Lauren Underwood

U.S. Representative, IL-14

Democratic Illinois since Jan 3, 2025

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Healthcare 3 Agriculture 2 Economy & Taxes 1 Environment & Energy 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Representative, IL-14 current Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-14 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-14 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, IL-14 Illinois	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District IL-14 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-14 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District IL-14 United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

House Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
House Committee on Appropriations — Homeland Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.593, social dim. 0.298. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HRES 1335 Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-222	Jun 11, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll222 US-GOV-PD
HR 9238 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign…	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-221	Jun 11, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll221 US-GOV-PD
HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-220	Jun 10, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll220 US-GOV-PD
HR 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-219	Jun 10, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll219 US-GOV-PD
HR 8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-218	Jun 10, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll218 US-GOV-PD
HR 7892 No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-217	Jun 10, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll217 US-GOV-PD
HR 5408 Faster Labor Contracts Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-216	Jun 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll216 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1140 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-215	Jun 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll215 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Discharge	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-212	Jun 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll212 US-GOV-PD
S 2 Secure America Act	On Passage	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-214	Jun 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll214 US-GOV-PD
S 2 Secure America Act	On Motion to Commit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-213	Jun 9, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll213 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1345 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-211	Jun 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll211 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-210	Jun 9, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll210 US-GOV-PD
HR 8428 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-209	Jun 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll209 US-GOV-PD
HR 8466 TRUE Accountability Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-208	Jun 8, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll208 US-GOV-PD
HR 2913 Ukraine Support Act	On Passage	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-207	Jun 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll207 US-GOV-PD
HRES 518 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-206	Jun 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll206 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Discharge	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-200	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll200 US-GOV-PD
HR 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-205	Jun 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll205 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-204	Jun 4, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll204 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1336 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-203	Jun 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll203 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-202	Jun 4, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll202 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-201	Jun 4, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll201 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 86 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-199	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll199 US-GOV-PD
HR 7726 Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-198	Jun 3, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll198 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$4,158,559	$3,890,543	$1,055,102	$0	$43,567	$419	$4,114,991

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 22, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$3,074,878	$0	$3,074,878

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$43,000	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 27, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$41,500	DEMOCRATIC FUTURE LEADERSHIP FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Nov 21, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$23,500	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 11, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$15,500	REPRESENTATION MATTERS: VITAL VOICES IN THE HOUSE	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 29, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$13,500	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Sep 12, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$13,500	ONEIDA TWO	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$11,563	SERVE AMERICA VICTORY FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 18, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$11,000	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Dec 29, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$9,000	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Aug 29, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$9,000	DEMOCRATIC FUTURE LEADERSHIP FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Jun 27, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$7,170	314 ACTION IMPACT SLATE - UNITEMIZED	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Dec 26, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$7,000	LAUREN UNDERWOOD VICTORY FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Oct 22, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$6,421	SERVE AMERICA VICTORY FUND	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Mar 5, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$6,000	112-116 E GALENA BLVD	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	Apr 24, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$5,998	NGP VAN, INC	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Corporate PAC	May 9, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

Cycle	Position	Itemized spending loaded	Period / as of	Coverage	Source
2024	Support	$101,048 (17 records)	Feb 1, 2023–Oct 4, 2024 · as of Oct 4, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD