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Nikki Budzinski
U.S. Representative, Illinois
1717 Longworth House Office Building
Summary
Nicole Jai Budzinski is an American trade unionist and politician. She has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2023, and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Budzinski votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Budzinski stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 34 →HR 3863
HR 3863 · Introduced Jun 10, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security
May 4, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 550.
HR 8076
HR 8076 · Introduced Mar 25, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Mar 25, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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.
HR 7938
HR 7938 · Introduced Mar 16, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Apr 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
HR 7864
HR 7864 · Introduced Mar 9, 2026 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Mar 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Budzinski's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 455were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
93.4%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
6.6%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
0.2%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Budzinski sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Budzinski has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
19
Sponsored this Congress
34 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
966
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
34
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Budzinski's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33