Eric Sorensen
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Eric Sorensen is an American politician and meteorologist serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district since 2023. His district covers a large swath of western and central Illinois, centered around Moline, Rock Island, and the Illinois side of the Quad Cities. It also includes parts of Peoria and Rockford. A member of the Democratic Party, Sorensen is the first openly gay member of Congress from Illinois. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialEric Sorensen holds the office of U.S. Representative for Illinois-17profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Domestic Mining Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
- VerifiedVoted Nay on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Local Access to Courts Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedSponsored: STOP GAMES Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Homegrown Fertilizer Act
- VerifiedSponsored: National Weather Safety Board Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Advancing Research on Agricultural Soil Health Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act
- VerifiedSponsored: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5225 Harrison Avenue in Rockford, Illinois, as the Jay P. Larson Post Office Building.
- VerifiedSponsored: Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act
Voting Record Feed
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
Protecting Domestic Mining Act
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
Local Access to Courts Act
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-05-19: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-04-30: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-04-22: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2026-03-05: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-12-04: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2025-08-01: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-12-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2025-12-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2025-12-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-03-06: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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