(137) – H.R. 1593: School Terrorism Threat Readiness – Passage
April 01, 2019 - Thompson, D-Miss., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, that would require the Department of Homeland Security to create a council, known as the School Safety Coordinating Council, that would coordinate and implement activities, plans, and policies intended to enhance primary and secondary schools' responses to acts of terrorism.
Vote: Yea
(138) – H.R. 1590: School Foreign Fighter Threat Exercise – Passage
April 01, 2019 - Thompson, D-Miss., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, that would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. The exercise scenario would be required to involve a person traveling from the U.S. to join or provide resources to a terrorist organization, and it would be required to involve terrorist infiltration into the United States by U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. The exercise would be required to involve coordination with appropriate federal departments and agencies as well as the private sector and community stakeholders. The bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress detailing the initial findings of the exercise, plans for future incorporation of the findings, and any proposed legislative changes.
Vote: Yea
(139) – Procedural Motion – Journal
April 01, 2019
Vote: Yea
(140) – H.Res. 271: Justice Department Support for Health Law, Withdrawing U.S. Forces from Yemen - Previous Question
April 02, 2019 - McGovern, D-Mass., motion to order the previous question (thus ending the debate and possibility of amendment) to the rule that would provide for House floor consideration of the resolution (H Res 271) that would condemn the Trump administration's legal campaign to take away American's health care and the resolution (S J Res 7) that would direct the removal of United States armed forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. The rule also provides for motions to suspend the rules.
Vote: Nay
(140) – H.Res. 271: Justice Department Support for Health Law, Withdrawing U.S. Forces from Yemen - Rule
April 02, 2019 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 274) that would provide for House floor consideration of the resolution (H Res 271) that would condemn the Trump administration's legal campaign to take away American's health care and the resolution (S J Res 7) that would direct the removal of United States armed forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. The rule also provides for motions to suspend the rules.
Vote: Nay
(142) – H.R. 540: Post Office Name Designation – Passage
April 02, 2019 - Connolly, D-Va., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would designate the postal facility located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, N.Y., as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office."
Vote: Yea
(143) – Procedural Motion- Journal
April 02, 2019
Vote: Nay
(144) – H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization – Previous Question
April 03, 2019 - Scanlon, D-Penn., motion to order the previous question (thus ending the debate and possibility of amendment) to the rule that would provide for House floor consideration of the bill (HR 1585) that would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and its provisions aimed at combatting violent crimes against women and strengthening victim services.
Vote: Nay
(145) – H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization – Rule
April 03, 2019 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 281) that would provide for House floor consideration of the bill (HR 1585) that would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and its provisions aimed at combatting violent crimes against women and strengthening victim services.
Vote: Nay
(146) – H.Res. 271: Justice Department Support for Health Law - Passage
April 03, 2019 - Passage of the resolution that would express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Trump administration's stance on invalidating the 2010 health care law is "unacceptable" and that the Justice Department should protect individuals with pre-existing conditions, individuals who pay high costs for prescription drugs, and individuals who "gained health insurance coverage since 2014." The resolution would recommend that the department reverse its position in the case of Texas v. United States.
Vote: Nay
(147) – H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization - Common Languages for Resources
April 03, 2019 - Jeffries, D-N.Y., amendment that would require the secretary of Labor to ensure any information or materials on resources for domestic violence survivors distributed by various federal agencies be distributed in other "commonly encountered" languages.
Vote: Yea
(148) – H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization - Report On Grant Funding
April 03, 2019 - Scanlon, D-Pa., amendment that would require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to Congress detailing the return on investment for legal assistance grants for funding and services to victims of domestic violence.
Vote: Yea
(148) – H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization - Victim Interview Techniques
April 03, 2019 - Waters, D-Calif., amendment that would allow grant funding to be used for training campus personnel to use victim-centered, trauma-informed interview techniques, focused on the experience of the victim, and informed by evidence based research on the neurobiology of trauma in addressing victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking.
Vote: Nay
(150) – H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization - Sex Trafficking and Stalking Programs
April 03, 2019 - Wagner, R-Mo., amendment that would include programs that address sex trafficking and stalking in the Creating Hope Through Outreach Options, Services and Education for Children and Youth program.
Vote: Yea
(151) – H.R. 829: Wilwerth Post Office – Passage
April 04, 2019 - Wagner, R-Mo., Connolly, D-Va., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would designate the postal facility located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, N.Y. as the "Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building."
Vote: Yea
(152) – H.Res. 7: U.S. Military Forces in Yemen – Recommit
April 04, 2019 - McCaul, R-Texas, motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Foreign Affairs with instructions to report it back immediately with an amendment that would state that it is in the national security interest of the U.S. to oppose global efforts to place political pressure on Israel through the use of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions and to oppose all efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel.
Vote: Yea
(153) – H.Res. 7: U.S. Military Forces in Yemen – Passage
April 04, 2019 - Passage of the joint the resolution that would direct the president, within 30 days of enactment, to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or affecting the Republic of Yemen, including in-flight refueling of non-U.S. aircraft, unless a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of forces has been enacted. The bill specifies that its provisions would not apply to U.S. forces engaged in operations directed at al-Qaeda or associated forces. The measure would also require two reports regarding risks to U.S. and Saudi citizens as well as the risk of humanitarian crisis, and an assessment of the potential increased risk of terrorist attacks.
