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
2/6/2020 PASSED 224-194	H.R. 2474	Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019	NO	This bill will deprive millions of workers of their privacy and right to free choice while fundamentally altering America’s system of labor relations.
2/6/2020 PASSED 223-190	H. Res. 826	Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid	NO	This non-binding resolution is misleading. I gave a floor speech in opposition of this resolution which you can watch here.
2/7/2020 PASSED 237-161	H.R. 5687	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act	NO	$44 billion has already been allocated for Puerto Rico disaster relief over the past 3 years and not all of that has been spent yet. FEMA also has yet to complete its report on the most recent damage estimate and this funding bill is likely much greater than what is needed.

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
2/5/2020 PASSED 355-62	H.R. 4044	Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act	YES	This bill increases the amount of funding to protect the environmental health of estuaries, where streams and rivers meet the ocean.
2/5/2020 PASSED 373-45	H.R. 4031	Great Lakes Restoration initiative Act of 2019	YES	Ensures that vital efforts to protect our water can continue and that we can address new and emerging threats to our lakes and waterways.
2/5/2020 PASSED 309-106	H.R. 2382	USPS Fairness Act	YES	The USPS Fairness Act eliminates unfair financial obligations imposed on USPS in the interest of future solvency.

2019 PAST VOTES:

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