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Lauren Underwood
U.S. Representative, Illinois
2228 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
Lauren Ashley Underwood is an American politician and registered nurse who is a U.S. representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. Her district, once represented by former House speaker Dennis Hastert, includes the outer western suburbs of Chicago, including DeKalb, Joliet, Oswego, Ottawa, and Yorkville.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Underwood votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Underwood stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 129 →HR 9825
HR 9825 · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Environmental Protection
Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 9797
HR 9797 · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
HR 9821
HR 9821 · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Jul 21, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Ethics, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Armed Services, the Budget, Education and Workforce, Rules, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' 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.
HR 8807
HR 8807 · Introduced May 14, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Underwood's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 453were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.6%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.4%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
0.6%
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. Underwood 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. Underwood 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.
36
Sponsored this Congress
129 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
1,114
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
129
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. Underwood'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