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U.S. Representative — Illinois's 14th District

Lauren Underwood

Democrat · Illinois

Democrat U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9825 — Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9797 — RESILIENCE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9821 — To promote shared values. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9538 — Residential Recovery for Seniors Act (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9257 — Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
  • H.R.8807 — Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8778 — EV Charging Accessibility Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.8397 — Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)

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.J.Res.122 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.8241 — Power for the People Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.7066 — SHIELD Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9816 — MOMMIES Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.9817 — To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8811 — Moms Matter Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.6149 — FAIR Act (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
  • H.R.4901 — WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, May 11, 2026)

Voting analysis

Lauren Underwood's first listed bill would require transparency about the water and energy a data centre consumes. It is the sixth measure on this site aimed at those buildings, and the first to raise water at all. The others handle siting, grid demand, community impact, a federal-lands ban and a moratorium; none of them mentions the cooling.

Large computing facilities evaporate water to shed heat, in quantities that matter to whatever aquifer or river is nearest. That the question took six independent bills to surface is a reasonable illustration of how a new kind of infrastructure gets legislated — piecemeal, by whoever notices which part.

129
Bills sponsored
1113
Bills cosponsored

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

Four words

Another of her filings is titled, in full, as a promotion of shared values. Four words, no acronym, no mechanism named. It is the shortest bill title encountered anywhere in this data, and it tells a reader nothing at all — which may be deliberate, since a title that commits to nothing cannot be quoted against you.

Health tops her classified subjects by a wide margin. The remaining bills cover maternal health, charging accessibility for electric vehicles, and resilience.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Lauren Underwood's cluster into: Health (20), Armed Forces and National Security (7), Agriculture and Food (5), Taxation (5), Transportation and Public Works (3), Education (2).

Where she broke ranks

Seven in total. Two crossings, both of which carried. One amendment vote. And four noes on bills her own caucus backed and the chamber passed anyway.

3.2%
Votes against the Democrat majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
107 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 7 roll calls where Lauren Underwood voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toNo (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.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
S.4465
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155		Apr 30, 2026PassedNay (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)

Below the Illinois Democrats

Illinois's fourteen House Democrats depart more often as a group than she does alone, and she carries no gavel.

Among the 14 Democrats in the Illinois delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. Lauren Underwood is below that average at 3.2%.

Tenure and attendance

Her fourth term, first won as the last decade ended, and she is rarely away.

First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Lauren Underwood falls in the mid cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Lauren Underwood has 129 bills sponsored, 1113 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Homeland Security

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