(35) - HR 4044: Estuary Conservation and Management – Passage
February 05, 2020 - Malinowski, D-N.J., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would modify and reauthorize the EPA National Estuary Program, which makes grants for the development and implementation of plans to conserve and manage estuaries. It would authorize $50 million in fiscal 2022 through 2026 for program grants. Among other provisions, it would expand the list of regions that would be given priority under the program and add requirements that funded plans must meet, including to address effects of recurring extreme weather events and to increase public education regarding the estuaries' water quality conditions and ecological health.
Vote: Yea
(36) - HR 4031: Great Lakes Conservation and Management – Passage
February 05, 2020 - Napolitano, D-Calif., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would reauthorize through fiscal 2026 an EPA program that coordinates watershed conservation and management activities in the Great Lakes region. It would authorize $375 million for the program for fiscal 2022, with amounts increasing by $25 million annually to $475 million for fiscal 2026.
Vote: Yea
(37) - HR 2382: USPS Retirement Fund Contribution – Passage
February 05, 2020 - Maloney, D-N.Y., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would repeal existing law that requires the U.S. Postal Service make annual payments to a special Treasury Department fund to prefund future retirement health benefits for USPS employees.
Vote: Yea
(38) - H Res 832: Disapproving Speaker Pelosi's Actions - Motion to Table
February 06, 2020 - Hoyer, D-Md., motion to table (kill) the privileged resolution that would express disapproval of the actions of House Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif., in ripping up an official copy of President Donald Trump's remarks during the State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Vote: Nay
(39) - HR 5687, HR2474, HRES826: Medicaid Block Grants; Organized Labor; Puerto Rico Supplemental Appropriations - Previous Question
February 06, 2020 - DeSaulnier, D-Calif., motion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule (H Res 833) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (H Res 826) that would express disapproval of the Trump administration's proposal related to Medicaid block grants, provide for consideration of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (HR 2474), and provide for consideration of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act (HR 5687). The rule would provide for floor consideration of 16 amendments to HR 2474 and for automatic adoption of a Scott, D-Va., manager's amendment to the bill that would clarify that the bill's provisions shall not be construed to amend existing law prohibiting the employment of undocumented immigrants. It would also provide for floor consideration of six amendments to HR 5687.
Vote: Nay
(40) - H Res 826, HR5687, HR2474: Medicaid Block Grants; Organized Labor; Puerto Rico Supplemental Appropriations – Rule
February 06, 2020 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 833) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (H Res 826) that would express disapproval of the Trump administration's proposal related to Medicaid block grants, provide for consideration of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (HR 2474), and provide for consideration of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act (HR 5687). The rule would provide for floor consideration of 16 amendments to HR 2474 and for automatic adoption of a Scott, D-Va., manager's amendment to the bill that would clarify that the bill's provisions shall not be construed to amend existing law prohibiting the employment of undocumented immigrants. It would also provide for floor consideration of six amendments to HR 5687.
Vote: Nay
(41) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections - Employee and Employer Definitions
February 06, 2020 - Stevens, D-Mich., for Morelle, D-N.Y., amendment no. 1 that would clarify that the bill's provisions shall not be construed to affect the definitions of "employer" or "employee" under any state laws regarding employee wages, work hours, workers' compensation, or unemployment insurance.
Vote: Nay
(42) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections - Employee Voter Information
February 06, 2020 - Foxx, R-N.C., amendment no. 2 that would strike from the bill a requirement that employee voter lists provided by employers to labor organizations include several forms of contact and other personally identifiable information for each employee. It would instead require the lists to include one form of personal contact information for each employee, selected by the employee.
Vote: Yea
(43) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections - Secret Ballot Election Requirement
February 06, 2020 - Roe, R-Tenn., amendment no. 4 that would require that all labor representatives be selected by a majority of employees through a National Labor Relations Board secret ballot election, unless they were recognized through majority support of employees prior to enactment. It would make it unlawful for an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected in this manner.
Vote: Yea
(44) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections - Employee Voter Lists
February 06, 2020 - Wild, D-Pa, amendment no. 5 that would clarify that the bill's provisions shall not be construed to affect the privacy of employees with respect to voter lists provided to labor organizations by employers pursuant to elections directed by the National Labor Relations Board.
