Nikki Budzinski
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Budzinski has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Budzinski is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Budzinski votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Budzinski votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Budzinski votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Budzinski votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Budzinski votes to cancel 2 and against cancelling 22. The rules Budzinski votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (1) and Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1).
Budzinski votes differently from most House Democrats on 6 of 60 Yes and No votes: No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), No on the HALT Fentanyl Act, Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035, Yes on the law that cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do and Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 2 laws and 1 executive order.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
7 excerpts
- Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal ElectionsSeptember 4, 2026
“Did USPS continue development of the Federal Ballot Mail Portal or related IT systems at any time while a court order enjoining implementation of Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 was in effect? If so, please provide the specific dates on which that work occurred and the legal rationale for continuing it while the injunction remained in place.”
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“As such, we demand that you rescind Executive Order 14399 immediately and instead focus on expanding access to mail-in voting, rather than using the Postal Service to suppress Americans’ right to vote.”
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Budzinski Statement on Vote-By-Mail Executive Order
“SPRINGFIELD, IL — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order 14399, titled “ Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections .” The order directs the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Social Security Administration, to compile lists of U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state and requires the U.S.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMarch 12, 2026
“SPRINGFIELD, IL – This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) hosted a roundtable conversation with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) to discuss cuts to rural care in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the fight for funding through the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActNovember 14, 2025
Budzinski Leads Call for Illinois to Receive Rural Health Transformation Fund Dollars
“The RHT Program was only created due to deep cuts to Medicaid enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) estimates that more than 270,000 Illinois residents will lose Medicaid coverage as a result of the law, with Medicaid spending in the state’s rural areas expected to decrease by $6.36 billion.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActOctober 28, 2025
Budzinski, Quigley Slam Upcoming SNAP Changes Due to Big, Ugly Bill
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) led every Democratic member of the Illinois congressional delegation in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing concerns with the implementation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. They urged the administration to provide states maximum flexibility”
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- Public Law 119-33August 15, 2025
Budzinski Bill to Codify Veterans Experience Office Becomes Law
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that her Improving Veterans’ Experience Act was signed into law as part of a broader package of veterans legislation, S.423. The bill, introduced with Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Congresswoman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), codifies the Veterans Experience Office (VEO) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $10,642,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Harristown | Public Law 119-37 | Water Service Lines ReplacementRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program | IL | $1,000,000 |
| TASC, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Juvenile Justice System Specialized Case Management and Wrap Around ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $750,000 |
| City of Gillespie | Public Law 119-74 | Gillespie Rural Policing Technology EquipmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $200,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate IL Village of Gle Drinking Wate Plant InstallEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| TASC, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Juvenile Justice System Specialized Case Management and Wrap Around ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $750,000 |
| City of Gillespie | Public Law 119-74 | Gillespie Rural Policing Technology EquipmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $200,000 |
| Bi-State Development Agency | Public Law 119-75 | St. Louis Downtown Airport Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus and Snow Removal Equipment AcquisitionDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | IL | $250,000 |
| IL | Public Law 119-75 | Decatur-Macon County Beltway Northeast Connector Segment Design EngineeringDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | IL | $1,000,000 |
| Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District | Public Law 119-75 | Champaign-Urbana Real Estate Procurement for Transit Station ExpansionDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | IL | $850,000 |
| Piatt County | Public Law 119-75 | Piatt County Buildings Capital ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $250,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Brooklyn | Public Law 119-75 | Brooklyn Community Center DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $2,000,000 |
| Champaign Park District | Public Law 119-75 | Parkland Way ReconstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $850,000 |
| University of Illinois | Public Law 119-75 | Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $1,200,000 |
| Urbana Park District | Public Law 119-75 | Urbana Park District Prairie and Weaver Park Site RehabilitationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | IL | $250,000 |
2 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Budzinski's campaign reports receiving $2,885,017.54 and reports spending $2,044,185.13, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H2IL13153as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2IL13153as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $2,885,017.54 | $4,337,253.92 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $2,044,185.13 | $2,594,263.83 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $2,625,564.76 | $1,784,732.35 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H2IL13153as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2IL13153as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $1,541,543.48 | $2,358,859.30 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $107,319.16 | $218,682.94 |
| Other political committees | $1,172,784.00 | $1,611,074.80 |
| Party committees | $2,009.55 | $13,215.12 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- NIKKI FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00787812
- SILICORN VALLEY PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00840462
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.
