My Votes – Week of December 14th

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
12/16/2020 PASSED 380-0	S. 2216	TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act	YES	This bill would require the VA to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of formally recognizing all veterans’ caregivers by identifying them in the electronic health record (EHR) of the veteran. It would also require notifications be sent to certain approved and potential caregivers under the VA’s Family Caregivers Program regarding all decisions affecting assistance.
12/17/2020 PASSED 387-5	H.R. 3250	Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020	YES	This bill directs the Department of the Interior to study the sites associated with the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, a part owner and President of Sears, Roebuck and Company and a noted philanthropist who helped finance construction of 5,357 schools in 15 southern states between 1912 and 1932. The study shall include a special emphasis on specified sites, including certain Rosenwald Schools. In conducting such study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of the sites; and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the sites as a unit of the National Park System, including an interpretive center in or near Chicago, Illinois.
12/18/2020 PASSED 386-1	S. 979	Federal Advance Contracts Enhancement Act	YES	This legislation amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to incorporate the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office relating to advance contracts.
12/18/2020 PASSED 320-60	H.J. Res. 107	Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes	YES	This joint resolution provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 20, 2020. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevented a government shutdown that would have otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expired on December 18, 2020.
12/18/2020 PASSED 329-65	H.J. Res. 110	Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021	YES	This joint resolution provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 21, 2020. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevented a government shutdown that would have otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expired on December 20, 2020.
12/16/2020 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 7105	Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020	YES	Addresses the administration of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and benefits for homeless veterans during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
12/16/2020 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 2216	HEALTHIER Act of 2019	YES	Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award two-year grants to states that adopt laws permitting the provision of specified volunteer health care services. Such laws must require that volunteer health care services are administered by a health care provider that is licensed in another state, within the scope of practice of such provider, and provided to a rural or impoverished area within the state receiving the grant.
12/16/2020 PASSED VOICE	S. 3312	Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020	YES	This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for state and local correctional facilities to provide clinical services for people with serious mental illness who need post-release mental health services.
12/16/2020 PASSED VOICE	S. 2174	Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019	YES	To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Act, authorizes the Attorney General to use funds appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).
12/16/2020 PASSED VOICE	S. 1694	One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act	YES	Requires a federal agency that issues a license for the conduct of a lunar activity to require that each license applicant agree to abide by recommendations, guidelines, or principles issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) related to the protection and preservation of U.S. government lunar artifacts.
12/16/2020 PASSED VOICE	S. 2472	Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility Act	YES	Redesignates the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station in Ohio as the “NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility.”
12/17/2020 PASSED VOICE	S. 3989	United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020	YES	Modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events.
12/17/2020 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 6535	To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes	YES	This bill extends federal torts claim coverage for certain personal injury claims (i.e., medical malpractice liability protection) to urban Indian organizations and their employees by deeming them as part of the Public Health Service. Currently, such coverage is provided to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Indian contractors, and their employees.
12/17/2020 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 7460	Peace Corps Commemorative Work Extension Act	YES	Extends through January 24, 2028, the authority of the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the mission of the Peace Corps and the ideals on which the Peace Corps was founded.
12/17/2020 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 5472	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act	YES	Redesignates the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Georgia as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park.
12/17/2020 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 5852	Weir Farm National Historical Park Redesignation Act	YES	Redesignates the Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut as the Weir Farm National Historical Park.
12/18/2020 PASSED VOICE	S. 3418	STORM Act	YES	This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into agreements with any state or Indian tribal government to make capitalization grants for the establishment of hazard mitigation revolving loan funds. Such funds shall provide funding assistance to local governments to carry out projects to reduce disaster risk in order to decrease the loss of life and property, the cost of insurance claims, and federal disaster payments. FEMA shall not be liable for any claim based on the exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise or perform, a discretionary function or duty by FEMA or by a FEMA employee in carrying out this bill.
12/11/2020 PASSED VOICE	S. 2730	Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act	YES	This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take appropriate steps to encourage direct representation of county and tribal governments, as well as agriculture, forestry, rangeland sectors, and other rural interests on the Drone Advisory Committee.

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