Vote: Nay
(45) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections - Mandatory Labor Organization Fees
February 06, 2020 - Allen, R-Ga., amendment no. 6 that would strike from the bill a section stating that collective bargaining agreements in which employees contribute fees to a labor organization as a condition of employment shall be enforceable notwithstanding any state or territorial law.
Vote: Yea
(46) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections - Mandatory Labor Organization Fees
February 06, 2020 - Meadows, R-N.C., amendment no. 10 that would strike from the bill a section stating that collective bargaining agreements in which employees contribute fees to a labor organization as a condition of employment shall be enforceable notwithstanding any state or territorial law.
Vote: Yea
(47) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections - Employee Whistleblower Protections
February 06, 2020 - Jackson Lee, D-Texas, amendment no. 11 that would prohibit an employer or labor organization from terminating or discriminating against an employee who reports violations of federal labor law. It would outline procedures for the submission of complaints by employees related to violations of this prohibition and for the investigation and adjudication of such claims by the Labor Department.
Vote: Yea
(48) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Election - NLRB Small Business Jurisdiction
February 06, 2020 - Rouda, D-Calif., amendment no. 16 that would clarify that the provisions of the bill shall not be construed to affect the jurisdictional standards of the National Labor Relations Board, including with respect to measuring the size of a business.
Vote: Nay
(49) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections – Recommit
February 06, 2020 - Hern, R-Okla., motion to recommit the bill to the House Education and Labor Committee with instructions to report it back immediately with an amendment that would prohibit a labor organization from communicating with an employee regarding joining or supporting the organization, if the employee is not
Vote: Yea
(50) - HR 2474: Organized Labor Regulation and Elections – Passage
February 06, 2020 - Passage of the bill that would that would expand enforcement authorities of the National Labor Relations Board and modify procedures by which employees may unionize and elect representation under federal labor law. The bill would authorize the NLRB to enforce any orders it issues. It would authorize the board to impose a number of civil monetary penalties, including penalties of up to $50,000 against employers who prevent or punish organizing activities by employees. It would require the NLRB to impose temporary injunctions against employers charged with engaging in unfair labor practices and allow employees to bring civil action if the board fails to seek an injunction. It would outline a number of procedures by which employees may petition for and elect representation for collective bargaining through an election directed by the NLRB. It would require the NLRB to schedule pre-election hearings within eight days of a petition being filed; prohibit employers from certain interference in such elections; and require the NLRB to certify and order the employer to engage in collective bargaining with an elected labor organization. It would outline procedures for initial collective bargaining between an employer and a union, including to provide for federal mediation services if an agreement is not reached 90 days after the bargaining begins and referral to an arbitration panel if an agreement is not reached in an additional 30 days. Among other provisions, the bill would prohibit employers from taking certain retaliatory actions against employees who participate in a strike, including permanently replacing or discriminating against such employees. It would specify that employees' right to strike is protected regardless of the duration, scope, frequency, or intermittence of the strike. The bill would also modify definitions of "employee" and "supervisor," particularly to narrow the classification of independent contractors and supervisors, two categories of employees not eligible for collective bargaining.
Vote: Nay
(51) - H Res 826: Disapprove Medicaid Block Grant Guidance – Passage
February 06, 2020 - Agreeing to the resolution that would express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Trump administration has taken "illegal actions" with respect to Medicaid, including a January 2020 guidance that would allow states to apply for federal Medicaid funding in the form of capped block grants, for services provided to able-bodied adults under the age of 65. Under the administration plan, states would have flexibility in determining coverage for such beneficiaries, including to modify eligibility, require certain payments, and limit coverage for certain prescription drugs. The resolution would state that the administration should withdraw the guidance and that this and other actions by the administration constitute a "cruel attack on a program that provides for the health and wellbeing" of vulnerable individuals. It would also state that the administration should "cease its campaign to undermine and weaken Medicaid" and "faithfully execute the law," including to implement the Medicaid program.
Vote: Nay
(52) - HR 5687: Puerto Rico Disaster Supplemental Appropriations - Education Assistance Funding
February 07, 2020 - Shalala, D-Fla., amendment no. 1 that would increase by $1 million funding for Education Department activities to provide assistance to meet the educational needs of individuals affected by earthquakes in 2019 and 2020.
Vote: Nay
(53) - HR 5687: Puerto Rico Disaster Supplemental Appropriations – Recommit
February 07, 2020 - Cole, R-Okla., motion to recommit the bill to the House Appropriations Committee.
