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U.S. Representative — Illinois's 4th District

Jesús García

Democrat · Illinois

Democrat U.S. Representative for Illinois's 4th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9853 — To establish a grant program to support students, families, and school personnel impacted by immigration enforcement actions to ensure that schools remain safe, trauma-informed learning environments, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9678 — Good Jobs for Good Airports Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • H.R.9513 — Community Schools and Health Equity Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.8612 — Reward Work Act (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • H.R.8218 — Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act (Introduced, Apr 9, 2026)
  • H.R.7032 — Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act (Introduced, Jan 13, 2026)
  • H.R.10215 — Our Homes, Our Votes Act (Introduced, Nov 21, 2024)
  • H.R.8171 — Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2024 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2024)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.1616 — Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9959 — To establish a Green New Deal for public schools. (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9958 — To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9943 — Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9946 — To require the coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without the imposition of cost sharing, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9902 — Federal Naming Standards Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)

Voting analysis

One of Jesús García's filings would fund schools dealing with the aftermath of immigration enforcement — students and staff left in a building after a raid, and the job of keeping the place functioning as somewhere children can learn. It treats enforcement as an event with consequences downstream of the arrest, which is a framing the enforcement statutes themselves do not contain.

73
Bills sponsored
2591
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.

Transportation tops his classified subjects, and two more filings sit there: good jobs at airports, and fair compensation for people hurt in truck crashes. The last is a reward work act.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Jesús García's cluster into: Transportation and Public Works (11), Finance and Financial Sector (7), Education (5), Government Operations and Politics (5), Health (5), International Affairs (5).

Where he broke ranks

Eight refusals on measures his caucus supported, drawn from the left-flank set this site records repeatedly, plus one amendment vote and one crossing on fuel retailing. Everything he refused passed regardless.

4.7%
Votes against the Democrat majority
215
Roll calls where a party majority formed
49 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 10 roll calls where Jesús García voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Con.Res.84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201		Jun 4, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5317
Community Bank Deposit Access Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 179		May 20, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.2071
Save Our Shrimpers Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 156		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 145		Apr 30, 2026Agreed toNo (party: Yea)
H.Res.1099
Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 84		Mar 5, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage · roll call 45		Jan 22, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Above the Illinois Democrats

His rate clears the state's fourteen-member Democratic House group, and he holds no committee leadership post.

Among the 14 Democrats in the Illinois delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. Jesús García is above that average at 4.7%.

Tenure and attendance

Four terms, dating from the end of the last decade, with a modest absence record.

First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Jesús García falls in the mid cohort.

2.3%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
5
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Jesús García has 73 bills sponsored, 2591 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

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