My Votes – Week of March 4
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 |
3/6/19
PASSED |
H.R. 1 | For the People Act of 2019 | NO | I support efforts to reduce fraud and increase transparency in our elections, but H.R. 1 doesn’t even come close to accomplishing that. H.R. 1 gives taxpayer funds to politicians to use in their political campaigns. Your hard earned dollars should be put toward keeping our country safe and providing for important programs like Medicare and Social Security, not into political re-election campaigns. |
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 |
3/5/19
PASSED |
H.R. 762 | Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2019 | YES | Passed by voice |
3/5/19
PASSED |
H.R. 347 | Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019 | YES | Passed by voice |
3/5/19
PASSED |
H.R. 1138 | To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes | YES | Passed by voice |
3/5/19
PASSED |
S. 49 | To designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation | YES | Major Taylor was killed in an attack in Afghanistan on November 3, 2018. The bill passed the Senate on February 5, 2019. |
3/5/19
PASSED |
H.R. 1381 | Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act | YES | This legislation directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death. |