Vote: Yea
54 - HR 5687: Puerto Rico Disaster Supplemental Appropriations – Passage
February 07, 2020 - Passage of the bill that would that would provide $4.9 billion in supplemental fiscal 2020 appropriations for Puerto Rico and U.S. territories, for response and recovery related to natural disasters in 2019 and 2020. It would also provide tax relief for individuals and businesses affected by disasters in U.S. territories. Within total funding, it would provide $3.31 billion for Housing and Urban Development Department community development disaster recovery block grants in response to disasters declared in 2018 through 2020, including for disaster relief, infrastructure and housing restoration, and economic revitalization. It would also provide $1.25 billion for the Federal Highway Administration emergency relief program; $210 million for a HUD grant to Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition assistance; $101 million for Education Department assistance, including to restart school operations and assist displaced students; and $24.8 million for Energy Department technical assistance, including related to electric grids and cybersecurity. Among tax-related provisions, it would allow Puerto Rico residents with any children to qualify for a child tax credit, reducing the eligibility requirement from a minimum of three children; provide for Treasury Department payments to expand the earned income tax credit for Puerto Rico beginning in 2021; and increase by $50 million the ceiling for tax credits for developers that build affordable rental housing in Puerto Rico. It would also provide for tax credits related to employee retention and new investment in areas affected by disasters, and increase the amount remitted to territories from federal excise tax collections on imported rum.
Vote: Nay
(55) - HR 2932: Children's Needs in FEMA Planning – Passage
February 10, 2020 - Torres Small, D-N.M., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, that would require the Homeland Security Department to consider the needs of children in its strategic planning activities and authorize a Federal Emergency Management Agency position for a technical expert focusing on integrating children's needs into DHS activities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other manmade disasters. It would also require DHS to submit a report to Congress describing its efforts to incorporate feedback from organizations representing the needs of children into department policies.
Vote: Yea
(56) - HR 3413: DHS Acquisition Oversight – Passage
February 10, 2020 - Torres Small, D-N.M., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would codify acquisition authorities within the Homeland Security Department and assign certain acquisition functions to departmental offices. Among other provisions, it would designate the DHS undersecretary for management as the department's chief acquisition officer and require the undersecretary to oversee the acquisition process, advise on acquisition management activities, establish related departmental policies, and assist DHS component agencies in complying with federal and departmental acquisition directives. It would also codify the existence and authorities of the DHS program accountability and risk management office to conduct oversight and establish standards for major DHS acquisition programs.
Vote: Yea
(57) - HR 2546, HRES842, HJRES79: Wilderness Designations; Equal Rights Amendment Ratification - Previous Question
February 11, 2020 - Scanlon, D-Pa., motion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule (H Res 844) that would provide for floor consideration of the Protecting America's Wilderness Act (HR 2546) and provide for floor consideration of a joint resolution (H J Res 79) that would remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The rule would provide for floor consideration of 12 amendments to HR 2546. It would provide for automatic agreement to a resolution (H Res 842) that would clarify that a simple majority affirmative vote of members present and voting would be required for passage of H J Res 79. It would also provide for standard floor proceedings during the recess period from Friday, Feb. 14, through Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.
Vote: Nay
(58) - H J Res 79, HR2546, HRES842: Wilderness Designations; Equal Rights Amendment Ratification – Rule
February 11, 2020 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 844) that would provide for floor consideration of the Protecting America's Wilderness Act (HR 2546) and provide for floor consideration of a joint resolution (H J Res 79) that would remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The rule would provide for floor consideration of 12 amendments to HR 2546. It would provide for automatic agreement to a resolution (H Res 842) that would clarify that a simple majority affirmative vote of members present and voting would be required for passage of H J Res 79. It would also provide for standard floor proceedings during the recess period from Friday, Feb. 14, through Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.
Vote: Nay
(59) - HR 1980: Women's History Museum – Passage
February 11, 2020 - Lofgren, D-Calif., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, that would establish a comprehensive women's history museum within the Smithsonian Institution, for the purpose of collecting, studying, and recognizing diverse perspectives on women's contributions to various fields throughout history. It would establish a council of 25 voting members to manage the acquisition, sale, loaning, and exchange of museum objects, and to provide recommendations to the Smithsonian board of regents on the planning and construction of the museum. It would require the board of regents to designate a site for the museum within 6 months of enactment and specify that half of the funds for construction of the building would be financed by the Smithsonian Institution and half with nonfederal funds. It would authorize such sums as may be necessary for the establishment of the museum under the bill's provisions, and for fundraising activities in support of the museum. The bill would also establish the position and certain authorities and duties of a museum director.
