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U.S. Representative — Illinois's 13th District

Nikki Budzinski

Democrat · Illinois

Democrat U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (34 on record)

  • H.R.8076 — PREDICT Act (Introduced, Mar 25, 2026)
  • H.R.7938 — Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 16, 2026)
    Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026 This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a grant program to provide farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other…
  • H.R.7864 — Gateway Arch National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 9, 2026)
  • H.R.7324 — More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 3, 2026)
    More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2026 This bill provides for additional Medicare payments to health care practitioners who provide services in mental health professional shortage areas for individuals with mental health or substance use disorders. The bill applies to physicians, physician…
  • H.R.7280 — Veteran DATA Act (Introduced, Jan 30, 2026)
  • H.R.7241 — Protect Veterans from the THIEF Act (Introduced, Jan 27, 2026)
  • H.R.5841 — Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act (Introduced, Oct 28, 2025)
  • H.R.4159 — To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that optional combat boots worn by members of the Armed Forces wear be made in America, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 26, 2025)

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.9974 — Young Farmer Success Act (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.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.4669 — FEMA Act of 2025 (Reported, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.1307 — Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.2756 — National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.4588 — Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Seven of Nikki Budzinski's eight departures run the same way: she voted yes on something her caucus voted down. A main street economic bill, a fraud prevention and accountability act, cashless bail reporting, fuel retailing, a heat standards measure, a religious heritage restoration for fallen servicemembers, and a bill on American property held abroad. The eighth is a single amendment she declined.

A record that leans one way throughout tells you something a mixed one does not. Her disagreements with the caucus are not scattered across the calendar; they have a direction, and it is outward.

3.6%
Votes against the Democrat majority
220
Roll calls where a party majority formed
87 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 8 roll calls where Nikki Budzinski voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8312
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
On Passage · roll call 218		Jun 10, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
S.1318
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
On Passage · roll call 142		Apr 29, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5587
HEATS Act
On Passage · roll call 137		Apr 23, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7084
Defending American Property Abroad Act
On Passage · roll call 105		Mar 27, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Above the Illinois Democrats

Illinois seats fourteen House Democrats who vote together closely, and Budzinski clears their average — the consistent crossing shows up in the delegation figure exactly as you would expect.

Among the 14 Democrats in the Illinois delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. Nikki Budzinski is above that average at 3.6%.

What she legislates on

Defence leads her classified filings, with farm and food subjects behind — a downstate Illinois combination. She is ranking member on the veterans subcommittee for technology modernisation, and one bill addresses mental health outreach at the veterans department. The others cover stabilisation grants for grocery, farm and food workers, an expansion of behavioural health provider supply, a boundary revision at the Gateway Arch park, and a predictive measure carrying an acronym rather than a plain title.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Nikki Budzinski's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (10), Agriculture and Food (6), Government Operations and Politics (4), Taxation (4), Public Lands and Natural Resources (2), Education (1).

34
Bills sponsored
957
Bills cosponsored

Of all 34, 33 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

She has served two terms, which places her low in the middle tenure band, and she has not missed a roll call in this window.

First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Nikki Budzinski falls in the mid cohort.

0.0%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
0
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Nikki Budzinski has 34 bills sponsored, 957 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
  • House Committee on Agriculture: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Technology Modernization (Ranking Member)

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