George M. O'Brien

Republican · IL-4 · House of Representatives

53 years in office

Quylt Score

318
Primary Score
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Party Line

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted1 bill signed into law
3015%
Bills Advanced2 of 152 bills out of committee
712%
Federal Funding Secured$3432552M in federal obligations in district (119th Congress)
1008%
Engagement20% of score
Roll Call Attendance0 of 40 votes (0.0%)
015%
Committee Hearing ParticipationCommittee assignments not yet available
205%
Collaboration15% of score
Bipartisan Cosponsoring9 of 20 cosponsored bills cross-party
7510%
Cross-Aisle Co-Authored Bills2 of 15 sponsored bills have cross-party cosponsors
445%
Position & Influence20% of score
Leadership RoleNo leadership role
010%
Committee SeniorityNo committee assignments
1010%
Qualifications & Integrity10% of score
Education & CredentialsJD (Law)
855%
Ethics RecordNo formal ethics violations on record
505%

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Sponsored Legislation (152)

HR 7834A bill Rock Island Railroad Employee Assistance.

Introduced 1980-07-25 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 7609A bill for the relief of Theodore Michalopoulos.

Introduced 1980-06-17 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 5327Congressional Pay Raise Deferral Act

Introduced 1979-09-18 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Congress

HR 1604A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.

Introduced 1979-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Emergency Management

HR 617Religious and Charitable Donors Tax Credit Act of 1977

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 613A bill to terminate the authorization of a navigation project on the Illinois Waterway, Illinois and Indiana.

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 618Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 610A bill to strengthen the penalty provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968.

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 611Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Commerce

HR 72Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 71Regulatory Flexibility Act

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Government Operations and Politics

HRES 33A resolution to establish a Select Committee on Handicapped Individuals.

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Congress

HR 17105National Huntington's Disease Control Act

Introduced 1974-10-07 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Health

HR 16863A bill for the relief of Walter M. Twardosz.

Introduced 1974-09-24 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 14042A bill to provide for the regulation of oil companies.

Introduced 1974-04-08 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Petroleum industry

HR 14071Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Introduced 1974-04-09 · Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.

Credit

HR 13731National Summer Youth Sports Program Act

Introduced 1974-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Youth

HR 12660Veterans Housing Act

Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 12664A bill to make available to veterans of the Vietnam war all benefits available to World War II and Korean conflict veterans.

Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 12656National Diabetes Act

Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Health

HR 12657Research on Aging Act

Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Social Welfare

HR 12743A bill to amend title II of the Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500).

Introduced 1974-02-07 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works.

Environmental Protection

HR 12659Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act

Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Science and Astronautics.

Energy

HR 12658A bill to provide that, after January 1, 1974, Veterans Day will be observed on the 11th of November of each year.

Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 11245Code of Fair Information Practices

Introduced 1973-11-01 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Right of privacy

HR 9977A bill to establish within the Peace Corps a special program to be known as the Vietnam assistance volunteers program.

Introduced 1973-08-03 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Vietnamese Conflict

HR 9976Adult Education Amendments

Introduced 1973-08-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

HR 9300Endangered Species Conservation Act

Introduced 1973-07-16 · Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Animals

HR 7965A bill to expand the membership of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to include elected school board officials.

Introduced 1973-05-21 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

Intergovernmental relations

HR 6107Food Supplement Amendment

Introduced 1973-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

HR 7614A bill to extend and revise the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.

Introduced 1975-06-04 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations

HR 4544Small Business Emergency Relief Act

Introduced 1975-03-10 · Referred to House Committee on Small Business.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 2606A bill to provide that, after January 1, 1976, Memorial Day be observed on May 30 of each year and Veterans' Day be observed on the 11th of November of each year.

Introduced 1975-02-03 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 2607A bill to make available to veterans of the Vietnam war all benefits available to World War II and Korean conflict veterans.

Introduced 1975-02-03 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 1953Postsecondary Vocational Education Act

Introduced 1975-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

HR 1347Save Outdoor America Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 796Religious and Charitable Donors' Tax Credit Act

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 789A bill to amend the act establishing the Indiana Dune National Lakeshore to provide for the expansion of the lakeshore.

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 790A bill to discourage the use of painful devices in the trapping of animals and birds.

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Animals

HR 13073Rehabilitation Amendments

Introduced 1978-06-09 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

HR 11939Rehabilitation Amendments

Introduced 1978-04-06 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

HR 9303Regulatory Flexibility Act

Introduced 1977-09-26 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Government paperwork

HR 5261Food Additive Safety Amendments

Introduced 1977-03-21 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Agriculture and Food

HR 4967A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for inclusion of the services of licensed (registered) nurses under medicare and medicaid.

Introduced 1977-03-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Social Welfare

HR 3190A bill to strengthen the penalty provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968.

Introduced 1977-02-07 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 2371A bill for the relief of Antoine Dessolis.

Introduced 1977-01-24 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 2112A bill to strengthen the penalty provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968.

Introduced 1977-01-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 1690Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act

Introduced 1977-01-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Income tax

HR 1693Religious and Charitable Donors Tax Credit Act

Introduced 1977-01-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 1111A bill to assure the continued dedication of the United States to quality education and the neighborhood concept.

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

HJRES 131Joint resolution to clarify and reaffirm Government purchasing policies.

Introduced 1977-01-11 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

Government Operations and Politics

Introduced 1982-12-01 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1982-07-29 · Point of Order Sustained Against Amendment in Committee of the Whole.

Introduced 1982-06-22 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 169 - 228 (Record Vote No: 164).

HR 7278A bill to provide for the establishment of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1982-10-01 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 6638Jobs Act of 1982

Introduced 1982-06-17 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HR 5931A bill to require prenotification when Federal shipments of hazardous material are to be made.

Introduced 1982-03-23 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 5567Department of the Coast Guard Organization Act

Introduced 1982-02-23 · Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Navy.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 5303Milwaukee Railroad and Rock Island Railroad Amendments Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-12-16 · See Title II of H.R. 6308.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 2849A bill to strengthen the penalty provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968.

Introduced 1981-03-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

Crime and Law Enforcement

HR 1831A bill for the relief of Theodore Michalopoulos.

Introduced 1981-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 1817Steel Industry Compliance Extension Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-02-06 · For Further Action See H.R.3520.

Environmental Protection

Introduced 1984-07-31 · Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.