My Votes – Week of February 22nd

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
2/25/2021 PASSED 224-206	H.R. 5	Equality Act	NO	Please see my statement from last Congress when this same bill came up here.
2/26/2021 PASSED 227-200	H.R. 803	Colorado Wilderness Act	NO	This bill is a massive public lands package that creates millions of acres of wilderness across several states, which is the most restrictive public land designation.
2/27/2021 PASSED 219-212	H.R. 1319	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021	NO	While billed as a COVID relief package, this $1.9T bill is filled with provisions that would do little to address the immediate needs of our communities as they recover and rebuild from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the bill is a provision to create a $15 federal minimum wage.

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
2/23/2021 PASSED 406-15	H.R. 208	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the “Colonel Carlyle ‘Smitty’ Harris Post Office”	I was traveling to Washington, DC when this vote was called and was not able to vote on it.	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the “Colonel Carlyle ‘Smitty’ Harris Post Office”
2/24/2021 PASSED 414-11	H.R. 546	Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act	YES	This bill prohibits the Department of Justice from monitoring the contents of a privileged electronic communication between an incarcerated person and his or her legal representative.
2/24/2021 PASSED 429-0	H.R. 1192	PRRADA	YES	This bill imposes requirements on the payment of compensation to professional persons employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known as “PROMESA”).

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