Raja Krishnamoorthi
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Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialRaja Krishnamoorthi holds the office of U.S. Representative for Illinois-8profile 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 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 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 In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
- 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 Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans 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 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
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Nay on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted No on On Agreeing to the Amendment
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Sunshine Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- VerifiedPublic statement: Krishnamoorthi, Mackenzie, Bynum, McGuire Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Federal Job Opportunities for Qualified Workers Without Bachelor's Degrees
- VerifiedPublic statement: Krishnamoorthi Presses Kennedy to Protect Children from Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Food After Years of Federal Inaction
- VerifiedPublic statement: Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds to Report that FBI Diverted Hundreds of Personnel to 2020 Georgia Election Investigation
- VerifiedPublic statement: Krishnamoorthi, Bynum, Merkley, Booker Urge EPA to Begin Monitoring Microplastics in America's Drinking Water
- VerifiedPublic statement: Krishnamoorthi Responds to Supreme Court Decision Upholding Birthright Citizenship
- VerifiedSponsored: Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Condemning racist rhetoric targeting Indian and Chinese Americans, reaffirming that immigrants from all backgrounds are vital to the United States, and calling on all elected officials to refrain from language that promotes racial or ethnic division.
- VerifiedSponsored: Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Baby Food Safety Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Medicare Expansion and Lowering Costs Now Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Puerto Rican People’s Power Restoration Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Kids Need Lunch Act
- VerifiedSponsored: No Private Bounty Hunters for Immigration Enforcement Act
- VerifiedSponsored: First Home Affordability 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
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards
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
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
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
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-07-06: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-05-22: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-05-20: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-04-29: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-04-22: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-03-12: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-03-05: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-01-20: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-01-20: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Statements & Newsroom
ock block--drupaltheme58-krishnamoorthi-breadcrumbs"> Home Media Press Releases July 6, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), and Congressman John McGuire (R-VA) introduced the bipartisan Federal Jobs for STARs Act today, legislation to modernize federal hiring by reducing unnecessary bachelor's degree requirements for many federal jobs and helping ensure qualified workers who are Skilled Th
"col-auto"> Press Release WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), and Congressman John McGuire (R-VA) introduced the bipartisan Federal Jobs for STARs Act today, legislation to modernize federal hiring by reducing unnecessary bachelor's degree requirements for many federal jobs and helping ensure qualified workers who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) can compete for federal jobs based on their skill
ol-auto"> Press Release WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urging HHS to establish comprehensive, enforceable standards for toxic heavy metals in infant formula and baby food. The letter cites years of scientific evidence linking early-life exposure to toxic heavy metals with serious developmental harms and calls on HHS to take the regulatory action necessary to better protect Am
July 2, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement after a report from MS NOW that the FBI directed hundreds of intelligence analysts and other personnel to support an investigation related to the 2020 election in Georgia: July 1, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday led a bicameral letter, joined
nking Water July 1, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday led a bicameral letter, joined by 53 of their colleagues, urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add microplastics to the agency's recently published Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6). June 30, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnam