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
HR 517 Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-84	Mar 31, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll84 US-GOV-PD
HR 1048 DETERRENT Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-83	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll83 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-82	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll82 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-81	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll81 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-80	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll80 US-GOV-PD
	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-79	Mar 27, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll79 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-78	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll78 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 24 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-77	Mar 27, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll77 US-GOV-PD
HRES 242 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-76	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll76 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-75	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll75 US-GOV-PD
HR 1534 IMPACT Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-74	Mar 25, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll74 US-GOV-PD
HR 1326 DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-73	Mar 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll73 US-GOV-PD
HR 359 Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-72	Mar 24, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll72 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 25 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-71	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll71 US-GOV-PD
HR 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-70	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll70 US-GOV-PD
	On Motion to Recommit	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-69	Mar 11, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll69 US-GOV-PD
HR 1156 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-68	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll68 US-GOV-PD
HRES 211 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25) providing for congressional…	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-67	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll67 US-GOV-PD
	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-66	Mar 11, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll66 US-GOV-PD
HR 993 Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-65	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll65 US-GOV-PD
HR 901 Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-64	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll64 US-GOV-PD
HR 495 Subterranean Border Defense Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-63	Mar 10, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll63 US-GOV-PD
HRES 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-62	Mar 6, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll62 US-GOV-PD
HRES 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.	On Motion to Table	Yea	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-60	Mar 5, 2025	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll60 US-GOV-PD
SJRES 11 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…	On Passage	Nay	house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-61	Mar 6, 2025	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll61 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