Vote: Yea
(60) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations - Colorado Wilderness Area Expansion
February 12, 2020 - DeGette, D-Colo., amendment no. 1 that would designate approximately 60,000 additional acres in Colorado as wilderness areas.
Vote: Nay
(61) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations - County Approval
February 12, 2020 - McClintock, R-Calif., amendment no. 2 that would prevent wilderness area designations made by the bill from going into effect until the county associated with such area formally approves the designation.
Vote: Yea
(62) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations - Wilderness Area Designation Exclusions
February 12, 2020 - McClintock, R-Calif., amendment no. 3 that would allow the Agriculture or Interior Departments to exclude any area from the wilderness area or wild and scenic river designations made by the bill, if the department determines that the area does not meet the definition or qualifications for such designations under existing law.
Vote: Yea
(63) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations - Aircraft and Boat Use Authority
February 12, 2020 - Panetta, D-Calif., amendment no. 5 that would clarify that the bill's provisions may not be construed to limit the authority of the Interior and Agriculture Departments, in accordance with existing law, to use aircraft and boats or to manage fire, insects, and diseases in designated wilderness areas.
Vote: Yea
(64) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations - Wildfire Risk Exclusions
February 12, 2020 - Westerman, R-Ark., amendment no. 6 that would allow the Agriculture or Interior Departments to exclude any area from the wilderness designations made by the bill, if the department determines that the area is at high risk for wildfire.
Vote: Yea
(65) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations - Remove Potential Wilderness Area Designations
February 12, 2020 - Westerman, R-Ark., amendment no. 7 that would strike from the bill all provisions that would designate areas as potential wilderness areas.
Vote: Yea
(66) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations - Continued Military Aviation Use
February 12, 2020 - Cunningham, D-S.C., amendment no. 8 that would clarify that the bill's provisions do not preclude low-level military aircraft flights over wilderness areas or the establishment of new special airspace or military flight training routes over wilderness areas.
Vote: Yea
(67) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations - Remove Colorado Wilderness Designations
February 12, 2020 - Tipton, R-Colo., amendment no. 9 that would strike from the bill the provisions designating the Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness and Weber-Menefee Mountain Proposed Wilderness in Colorado as wilderness areas.
Vote: Yea
(68) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations – Recommit
February 12, 2020 - McClintock, R-Calif., motion to recommit the bill to the House Natural Resources Committee with instructions to report it back immediately with an amendment that would allow for mechanical wildfire mitigation in wilderness areas designated under the bill's provisions, to protect life, property, or the environment.
Vote: Yea
(69) - HR 2546: Wilderness and River Designations – Passage
February 12, 2020 - Passage of the bill that would designate approximately 1.36 million acres of federal lands in California, Colorado, and Washington as new, expanded, or potential wilderness areas and designate approximately 1,221 river miles in California and Washington as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers. Specifically, the bill would make such designations for approximately 630,700 acres of federal lands and 756 river miles in California; approximately 660,000 acres of federal lands in Colorado; and approximately 126,540 acres of federal lands and 465 river miles in and around Olympic National Park in Washington. It would also designate approximately 1.2 million acres of additional federal lands in California as restoration, recreation, and other protected areas. Among other provisions, the bill would establish a public-private partnership -- made up of federal, state, and local government officials, and private stakeholders -- to facilitate environmental remediation of federal lands and waters in California damaged by illegal marijuana operations. It would require the Agriculture Department to conduct a number of studies related to establishment or expansion of recreational trails in California. It would protect a number of existing rights and usages on designated lands, including to provide for continued military activities in and around designated lands in Colorado, such as low-level helicopter operations and high altitude training.
Vote: Nay
(70) - H J Res 79: Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Deadline – Passage
February 13, 2020 - Passage of the joint resolution that would remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, which would state that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." The ERA was proposed to the states in 1972, with a seven-year deadline for ratification, which was subsequently extended through June 1982. The joint resolution would make the proposed constitutional amendment valid as part of the Constitution whenever ratified by three-fourths of the states.
