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
12/17/19 PASSED 297-120	H.R. 1865	Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; Agriculture; Energy and Water; Interior; Legislative Branch; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; State and Foreign Operations; and Transportation and Housing	NO	This package represented recording spending highs without funding a solution for our climbing debt. Every month, families in Eastern Washington have to sit down and balance their budgets– Congress should, too. As legislators, we should fulfill our duties and complete the budget by the end of the fiscal year and not continually kick the can down the road. It’s past time to rein in federal spending and fix a broken budget process.
12/17/19 PASSED 280-138	H.R. 1158	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020: Defense; Commerce, Justice, Science; Financial Services; and Homeland Security	NO	This package represented recording spending highs without funding a solution for our climbing debt. Every month, families in Eastern Washington have to sit down and balance their budgets– Congress should, too. As legislators, we should fulfill our duties and complete the budget by the end of the fiscal year and not continually kick the can down the road. It’s past time to rein in federal spending and fix a broken budget process.
12/18/19 PASSED 230-197	H.Res. 755	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States- Article 1: Abuse of Power	NO	You can read my full statement on the impeachment of President Trump by clicking here.
12/18/19 PASSED 229-198	H.Res. 755	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States- Article 2: Obstruction of Congress	NO	You can read my full statement on the impeachment of President Trump by clicking here.
12/19/19 PASSED 218-206	H.R. 5377	Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act	NO	Instead of restoring tax fairness, this legislation would function as a tax break for the wealthy in states like California and New York while penalizing the rest of the country.
12/19/19 PASSED 385-41	H.R. 5430	United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act	YES	I am an ardent supporter of the USMCA. Washington is one of the most trade dependent states in the country, with one in three jobs relying on trade.

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
12/17/19 PASSED 408-1	H.R. 4183	Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act	YES	This bill requires a multi-year study on VA disability and pension benefits for members of the Reserve Components and National Guard.
12/17/19 PASSED 409-1	H.R. 3530	Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act	YES	This legislation requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct better oversight of its hospitals’ compliance with existing policies on patient safety and quality of care.
12/17/19 PASSED 410-1	H.R. 722	Miracle Mountain Designation Act	YEs	This would designate an unnamed mountain in the State of Utah, partially found on the border of the Unita-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, as “Miracle Mountain.”
12/17/19 PASSED 409-1	H.R. 2548	HELP ACT	YES	This bill modifies eligibility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs to allow state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to begin certain land acquisition and simple construction which do not require a comprehensive review.

2019 PAST VOTES:

my votes – week of december 9

MY VOTES – WEEK OF DECEMBER 2

my votes – week of november 18

My votes – week of november 11

My Votes – week of october 28