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SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D.

SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D.
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SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D.
1944–

Office

Representative

State/Territory

Illinois

Party

Democrat

Congress(es)

106th (1999–2001), 107th (2001–2003), 108th (2003–2005), 109th (2005–2007), 110th (2007–2009), 111th (2009–2011), 112th (2011–2013), 113th (2013–2015), 114th (2015–2017), 115th (2017–2019), 116th (2019–2021), 117th (2021–2023), 118th (2023–2025), 119th (2025–2027)

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Concise Biography

SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D., A Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 26, 1944; graduated from Sullivan High School, Chicago, Ill., 1962; B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., 1965; director, Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens, 1985-1990; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1990-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present).

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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Bibliography / Further Reading

"Janice Schakowsky" in Women in Congress, 1917-2006. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2006.

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Committee Assignments & Leadership

Committee Assignments

Committee Name & Date Congresses Congresses
Banking and Financial Services
[1995-2001]
104th through 106th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Financial Services)
106th (1999–2001)
106th (1999–2001)
Government Reform and Oversight
[1995-1999]
104th and 105th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Operations; Government Reform; Oversight; Oversight and Government Reform; Oversight and Reform; and Oversight and Accountability)
106th (1999–2001)
106th (1999–2001)
Small Business
[1975-Present]
94th Congress-Present
106th (1999–2001)
106th (1999–2001)
Financial Services
[2001-Present]
107th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Banking and Financial Services)
107th (2001–2003)
107th (2001–2003)
Government Reform
[1999-2007]
106th through 109th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Operations; Government Reform and Oversight; Oversight; Oversight and Government Reform; Oversight and Reform; and Oversight and Accountability)
107th (2001–2003)
107th (2001–2003)
Energy and Commerce
[1981-1995; 2001-Present]
97th through 103rd Congresses; 107th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Commerce)
108th (2003–2005) – 119th (2025–2027)
108th (2003–2005) –
119th (2025–2027)
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
[1977-Present]
95th Congress-Present
110th (2007–2009) – 113th (2013–2015)
110th (2007–2009) –
113th (2013–2015)
Budget
[1974-Present]
93rd Congress-Present
115th (2017–2019) – 118th (2023–2025)
115th (2017–2019) –
118th (2023–2025)

Committee & Subcommittee Chair

Committee Subcommittee Congresses Congresses
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Oversight and Investigations
111th (2009–2011)
111th (2009–2011)
Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
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Related Links

Related Links

Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov