affairs

  Latest action (Sep 19, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

• H.Res. 746 · Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning all forms of political violence and rejecting rhetoric that dehumanizes or demonizes political opponents.

  Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 18, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement

  Latest action (Sep 18, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

• H.R. 5492 · PAAF Act

  Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · cosponsored Apr 15, 2026 · Immigration

  Latest action (Sep 18, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

• H.R. 5490 · Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act

  Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · cosponsored Apr 6, 2026 · International Affairs

  Latest action (Dec 3, 2025): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.

• H.R. 5486 · Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025

  Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 18, 2025 · original cosponsor · Education

  Latest action (Sep 18, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

• H.R. 5476 · Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act

  Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · cosponsored Oct 14, 2025 · Education

  Latest action (Sep 18, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.