My Votes – Week of May 21
May 26, 2018
Votes
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 |
| PASSED
5/24/18 351 – 66 |
H.R. 5515 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Yes | This bill authorizes and prioritizes funding for the Department of Defense (DoD) and military activities and construction, and prescribes military personnel strengths for Fiscal Year 2019. The bill will modernize our military equipment, restore our military readiness, and provide a much-deserved pay raise for our troops, like those who serve at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. |
| PASSED
5/22/18 250 – 169 |
S. 204 | Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 | Yes | Sadly, some terminally ill patients who are fighting for their lives do not have the ability to try investigational drugs or medical treatments. This legislation, commonly known as “The Right to Try,” will help Eastern Washingtonians with life-threatening illnesses gain access to alternative treatments after they have exhausted all other options. This legislation is already law in 38 states, including Washington where it pass unanimously. |
| PASSED
5/22/18 258 – 159 |
S. 2155 | Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act | Yes | This bill would modify provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd Frank Act) and other laws governing regulation of the financial industry to provide relief to small and community banks. The bill also would make changes to consumer mortgage and credit-reporting regulations and to the authorities of the agencies that regulate the financial industry. This bill will provide much needed regulatory relief to community financial institutions, which will increase the availability of capital for consumers and better allow them to take advantage of the strength of the economy. |
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 |
| PASSED
5/22/18 360 – 59 |
H.R. 5682 | FIRST STEP Act | Yes | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 377 – 1 |
H.R. 4451 | Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 | Yes | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 377 – 2 |
H.R. 3832 | Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act | Yes | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 382 – 0 |
H.R. 4830 | SIT-REP Act | Yes | |
| PASSED
5/22/18 |
S. 292 | Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018 | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 1972 | VA Billing Accountability Act | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 3642 | Military SAVE Act | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 3946 | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the “Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic” | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 4245 | Veterans’ Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 4958 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 5044 | Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 5215 | Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 5418 | Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
S. 1282 | To redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 4334 | Improving Oversight of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2017 | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.R. 3663 | To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center | Passed by voice | |
| PASSED
5/21/18 |
H.Con.Res. 113 | Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby | Passed by voice |