Jan Schakowsky

Jan Schakowsky

Legislative Focus

Key areas of legislative activity based on sponsored legislation.
Health40%
Commerce20%
International Affairs8%
Environmental Protection4%

Sponsored Legislation

Bills that Jan Schakowsky has sponsored from the most recent three Congresses (119th, 118th, and 117th).
BillTitleIntroducedStatusActions
HR 7336
ALS Better Care Act

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.

In Committee
HRES 1019
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public and our Nation's Armed Forces, for more than 150 years and through multiple public health emergencies and beyond.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 7023
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 6951
Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 6818
To extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of family and medical leave and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace.

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HR 6594
Medical Device Recall Improvement Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HRES 925
Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority in Iran and the continued violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In Committee
HR 6116
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 5605
Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 5489
Future Generations Protection Act

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

In Committee
HRES 629
Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HR 4725
TRUTH in Labeling Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 4614
Franchisee Freedom Act

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 4528
Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.

In Committee
HR 4434
Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 4436
Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act of 2025

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.

In Committee
HR 4435
Cosmetic Hazardous Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 4433
Toxic-Free Beauty Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HCONRES 44
Recognizing a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to the Trump administration's directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 4306
Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 4262
To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

In Committee
HRES 465
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Older Americans Bill of Rights to establish that older Americans should have the right to live with dignity and with independence.

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.

In Committee
HR 3415
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 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.

In Committee
HR 3162
Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 3121
Anna’s Law of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 2889
Online Consumer Protection Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 2344
Water ISAC Threat Protection Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

In Committee
HR 2224
Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 811
Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In Committee
HRES 67
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public and the Nation's Armed Forces for more than 150 years and through multiple public health emergencies and beyond.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 10311
Franchisee Freedom Act

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 10261
American Manufacturing Renaissance Act

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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.

In Committee
HR 10238
Medical Innovation Act of 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 10118
FTC Whistleblower Act of 2024

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

In Committee
HR 9665
Consumer Protection and Recovery Act

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HR 9181
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In Committee
HR 9051
Compassionate Assault Response and Empathy Act of 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 9020
CHOICE Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 8848
Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act of 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HRES 1241
Calling for the establishment of a comprehensive, long-term development program to rebuild the Republic of Haiti.

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In Committee
HR 7933
Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In Committee
HR 7756
Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 7588
Agricultural Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

In Committee
HR 7573
Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 7390
Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 7120
R U REAL Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 7096
CAP Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

In Committee
HRES 976
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public and the Nations Armed Forces for more than 150 years, through multiple public health emergencies, and beyond.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 6766
TRUTH in Labeling Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 6607
Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 6105
No Toxics in Food Packaging Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 5662
Medical Device Recall Improvement Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 5663
ALS Better Care Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 5606
Future Generations Protection Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

In Committee
HR 5578
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HCONRES 61
Supporting Israeli democracy.

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In Committee
HR 4887
Online Consumer Protection Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 4811
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

In Committee
HCONRES 56
Recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

In Committee
HRES 545
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

In Committee
HR 4266
FTC Autonomy Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HRES 492
Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 3927
Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HRES 460
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Older Americans Bill of Rights to establish that older Americans should have the right to live with dignity and with independence.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 3619
Toxic-Free Beauty Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 3620
Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 3621
Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 3622
Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 3346
IMPACT to Save Moms Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 3262
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 3116
Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

In Committee
HR 2785
REEF Act

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

In Committee
HR 2530
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 1723
Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In Committee
HR 1686
Sunshine in Product Safety Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

In Committee
HRES 204
Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HR 1367
Water System Threat Preparedness and Resilience Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

In Committee
HR 1328
Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 1046
Social Security Expansion Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

In Committee
HR 525
Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In Committee
HRES 55
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of Americas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public and the Nation's Armed Forces for more than 150 years, through multiple public health emergencies, and beyond.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 9638
Medicare Payment Reform for People with ALS Act of 2022

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

In Committee
HR 9497
International Violence Against Women Act of 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In Committee
HRES 1505
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 9271
Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HRES 1373
Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world.

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

In Committee
HR 8698
Ensuring Friendly Skies for Passengers Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

In Committee
HR 8677
IMPROVE Nursing Homes Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 8624
LINHQ Act

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.

In Committee
HR 8578
Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
Amendment 248
House Amendment 248

On agreeing to the Schakowsky amendment (A004) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 209 (Roll no. 312).

Agreed to (220-209)
HR 7828
PRICED Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HRES 1129
Expressing support for viewing women's health as a critical issue for the economy and workforce of the United States and for advancing the health and well-being of all people.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 7736
Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.

In Committee
HR 6699
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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.

In Committee
HR 6698
Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act of 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 6551
To provide a private right of action for persons harmed by violations of the Franchise Rule of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

In Committee
HRES 886
Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 6168
Future Generations Protection Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

In Committee
HR 6093
FTC Whistleblower Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

In Committee

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