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U.S. House · Illinois, District 13

Nikki Budzinski

DDemocratIn this seat since January 3, 2023Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.
Previous profession
Political representative, International Association of Fire Fighters, 2005 to 2008; Associate director of legislative and political action, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, 2008 to 2015; Executive director, Pritzker / Stratton Transition Committee, 2018 to 2019;
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  • Political representative, International Association of Fire Fighters, 2005 to 2008
  • Associate director of legislative and political action, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, 2008 to 2015
  • Executive director, Pritzker / Stratton Transition Committee, 2018 to 2019
  • President, Budzinski & Partners, LLC, 2020 to 2021
First public office
2022Elected to the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022
Years in public office
3of 21 years since 2005, the first year the biography gives for any work

Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.

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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.

30 Yes · 30 No
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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

Public Law 119-111 · Signed September 18, 2026Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.

House 262–159Senate 86–11Votes No
Public Law 119-98 · Signed June 10, 2026Secure America Act

Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.

House 214–212Senate 52–47Votes No
H.J.Res. 140 · Signed April 27, 2026Public Law 119-85

Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.

House 214–208Senate 50–49Votes No
H.J.Res. 142 · Signed February 18, 2026Public Law 119-78

Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.

House 215–210Senate 49–47Votes No
Public Law 119-75 · Signed February 3, 2026Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.

House 217–214Senate 71–29Votes No
Public Law 119-60 · Signed December 18, 2025National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

The annual defense policy law.

House 312–112Senate 77–20Votes No
H.J.Res. 131 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-52

Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

House 217–209Senate 49–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 130 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-51

Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.

House 214–212Senate 51–43Votes No
H.J.Res. 106 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-50

Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.

House 215–210Senate 50–46Votes No
H.J.Res. 105 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-49

Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.

House 215–211Senate 50–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 104 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-48

Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.

House 211–208Senate 52–47Votes No
S.J.Res. 80 · Signed December 5, 2025Public Law 119-47

Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

House 216–209Senate 52–45Votes No
Public Law 119-37 · Signed November 12, 2025Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.

House 222–209Senate 60–40Votes No
Public Law 119-26 · Signed July 16, 2025HALT Fentanyl Act

Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.

House 321–104Senate 84–16Votes No
Public Law 119-21 · Signed July 4, 2025One Big Beautiful Bill Act

A broad tax and spending law.

House 218–214Senate 50–50Votes No
S.J.Res. 31 · Signed June 20, 2025Public Law 119-20

Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.

House 216–212Senate 52–46Votes No
S.J.Res. 13 · Signed June 20, 2025Public Law 119-19

Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.

House 220–207Senate 52–47Votes No
H.J.Res. 89 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-17

Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.

House 225–196Senate 49–46Votes No
H.J.Res. 87 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-15

Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.

House 231–191Senate 51–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 61 · Signed May 23, 2025Public Law 119-14

Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.

House 216–202Senate 55–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 60 · Signed May 23, 2025Public Law 119-13

Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

House 219–205Senate 50–43Votes No
S.J.Res. 28 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-11

Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.

House 219–211Senate 51–47Votes No
S.J.Res. 18 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-10

Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.

House 217–211Senate 52–48Votes No
H.J.Res. 75 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-9

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.

House 214–193Senate 52–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 42 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-8

Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.

House 222–203Senate 52–46Votes No
H.J.Res. 24 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-7

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.

House 203–182Senate 53–42Votes No
H.J.Res. 20 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-6

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.

House 221–198Senate 53–44Votes No
Public Law 119-4 · Signed March 15, 2025Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.

House 217–213Senate 54–46Votes No
S.J.Res. 11 · Signed March 14, 2025Public Law 119-3

Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.

House 221–202Senate 54–44Votes No
H.J.Res. 35 · Signed March 14, 2025Public Law 119-2

Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.

House 220–206Senate 52–47Votes No

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Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 119-28 · Signed July 24, 2025Rescissions Act of 2025

Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.

House adopted H.Res. 590, 216–213Senate 51–48Votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed this law in the House

What this member says about laws and orders

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11 excerpts

  1. Budzinski, Pappas, Krishnamoorthi Lead Letter Urging USPS to Revoke Rule Codifying Mail-in Voting Executive Order

    “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.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint fcc6b95ba8dcbf2e

  2. Budzinski and Pappas Lead 101 House Democrats in Letter to President Trump on Vote-by-Mail Executive Order

    “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.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 8f6b6c15de3952e9

  3. 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.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint dd40ee21abb5f231

  4. Budzinski Holds Roundtable to Discuss Rural Health Transformation Funding Needs in Wake of OBBBA Cuts

    “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.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 0924f3211d58dadb

  5. 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.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 9792c388f32dfbb5

  6. 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”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint a1acf7edbc3a9528

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  1. 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).”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 875d5a8a91ff2ae6

  2. Public Law 119-33July 21, 2025

    Budzinski Bill to Codify Veterans Experience Office Passes House

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that her Improving Veterans’ Experience Act passed the House as part of S. 423, the PRO Veterans Act of 2025. The legislation, introduced with Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Congresswoman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) would codify the Veterans Experience Office (VEO) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 6b8e7e7fef5ec5b0

  3. CARLINVILLE: Budzinski Discusses Threats to Food Access in Central and Southern Illinois

    “Additionally, the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill,” H.R.1, signed into law by President Trump on July 4th, cuts SNAP by nearly $200 billion, jeopardizing nutrition assistance for 22.3 million families nationwide. In Illinois, at least 205,000 people are expected to lose some or all of their SNAP benefits.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 37673e0eda53a8aa

  4. GENIUS ActJuly 17, 2025

    Congresswoman Budzinski Statement on Vote to Regulate Digital Assets and Protect Consumers

    “Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) issued the following statement after voting to pass the CLARITY Act, H.R. 3633, and the GENIUS Act, S. 1582.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 80c9082595ad4652

  5. Budzinski Statement on Republicans’ Betrayal of Working Families

    “Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement after voting NO on President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill, H.R. 1. House Republicans voted to pass the bill and send it to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 4df9c1defb6b81b4

Member-requested spending

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Congress printed 12 spending items this member requested, $9,692,000 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.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Village of HarristownPublic Law 119-37Water Service Lines ReplacementRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal ProgramIL$1,000,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate IL Village of Gle Drinking Wate Plant InstallEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
TASC, Inc.Public Law 119-74Juvenile Justice System Specialized Case Management and Wrap Around ServicesDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$750,000
City of GillespiePublic Law 119-74Gillespie Rural Policing Technology EquipmentDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$200,000
Bi-State Development AgencyPublic Law 119-75St. Louis Downtown Airport Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus and Snow Removal Equipment AcquisitionDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsIL$250,000
ILPublic Law 119-75Decatur-Macon County Beltway Northeast Connector Segment Design EngineeringDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsIL$1,000,000
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit DistrictPublic Law 119-75Champaign-Urbana Real Estate Procurement for Transit Station ExpansionDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsIL$850,000
Piatt CountyPublic Law 119-75Piatt County Buildings Capital ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$250,000
Village of BrooklynPublic Law 119-75Brooklyn Community Center DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$2,000,000
Champaign Park DistrictPublic Law 119-75Parkland Way ReconstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$850,000
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RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
University of IllinoisPublic Law 119-75Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$1,200,000
Urbana Park DistrictPublic Law 119-75Urbana Park District Prairie and Weaver Park Site RehabilitationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$250,000

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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.

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What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H2IL13153as of June 30, 20262024 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 from2026 cycleFEC number H2IL13153as of June 30, 20262024 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

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Reported stock trades

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