My Votes – Week of May 14
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 |
| FAILED
5/18/18 198 – 213 |
H.R. 2 | Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 | Yes | This bill would have provided certainty and stability to Eastern Washington farmers so they can continue to feed our community. It also would have made sensible reforms to federal nutrition programs to allow for a better future for work-capable adults who have found themselves on the sidelines but want to join our booming economy by coming back into the workforce. |
| PASSED
5/16/18 382 – 35 |
H.R. 5698 | Protect and Serve Act of 2018 | Yes | This bill allows for federal prosecution of individuals who knowingly assault a law enforcement officer causing serious bodily injury. Under current law, no federal penalty exists to punish the specific targeting of state and local law enforcement officers, when the conduct occurs within federal jurisdiction. This bill will help protect our nation’s law enforcement officers, who have been increasingly targeted by violent attackers. |
| PASSED
5/9/18 347 – 70 |
S. 2372 | VA MISSION Act of 2018 | Yes | This bill strengthens and improves the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system for the benefit of the nation’s veterans. The bill consolidates VA’s multiple community care programs and authorities and provides funding for the Choice Program for a year. |
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 | |
| PASSED
5/15/18 377 – 1 |
H.R. 4854 | Justice Served Act of 2018 | Yes | |
| PASSED
5/15/18 378 – 0 |
H.R. 613 | Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 | Yes | |
| PASSED
5/16/18 407 – 0 |
S. 35 | Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act | Yes | |
| PASSED
5/15/18 |
H.R. 5242 | School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018 | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/15/18 |
H.R. 4895 | Medgar Evers National Monument Act | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/15/18 |
H.Res. 285 | Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcement community and the public they serve | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/15/18 |
H.R. 2991 | Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/15/18 |
S. 1285 | Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/15/18 |
H.R. 1417 | National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act | Passed by voice |