My Votes – Week of March 25
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 |
3/26/19
FAILED |
H.J.Res. 46 | Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 | YES | Please see my statement on why I voted for H.J. Res. 46 HERE. |
3/27/19
PASSED |
H.R. 7 | Paycheck Fairness Act | NO | I am leading on legislation called the “WAGE Equity Act,” which I believe better empowers women in the workforce. Please see my full statement here. |
3/28/19
PASSED |
H.Res. 124 | Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals | NO | The resolution is a sense of Congress and has no actual effect on U.S. policy and is purely political messaging. It contains several factual errors, including referring to the Mattis Policy as a “ban” among other things. Transgender individuals are still able to serve openly under certain conditions |
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 |
3/25/19
PASSED |
H.R. 920 | Venezuela Arms Restriction Act | YES | Passed by voice |
3/25/19
PASSED |
H.R. 854 | Humanitarian Assistance to the Venezuelan People Act of 2019 | YES | Passed by Voice |
3/25/19
PASSED |
H.R. 1616 | European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 | YES | H.R. 1616 seeks to assist both the United States and European countries in attaining global energy security while also encouraging a diversification of energy sources and supply routes throughout the region. |
3/25/19
PASSED |
H.R. 1839 | Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 | YES | Passed by Voice |
3/25/19
PASSED |
H.R. 1477 | Russia-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act | YES | Passed by Voice |
3/26/19
PASSED |
H.R. 1388 | Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2019 | YES | H.R. 1388 seeks to take lands in Sonoma County, California into trust as part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria of California. |
3/26/19
PASSED |
H.R. 297 | Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019 | YES | H.R. 297 extends federal recognition of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. |