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My Votes – Week of May 6th
May 10, 2024
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.
5/7/24
H.R. 6192
Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act
Passed | 212 – 195
My Vote | YES
This bill modifies the process by which the Department of Energy (DOE) amends, revokes, or implements energy conservation standards for certain consumer products, such as household appliances. This bill seeks to protect Americans from economically unjustifiable federal mandates that limit consumer choice while significantly driving up costs for consumers.
5/8/24
H.R. 2925
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024
Passed | 216 – 195
My Vote | YES
This bill sets forth a process to allow mine operations to use, occupy, and conduct operations on public land regardless of whether a mineral deposit has been discovered on the land. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, I believe it’s important that we be good stewards of our environment and wildlife. We can strike an appropriate balance between protecting animals and their habitats while effectively managing land development and promoting a straightforward, transparent, and balanced approach to energy development. This will only ensure our local communities in Eastern Washington continue to thrive.
5/8/24
Equal Representation Act
Passed | 206 – 202
My Vote | YES
This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent and each household member is a U.S. citizen. Census data is used to direct federal funding to local organizations and governments, impacting local school funding, highway repairs, bus services, and a number of other local services.
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.
5/6/24
H.R. 6972
Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act
Passed | Passed by Voice
My Vote | YES
This bill requires certain notifications whenever a head of an executive branch agency who is a member of the National Security Council (for example, the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense) becomes medically incapacitated. The number one responsibility of the federal government is to keep our country safe, which includes ensuring there is a proper chain of command in the event of an emergency.
5/6/24
H.R. 7219
Information Quality Assurance Act
Passed | 377-4
My Vote | YES
This bill ensures that federal agencies rely on the best reasonably available scientific, technical, demographic, economic, and statistical information and evidence to develop, issue or inform the public of the nature and basis of Federal agency rules and guidance.
5/6/24
H.R. 7528
Comment Integrity and Management Act of 2024
Passed | Passed by Voice
My Vote | YES
This bill amends section 206 of the E-Government Act of 2002 to improve the integrity and management of mass comments and computer-generated comments in the regulatory review process to help streamline government services.
5/6/24
H.R. 7527
Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act
Passed | Passed by Voice
My Vote | YES
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to better collect, track, and report information related to deaths and injuries resulting from traffic crashes involving vehicles transporting mail.
5/6/24
H.R. 7525
Special District Grant Accessibility Act
Passed | 352-27
My Vote | YES
The bill requires OMB to issue guidance to federal agencies that requires special districts be recognized as local government, which would clarify that special districts are eligible to receive federal financial assistance. This legislation will help rural areas in Eastern Washington better provide fire protection, mosquito control, or ambulance services. Special districts also occur in urban areas, and can provide airport, road, and transit services.
5/6/24
S. 2073
Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2023
Passed | Passed by Voice
My Vote | YES
This bill requires agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications. This bill will continue to ensure that Congress has access to the data we need to effectively govern and ensure that we are fiscally responsible.
5/6/24
H.R. 7524
GSA Technology Accountability Act
Passed | Passed by Voice
My Vote | YES
This bill aims to implement oversight and transparency mechanisms into the General Services Administration’s (GSA) management of taxpayer-funded technology projects. New transparency and eligibility requirements will help restore Article I powers so the People’s House – not unelected federal bureaucrats – can direct how tax dollars are spent.
5/6/24
H.R. 272
ASTRO Act
Passed | Passed by Voice
My Vote | YES
This legislation cuts through red tape to ensure that when our brave astronauts return home, they have transportation to and from the Johnson Space Center until they are medically cleared to resume driving.
5/7/24
H.R. 3354
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the “Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building”.
Passed | 371 – 28, 3
My Vote | YES
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the “Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building.”
5/7/24
H.R. 7423
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 Benedette Street in Rayville, Louisiana, as the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building”
Passed | 401 – 0, 2
My Vote | YES
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 Benedette Street in Rayville, Louisiana, as the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building.”
5/8/24
H.R. 8289
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part II
Passed | 385 – 24, 1
My Vote | YES
This bill extends authorizations for the airport improvement program and the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. A robust, reliable, and safe air transportation system is critical in America whether it’s needed for work or travel.
5/8/24
S. 870
Fire Grants and Safety Act
Passed | 393 – 13, 1
My Vote | YES
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the U.S. Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program. In addition to providing critical funding to help prevent the risk of injury and death to our firefighters and minimizing the loss and damage of several homes, this bill includes legislation I helped champion through the Energy & Commerce Committee that would restore America’s nuclear energy dominance, encourage innovation, and streamline permitting while maintaining the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s global gold standard for safety.
5/8/24
H.R. 4143
National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act of 2023
Passed | 358 – 41
My Vote | YES
This bill allows the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to investigate structural failures other than those involving buildings and to recommend related improvements to engineering standards and practices. A reliable and robust transportation infrastructure system is critical to maintaining a sound economy in Eastern Washington.