US Representative

Janice Schakowsky Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB588

Introduced
1/21/25  
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB609

Introduced
1/22/25  
Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB610

Introduced
1/22/25  
Close the Medigap Act of 2025This bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB612

Introduced
1/22/25  
Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB630

Introduced
1/22/25  
Neighbors Not Enemies Act This bill repeals provisions authorizing the President to apprehend and remove from the United States the citizens of a particular nation, if the United States has declared war against that nation or that nation has threatened an invasion against the United States.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB764

Introduced
1/28/25  
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB768

Introduced
1/28/25  
Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB852

Introduced
1/31/25  
Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025This bill provides that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may, under specified circumstances, request access to a concentrated animal-feeding operation (i.e., a stabled or confined animal-feeding operation of a specified size) to conduct microbial sampling.Specifically, the bill allows the FDA to request access if the FDA determines that sampling is necessary to facilitate an investigation of a foodborne-illness outbreak, determine the cause of an outbreak, or address other public health needs. Concentrated animal-feeding operations must provide reasonable access for sampling, including sampling of plants, animals, water, and the environment. The bill imposes penalties on operations that refuse to provide reasonable access. Data collected in sampling efforts under this bill must be shared with the Department of Agriculture and state and federal public health agencies to facilitate the detection, investigation, and prevention of foodborne illness.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB854

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act or the DERAIL ActThis bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand the definition of a high-hazard flammable train (HHFT), thereby subjecting more trains to additional safety requirements.Specifically, DOT must expand the definition of HHFT to mean a train transporting one or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid (e.g., benzene residue) or a Class 2 flammable gas (e.g., vinyl chloride) and other materials DOT determines necessary for safety. Current regulations define HHFT as a train transporting 20 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid in a continuous block or 35 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid dispersed throughout the train.The bill also requires railway carriers to report a train derailment that involves a train carrying material toxic by inhalation within 24 hours of the derailment to the National Response Center (NRC), state and local officials, and tribal governments. As background, the NRC is a part of the federally established National Response System. Reports to the NRC activate the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan and the federal government's response capabilities.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB811

Introduced
1/28/25  
Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025This bill establishes grants to support mentoring programs for eligible youth (e.g., in-school youth, out-of-school youth, or youth who are failing academically or who meet specified criteria). Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Labor to award competitive grants for certain community-based organizations or partnerships involving community-based organizations to (1) establish, expand, or support mentoring programs; (2) assist eligible youth enrolled in secondary schools in developing cognitive and social-emotional skills; and (3) prepare eligible youth for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce.Additionally, Labor must work with the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Department of Education to (1) refer grant recipients to the National Mentoring Resource Center to obtain mentoring resources, and (2) provide grant recipients with information regarding transitional services for eligible youth returning from correctional facilities and transition services for students with disabilities.The bill also requires Labor's Chief Evaluation Office to study and report on mentoring programs.