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Janice D. Schakowsky
The office to call when a federal agency won’t get back to you — from Social Security and Medicare to immigration and passport delays.
The office to call when a federal agency won’t get back to you — from Social Security and Medicare to immigration and passport delays.
This federal office is here to help you
Sort out Social Security or Medicare
Missing checks, denied claims, enrollment tangles.
Track down VA benefits
Claims, healthcare, and lost military records.
Get a passport unstuck
When you have travel coming up.
Check an immigration case
A status stuck at USCIS.
Chase a tax refund
Refunds that never came; IRS disputes.
Fix federal student aid
FAFSA and federal loan problems.
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About Janice D. Schakowsky
What they work on
Committee assignments
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Energy & Commerce
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Bills before their committees
In committee
A federal bill requiring Medicare Advantage plans to report agent and broker enrollment compensation to the federal government starting in 2028.
In committee
HR 6529 was forwarded by subcommittee to the full House committee with amendments on June 24, 2026.
In the newsroom & library
Connected reads.
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