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
5/22/19 PASSED 231-191	H.R. 1500	Consumers First Act	NO	The bill would reverse reforms made to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under the Trump Administration.  Instead of working with Republicans to address long standing concerns with the CFPB’s leadership structure, or its unchecked and limitless funding stream, Democrats are attempting to codify their regulatory preferences into law.
5/23/19 PASSED 417-3	H.R. 1994	SECURE Act of 2019	YES	H.R. 1994 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to help Americans of all ages prepare for a financially secure retirement. Included in the bill is the Save Community Newspapers Act, which I introduced with Rep. DelBene. It fixes pension issues at the Walla Walla Union Bulletin, among other smaller newspapers.

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
5/20/19 PASSED	H.R. 2116	Global Fragility Act	YES	Passed by voice
5/20/19 PASSED	H.R. 615	The Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019	YES	Passed by voice
5/20/19 PASSED	H.R. 1359	Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2019	YES	Passed by voice
5/20/19 PASSED 397-0	H.R. 1952	Intercountry Adoption Information At of 2019	YES	This legislation seeks to amend the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of State to report on intercountry adoptions from countries which have significantly reduced adoption rates involving immigration to the United States.
5/20/19 PASSED	H.R. 753	Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019	YES	Passed by voice
5/20/19 PASSED 393-0	H.Res. 106	Denouncing female genital mutilation/cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice	YES	See bill title
5/20/19 PASSED	H.R. 2480	Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 2359	Whole Veteran Act	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 1812	Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 2326	Navy Seal Chief Petty Officer William Bill Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2019	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 2333	Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 2340	FIGHT Veteran Suicide Act	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 1200	Veterans Compensation Cost-of-living Adjustment Act of 2019	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 2372	Veterans’ Care Quality Transparency Act	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 2045	Veterans’ Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2019	YES	Passed by voice
5/21/19 PASSED	H.R. 1947	To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act	YES	Passed by voice

2019 PAST VOTES:

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