U.S. Senator from Illinois
Tammy Duckworth
Democrat · Illinois
Iraq War veteran and double amputee. First Thai-American woman in Congress, first senator to give birth while in office. Focus on veterans, disability rights, and manufacturing.
Record
Progressive Democrat with strong veterans' focus. Champion of disability rights, caregiver legislation, and domestic manufacturing (Buy American). Military service informs centrist defense positions.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5160 — A bill to require the Secretary of State and relevant executive branch agencies to monitor and address gray-zone operations of the People's Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific, to hold accountable gray-zone activities by national and international actors, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.5171 — A bill to require a study of AI-enabled toys and development of a joint action plan regarding the marketing and sale of AI-enabled toys. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.5108 — A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5125 — A bill to require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with disabilities. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5086 — ASAP Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.4950 — ITS Codification Act (Introduced, Jul 13, 2026)
- S.4921 — Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4694 — Maternal Health for Veterans Act (Introduced, Jun 4, 2026)
Notable votes
- Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Hirono Amdt. No. 5506 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.4986 — Mamas First Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5189 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5203 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to certain exempt facility bonds. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5168 — A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.1814 — Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- S.J.Res.197 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program". (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- S.2229 — United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5131 — A bill to analyze the feasibility of attaching Department of State consular officers to Coast Guard and Navy missions in Pacific Island countries. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
Voting analysis
Tammy Duckworth's departures all point the same way. On every occasion she left the Democratic position, she was the one voting no while her caucus voted yes. Not once is she recorded crossing to support something it declined.
Withholding, never joining
That uniformity is worth spelling out, because it is uncommon. Members who break rarely tend to break in both directions, picking off individual questions. Her record contains only refusals: a cloture motion on concurring in a House amendment, two bills at passage, an amendment from a colleague in her own caucus, and a joint resolution. Each time the caucus said yes and she did not.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 1071 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071 On the Cloture Motion S. 1071 · roll call 119 | Dec 15, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 2296 S. 2296, as amended On Passage of the Bill S. 2296 · roll call 119 | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 331 S. 331, as amended On Passage of the Bill S. 331 · roll call 119 | Mar 14, 2025 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 7888 Durbin Amdt No. 1841 as Modified On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1841 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118 | Apr 19, 2024 | Amendment Rejected | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.J.Res. 62 On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 62 · roll call 118 | Mar 21, 2024 | Joint Resolution Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
The Illinois senators
Illinois returns two Democrats to the Senate, and Duckworth is the one who tracks the caucus more closely.
Among the 2 Democrats in the Illinois delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.6%. Tammy Duckworth is below that average at 2.3%.
Committee roles and filings
She is ranking member of the aviation and space subcommittee on commerce, and of a foreign relations subcommittee covering multilateral institutions and international development. The bills track a career in the services and a life since: monitoring gray-zone operations by China across the Indo-Pacific, a study of artificial intelligence in children's toys, protection and expansion of access to in vitro fertilisation, and a requirement that newly built federally assisted houses meet minimum standards of visitability for disabled people.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Tammy Duckworth's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (1), Crime and Law Enforcement (1), Science, Technology, Communications (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
Her congressional service began in the House and continued in the Senate from the middle of the last decade, under one party throughout. She misses a modest share of roll calls.
First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Tammy Duckworth falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Tammy Duckworth has 590 bills sponsored, 3352 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Airland
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Personnel
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Readiness and Management Support
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Aviation, Space, and Innovation (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Telecommunications and Media
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy (Ranking Member)
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