My Votes – Week of May 10th

RULE BILLS
**A rule bill is a bill passed through a full House vote under a rule that has been voted and agreed upon by the Rules Committee. Rule bills require a simple majority of the House to pass (218 votes) through a recorded vote.

Result and Date	Bill #	Bill Title	My Vote	What it means for you and your family
5/11/2021 PASSED 250-168	H.R. 1629	Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act	NO	While I have supported this legislation in the past, I oppose the process by which it was brought to the floor for expedited consideration during the 117th Congress. I am committed to driving down drug prices for individuals and families in Eastern Washington without limiting access to cures.
5/13/2021 PASSED 215-207	H.R. 2547	Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act	NO	This bill will hurt small businesses, increase risk to the financial system, and drive up the cost of credit by limiting the ability of businesses and individuals to collect payment for goods and services that have already been rendered. Consumers are already protected by existing law from harassment and abuse by debt collection companies.
5/14/2021 PASSED 315-101	H.R. 1065	Pregnant Workers Fairness Act	I support this legislation.	This bill will help ensure that pregnant employees are granted reasonable accommodations by their employers to ensure their health and safety, as well a the health and safety of their babies.

SUSPENSION BILLS

**A suspension bill is a bill passed by the House through suspending the rules to move quickly, circumventing the House Rules Committee. Suspension bills are typically less controversial pieces of legislation, and as the rules are being suspended, they require a higher threshold, two-thirds of those voting in the House, to pass. Additionally, these bills are often passed by a voice vote, without a formal roll call vote.

Result and Date	Bill #	Bill Title	My Vote	What it means for you and your family
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 958	Protecting Moms Who Served Act	YES	This bill helps women veterans by better supporting VA maternity care coordination programs, and conducting a study into the unique health risks facing pregnant and postpartum veterans.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 49	To designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806	YES	Redesignates the Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, as the “National Pulse Memorial” to memorialize the Americans who died in one of our worst terrorist attacks since 9/11.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 1688	Native American Child Protection Act	YES	This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises programs related to the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Native American children and families.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 2208	Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act	YES	This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes in Texas to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 433	Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2021	YES	This bill directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to nonprofits to develop or expand services for individuals with substance use disorders and their families. Addiction is an increasing problem in America, and this bill helps give families the resources they need to fight back.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 1475	Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act	YES	This bill helps address mental issues in youth, especially youth of color.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 586	STANDUP Act of 2021	YES	This bill requires state, local, and tribal governments to establish and implement suicide awareness and prevention training.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 721	Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2021	YES	This bill authorizes the Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Educational Agency Grant Program that is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
5/12/2021 PASSED 323-93-2	H.R. 2877	Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021	YES	This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to develop best practices for the establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools. This bill will help schools solve conflicts and behavioral issues in the most effective way.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 1260	Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2021	YES	This bill establishes a grant program for trauma centers and nonprofits to establish or expand intervention or prevention programs to reduce and stop intentional violent trauma, excluding intimate partner violence.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 1205	Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021	YES	This bill authorizes a grant program for emergency departments to increase access to follow-up psychiatric services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes so that we can better help mentally ill patients in crisis.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 1324	Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021	YES	This bill would award grants to hospitals to improve their capacity to identify patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide and connect those patients with mental health treatments and services, better helping patients in crisis.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 1480	HERO Act	YES	This bill improves the detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health problems in our law enforcement officers, helping protect those who protect and serve us.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 2862	Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act	YES	This bill creates a national media campaign to address suicide prevention, directed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 2981	Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021	YES	This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to ensure high-quality assistance to those experiencing depression and mental illness through the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 2955	Suicide Prevention Act	YES	This bill helps individuals with mental illness by creating a pilot program to expand and intensify monitoring for self-harm and establishes a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services to hospital emergency departments.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 768	Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2021	YES	This bill establishes stricter requirements for manufacturers who find suspicious orders for controlled substances like opioids.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 1448	PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act	YES	I am a cosponsor of this important bill that creates a five year pilot program to explore the effectiveness of treating post-deployment veteran mental health issues by having veterans train service dogs for other veterans with disabilities. The bill would also expand the service dog program to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses regardless of if they have a physical disability.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 297	To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes.	YES	This bill directs the Forest Service to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Forest System in the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai in the state of Hawaii, and identify available land within the study area that could be included in such unit.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 478	Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act	YES	Directs the Department of the Interior to take the approximately 55.3 acres of land of the Blackwater Trading Post in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, if the community conveys to Interior all of its interest in the land. The land would be made part of the community’s reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
5/12/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 810	To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail	YES	Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail extending 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people during federal Indian removal, and 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha to Niobrara, Nebraska, which follows the return route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people.

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