My Votes – Week of January 29th
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.
1/29/24
H.R. 5585
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
Passed | 271-154
My Vote | YES
This bill protects all our brave Eastern Washington law enforcement officers by criminalizing fleeing from agents or officers in a high-speed chase.
1/31/24
H.R. 7024
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
Passed | 357-70
My Vote | YES
People in Eastern Washington are falling behind thanks to Biden’s inflation crisis and rising costs. Paychecks just aren’t going as far as they used to, and it’s making life more difficult. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act will help ease that burden by expanding the Child Tax Credit for parents raising a family and supporting small business owners struggling to keep the lights on. I look forward to this bill making a real difference and getting us back on a path of renewed hope and optimism for the future.
1/31/24
H.R. 6678
Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act
Passed | 272-155
My Vote | YES
H.R. 6678 makes aliens inadmissible to, and removable from, the United States if such they are convicted of or admit to committing Social Security fraud and identification document fraud. The bottom line is that America is a land with a rich history of immigration, but we are also a nation of laws that must be followed. We cannot continue to allow millions of people with a total disregard for our laws to enter our country.
1/31/24
H.R. 6679
No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act
Passed | 422-2 (1 Present)
My Vote | YES
This is a common sense bill that makes illegal immigrants that are members of Hamas or participated in the October 7, 2023, attacks against Israel inadmissible to or deportable from the United States. With our southern border in crisis due to President Biden’s policies, we cannot allow terrorists to enter our nation.
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.
1/31/24
H.R. 2754
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building.”
Passed | 420-0 (2 Present)
My Vote | YES
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building.”
1/31/24
H.R. 599
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the “Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office.“
Passed | Passed By Voice
My Vote | YES
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the “Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office.”
1/31/24
H.R. 1060
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the “Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building.“
Passed | Passed By Voice
My Vote | YES
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the “Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building.”
1/31/24
H.R. 3728
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the “Caroline Chang Post Office.”
Passed | Passed By Voice
My Vote | YES
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the “Caroline Chang Post Office.”