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U.S. Representative — Illinois's 2nd District

Robin Kelly

Democrat · Illinois

Democrat U.S. Representative for Illinois's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.8576 — Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
  • H.R.7906 — FOOD for Health Act (Introduced, Mar 12, 2026)
  • H.R.7830 — WELLS Act (Introduced, Mar 5, 2026)
  • H.R.7500 — Responsible Firearms Marketing Act (Introduced, Feb 11, 2026)
  • H.R.7499 — Firearm Safety Act of 2025 (Introduced, Feb 11, 2026)
    Firearm Safety Act of 2025 This bill allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components. Under current law, firearms, shells, cartridges, and components thereof are excluded from the CPSC's rulemaking authority.
  • H.R.6947 — SAFE Exit Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 6, 2026)
  • H.R.6867 — NIH Clinical Trial Integrity Act (Introduced, Dec 18, 2025)
  • H.R.6798 — Calumet National Heritage Area Act (Introduced, Dec 17, 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.9849 — Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (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.9877 — To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9832 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.7867 — Infant Formula Safety Modernization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.4664 — Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

Health accounts for a commanding share of Robin Kelly's classified filings — more than her next four subjects combined. Two of her named bills sit somewhere else, though the connection is not accidental: one on firearm safety, one on responsible firearms marketing. Treating gun injury as a health subject rather than a crime subject is a specific analytical position, and her subject counts are where it shows.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Robin Kelly's cluster into: Health (23), Commerce (7), Crime and Law Enforcement (4), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (3), Agriculture and Food (2), Labor and Employment (2).

160
Bills sponsored
2773
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

The rest cover broadband access and food as a health intervention.

Where she broke ranks

Three departures only. Two crossings — war powers, which failed, and fuel retailing, which passed. One refusal, on an Iran resolution.

1.4%
Votes against the Democrat majority
211
Roll calls where a party majority formed
194 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 3 roll calls where Robin Kelly voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
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)
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)

Below the Illinois Democrats

Her figure is well under the state's fourteen-member Democratic House group. Seven terms, with an absence share above the middle here.

Among the 14 Democrats in the Illinois delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. Robin Kelly is below that average at 1.4%.

First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Robin Kelly falls in the veteran cohort.

4.1%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
9
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Robin Kelly has 160 bills sponsored, 2773 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Health

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