My Votes – Week of March 15th

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
3/17/2021 PASSED 222-204	H.J. Res. 17	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment	NO	Eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Prominent legal scholars, including Former Supreme Court Justice Bader Ginsburg, have questioned the Constitutionality of this bill.
3/17/2021 PASSED 244-172	H.R. 1620	Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021	NO	I support the Violence Against Women Act programs, which is why I voted to reauthorize the law and its grant programs in 2013. Unfortunately, the bill before the House this week puts partisan politics ahead of vulnerable women by inserting extraneous gun control language that I do not support. I am a cosponsor of the Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2021, which would provide a clean reauthorization of existing VAWA programs through 2022.
3/18/2021 PASSED 228-197	H.R. 6	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021	NO	Provides certain immigrants with temporary protective status a path to citizenship.
3/18/2021 PASSED 247-174	H.R. 1603	Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021	YES	Please see my statement on this bill from last Congress here.
3/19/2021 PASSED 246-175	H.R. 1868	To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes.	NO	Makes several budgetary and technical changes to provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to prevent across-the-board spending cuts.

 

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
3/16/2021 PASSED 415-3	H.R. 1799	PPP Extension Act of 2021	YES	This bill, which I was a cosponsor on, extends the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established to support small businesses in response to the Coronavirus epidemic, through June 30, 2021. The program was set to expire on March 31, 2021.
3/16/2021 PASSED 345-73	H.R. 485	CAPTA	YES	This bill increases the focus on prevention efforts by first and foremost supporting families rather than separating them. This not only protects children from abuse and neglect, but it also protects taxpayer dollars by addressing the issue before more expensive interventions are necessary.  Stronger CAPTA also strengthens due process for parents and protects religious liberty, all while making other important changes to the law to protect children from real abuse and neglect.  While I have concerns about limited references to “sexual and gender minority youth”, the bill protects the rights of faith-based providers to make decisions about which parents and families to work with and specifically prohibits governmental discrimination against parents based on their religious beliefs.
3/17/2021 PASSED 413-12	H.R. 1085	To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021	YES	Awards three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
3/17/2021 PASSED 413-12	H.R. 1805	To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a tradable performance standard covering emissions from the electricity generation and industrial sectors, and for other purposes.		Amends the Clean Air Act to establish a tradeable performance standard covering emissions from the electricity generation and industrial sectors.
3/17/2021 PASSED 399-14	H.R. 1651	COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021	YES	Extends the sunset period for small business owners given bankruptcy relief under the CARES act.
3/17/2021 PASSED 384-38	H.R. 1652	VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021	YES	Funds  the Crime Victims Fund and waive matching requirements. Previously the fund was replenished with judgements from DOJ prosecutions, but increasing use of deferred prosecution agreements have left this funding in doubt.
3/17/2021 PASSED VOICE	H.R. 1112	Protect Democracy in Burma Act of 2021	YES	Requires a report from the Secretary of State on the military coup in Burma.
3/19/2021 PASSED 398-14	H. Res. 134	Condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military detention of civilian leaders, calling for the release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in Parliament to resume their duties, and for other purposes.	YES	Condemns the military coup that took place in Burma.

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