Former U.S. Representative

Cheri BustosNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Cheri Bustos
89 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 116th at 24. In the 117th, 21 — 2 fewer than the median representative, who filed 23. Of the 89, 5 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 113th to 117th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,615

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
5,348

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 89 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. , October 17, 1961. Graduated from Springfield High School, Springfield, Ill. , 1979. Attended Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill. B. A. , University of Maryland, College Park, Md. , 1983. M. A. , University of Illinois, Springfield, Ill. , 1985. Journalist. Businesswoman. Member of the East Moline, Ill. , city council, 2007-2011. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January . 3, 2023). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 5554No Bonuses in Bankruptcy Act of 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.Nov 1, 2022
HR 9145Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2022Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Oct 7, 2022
HR 8071All-American Flag ActReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.Jun 15, 2022
HR 4445Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021Became Public Law No: 117-90.Mar 3, 2022
HR 6516Neighborhood Reinvestment and Revitalization Act of 2022Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Jan 28, 2022
HR 6147DALCI ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.Jan 4, 2022
HR 2568United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.Oct 20, 2021
HRES 705Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 17-23, 2021, as "National Chemistry Week".Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.Oct 8, 2021

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 9455Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Dec 7, 2022
HR 1946Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Nov 3, 2022
HRES 1451Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.Oct 28, 2022
HR 9208Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act of 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.Oct 21, 2022
HR 7477CERTS Tax Exemption ActReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Oct 21, 2022
HRES 1440Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 16 through October 22, 2022, as "National Chemistry Week".Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.Oct 18, 2022
HRES 703Supporting the designation of October 16, 2021, and October 16, 2022, as "World Food Day".Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.Oct 14, 2022
HRES 1423Expressing support for October 2, 2022, through October 8, 2022, as "National Student Athlete Mental Health Week".Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.Oct 4, 2022

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.