Vote: Nay
(71) - HR 35: Lynching Criminalization – Passage
February 26, 2020 - Nadler, D-N.Y., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, that would criminalize lynching and connected activities under federal law. Specifically, the bill would subject any individual who conspires with another person to violate existing federal law related to hate crimes and other civil rights violations to the same punishment as violators of such laws. The provision would apply to crimes including causing bodily injury to an individual based on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation; discrimination against or intimidation of a person or class of persons based on race or religion; and damage to religious property. It would also increase the maximum prison term for crimes punishable under the bill's provisions to 10 years, if the maximum prison term for such violations by an individual would otherwise be less than 10 years.
Vote: Yea
(72) - HR 4852: Postsecondary Education Information for Veterans – Passage
February 26, 2020 - Takano, D-Calif., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would require the Veterans Affairs Department to provide additional information on postsecondary educational institutions through its online tool providing information on GI Bill benefits. Specifically, it would require the department to make information available and searchable for each institution regarding whether it is religiously affiliated, a minority serving institution, or gender specific.
Vote: Yea
(73) - HR 2490: Chief Standing Bear Historic Trail Study – Passage
February 26, 2020 - Neguse, D-Colo., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, that would require the Interior Department to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear Trail in the states of Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma as a national historic trail. The trail would extend 550 miles from Niobrara, Neb., to Ponca City, Okla., and follow the route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca tribe during the federal removal of the tribe from Nebraska in 1877, as well as the chief's subsequent return to Nebraska.
Vote: Yea
(74) - HR 2339: Flavored Tobacco Regulations - Previous Question
February 27, 2020 - Shalala, D-Fla., motion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule (H Res 866) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 2339). The rule would also provide for automatic adoption of a Pallone, D-N.J., manager's amendment to the bill that would make technical corrections, including to add mango to a list of prohibited flavors for use in flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems.
Vote: Nay
(75) - HR 2339: Flavored Tobacco Regulations – Rule
February 27, 2020 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 866) that would provide for floor consideration of the bill (HR 2339). The rule would also provide for automatic adoption of a Pallone, D-N.J., manager's amendment to the bill that would make technical corrections, including to add mango to a list of prohibited flavors for use in flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems.
Vote: Nay
(76) - HR 2819: Gold Star Mothers Memorial – Passage
February 28, 2020 - Neguse, D-Colo., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would extend through January 2, 2024, the authorization for the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of the sacrifices made by mothers of servicemembers who died during military service.
Vote: Yea
(77) - HR 2339: Flavored Tobacco Regulations – Recommit
February 28, 2020 - Walden, R-Ore., motion to recommit the bill to the House Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions to report it back immediately with an amendment that would require health care practitioners to provide the same care to a child that is "born alive" after an abortion or attempted abortion as they would for a child born at the same gestational age and to ensure the child is immediately transported and admitted to a hospital. It would establish penalties and authorize civil relief against practitioners who violate these requirements.
Vote: Yea
(78) - HR 2339: Flavored Tobacco Regulations – Passage
February 28, 2020 - Passage of the bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration statutory authority over all tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems, or vaping products. It would prohibit flavored vaping products beginning 30 days after enactment and prohibit all flavored tobacco products beginning one year after enactment. The bill would require the FDA to issue a number of regulations on the sale and distribution of tobacco, including to apply existing rules for health warnings on cigarettes to all tobacco products and to prohibit remote retail sales of tobacco products, including online and through vending machines. It would double civil penalties for violations of such FDA regulations. It would prohibit the advertisement of vaping products in a manner that appeals to individuals under the age of 21 or without clearly disclosing the communication as an advertisement, and it would allow the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to enforce such bans. The bill would authorize a total of $400 million annually for fiscal 2021 through 2025 for Center for Disease Control and Health and Human Services Department activities related to tobacco cessation and preventing tobacco addiction, including $75 million for CDC medical outreach programs in medically underserved communities; $75 million for Health and Human Services Department research; and $50 million for CDC and HHS public awareness and education activities related to tobacco use, with a focus on youth and young adults. Among other provisions, the bill would clarify that the purchase or possession of flavored tobacco products would not be subject to criminal penalty; establish an excise tax on nicotine used for vaping; require the FDA to issue regulations on products containing alternative nicotine; and require a Government Accountability Report on tobacco cessation, secondhand exposure, and harmful effects in relation to vaping. It would also specify that Medicare will cover colorectal cancer screenings beginning in 2024 and it would permit high deductible health plans to cover inhalers for treatment of chronic lung disease before the plan's deductible is met.
Vote: Nay
