My votes - Week of June 11 - Cathy McMorris Rodgers

My votes – Week of June 11

Jun 11, 2018

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
06/14/18 PASSED 353 – 52	H.R. 5788	Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 2018 (Subject to a Rule)	Yes	This bill will prevent dangerous and illegal drugs such as synthetic opioids from entering the United States, which will disrupt a vulnerability in the United States Postal Service (USPS) that allows criminals to ship synthetic opioids into the U.S. Specifically, it requires the USPS to transmit advance electronic data (AED) to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on at least 70 percent of international packages by December 31, 2018, and 100 percent of international packages by December 31, 2002 to better track the shipment of illicit drugs.
06/14/18 PASSED 230 – 173	H.R. 5735	Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program Act, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule)	Yes	This bill will help thousands of individuals better maintain sobriety after rehabilitation by providing them a clean, safe, and supported living environment after treatment. Specifically, it establishes a demonstration program to set aside 10,000 Section 8 housing vouchers for supportive and transitional housing for individuals recovering from substance use disorders.
06/15/18 PASSED 239 – 142	H.R. 2851	Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule)	Yes	This bill closes a dangerous loophole and ensures our laws to keep pace with the creation of new drugs and provide law enforcement the tools to keep drugs off the street. By amending the Controlled Substances Act and creating a new category for controlled substances, this bill allows synthetic drugs to be temporarily and permanently controlled to curtail illicit manufacturing, importation, and distribution to help keep these dangerous drugs out of our communities. .

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
06/12/18 PASSED 398-0	H.R. 5041	Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act, as amended	Yes
06/13/18 PASSED 406 – 3	H.R. 5890	Assisting States’ Implementation of Plans of Safe Care Act	Yes
06/13/18 PASSED 409 – 8	H.R. 5891	Improving the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder Act
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 449	Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 3331	To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 4284	INFO Act, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 4684	Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act of 2018, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5002	ACE Research Act		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5009	Jessie’s Law, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5102	Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5176	Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5228	SCREEN Act, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5261	SCREEN Act, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5272	To ensure that programs and activities that are funded by a grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee from the Department of Health and Human Services, and whose purpose is to prevent or treat a mental health or substance use disorder, are evidence-based, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5327	Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018, as amended
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5329	Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5353	Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5473	Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5483	Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5582	Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5583	To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures, and for other purposes		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5587	Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5685	Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5800	Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5812	CONNECTIONS Act		Passed by voice
5/23/18 PASSED	S. 916	Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 4275	Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act, as amended		Passed by voice
06/12/18 PASSED	H.R. 5197	ALTO Act, as amended		Passed by voice
06/13/18 PASSED	H.R. 5294	Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act of 2018		Passed by voice
06/13/18 PASSED	H.R. 5752	Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018, as amended		Passed by voice
06/13/18 PASSED	H.R. 4655	CREEPER Act of 2017		Passed by voice
06/13/18 PASSED	H.R. 6029	REGROUP Act of 2018		Passed by voice
06/13/18 PASSED	H.R. 5889	Recognizing Early Childhood Trauma Related to Substance Abuse Act of 2018		Passed by voice
06/13/18 PASSED	H.R. 5892	To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace		Passed by voice
06/13/18 PASSED	House Amendment to S. 1091	Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act		Passed by voice
06/13/18 PASSED	H.R. 2147	Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018, as amended
06/13/18 PASSED	H.R. 4635	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes, as amended		Passed by voice

My votes – Week of June 11

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