Vote: Nay
(154) – H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization - Compliance With Immigration Laws
April 04, 2019 - Torres Small, D-N.M., amendment that would state that nothing in the measure should be construed to interfere with the obligation to fully comply with applicable immigration laws.
Vote: Yea
(156) – H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization - Passage
April 04, 2019 - Passage of the bill that would would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act through fiscal 2024, including provisions aimed at protecting and assisting victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking, and sex trafficking. The measure would extend protections and assistance programs to trafficking victims. It would authorize $222 million annually for the Services and Training for Officers and Prosecutors Grant Program, which provides state and local law enforcement agencies with funds to be distributed in part to community-based victims service organizations, and would impose conditions of eligibility for the grants three years after enactment. The bill would authorize $57 million annually in grants to provide legal assistance to victims of violent crimes and their families and $50 million in rural aid to address domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault in rural communities. It would authorize $150 million a year in grant funding for rape crisis centers, sexual assault coalitions, and additional nonprofit organizations to educate and increase awareness on the sexual assault and dating violence. The bill would establish a $16 million per year campus safety grant program that would provide prevention and education programming to college campuses in order to combat violent crimes. The bill would expand on existing prohibitions of individuals who have been convicted of various types of domestic violence (including violence toward a dating partner) and those convicted of misdemeanor stalking offenses from purchasing or possessing a firearm. It would specify that any person under a temporary court-ordered restraint related to harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of such intimate partner would also be prohibited from purchasing or owning a firearm. The bill would authorize $10 million annually for a pilot program where incarcerated women and their children who were born inside prison could reside together while the inmate serves her sentence. The bill would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to classify genital mutilation, female circumcision, and female genital cutting as a part II crime. The bill would make it a crime for any law enforcement personnel to engage in sexual acts with an individual who is under arrest, detained, or in custody of federal law enforcement.
Vote: Nay
(157) – H.Res. 19: Congressional Soapbox Derby – Passage
April 08, 2019 - Adoption of the concurrent resolution that would authorize the use of the Capitol grounds for the annual Greater Washington Soap Box Derby on June 15, 2019 and would establish terms for public access, equipment use, and commercial activity related to the event.
Vote: Yea
(158) – H.R. 1331: Water Pollution Management Grants – Passage
April 08, 2019 -Craig, D-Minn., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would authorize $200 million annually through fiscal 2024 for an Environmental Protection Agency grant program for state and local government programs related to water pollution source management.
Vote: Yea
(159) – Procedural Motion – Journal
April 08, 2019 - Approval of the House Journal of April 8, 2019.
Vote: Nay
(160) – H.R. 2021: HRES293, HR1644: Broadband Internet Access, IRS Operations, Budget Enforcement – Previous Question
April 09, 2019 -Morelle, D-N.Y., motion to order the previous question (thus ending the debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule that would provide for House floor consideration of the Save the Internet Act (HR 1644) that would repeal the Federal Communications Commission's Dec. 14, 2017 rules on broadband internet service regulation; consideration of the Investing for the People Act (HR 2021) that would set discretionary spending caps for fiscal 2020; and automatic agreement in the House to a resolution (H Res 293) providing enforcement authority for fiscal 2020 discretionary spending caps.
Vote: Nay
(161) – H.R. 1644: HR2021, HRES293: Broadband Internet Access, IRS Operations, Budget Enforcement – Rule
April 09, 2019 - Adoption of the the rule that would provide for House floor consideration of the Save the Internet Act (HR 1644) that would repeal the Federal Communications Commission's Dec. 14, 2017 rules on broadband internet service regulation; consideration of the Investing for the People Act (HR 2021) that would set discretionary spending caps for fiscal 2020; and automatic agreement in the House to a resolution (H Res 293) providing enforcement authority for fiscal 2020 discretionary spending caps. The resolution (H Res 293) would provide budget enforcement authority for fiscal 2020, consistent with spending caps on cap adjustments provided for in the Investing for the People Act (HR 2021). The resolution would provide discretionary budget authority of $1.3 trillion for fiscal 2020. It would authorize spending cap adjustments for overseas contingency operations, not exceeding $69 billion for security funds and not exceeding $8 billion for nonsecurity funds. It would authorize spending cap adjustments of up to $400 million for Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement and tax compliance activities and up to $7.5 billion for the 2020 census. The resolution would prohibit any fiscal 2020 appropriations measures from providing advance appropriations, with the exception of up to $87.6 billion in new budget authority for programs related to veterans' services for fiscal 2021, and up to $28.9 billion in new budget authority for other programs funded by advanced approprations for fiscal 2021 and 2022.
Vote: Nay
(162) – H.R. 1759: Employment Services Eligibility for Unemployed – Passage
April 09, 2019 - Davis, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would extend eligibility for reemployment services to individuals who claim unemployment compensation.
Vote: Yea
(163) – H.R. 1644: Broadband Internet Access – Rural Standalone Broadband Internet Access
April 10, 2019 - Delgado, D-N.Y., amendment that would require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to Congress detailing the benefits of broadband internet access offered on a standalone basis, including recommendations to increase the availability of standalone broadband internet access service in rural areas.
Vote: Yea
(164) – H.R. 1644: Broadband Internet Access – Broadband Distribution Data Collection
April 10, 2019 - Wexton, D-Va., amendment that would require the Federal Communications Commission to submit a report to Congress on a plan regarding how the commission would evaluate and address problems with the collection of data through the use of Form 477, related to the deployment of broadband internet access service.
Vote: Yea
(165) – H.R. 1644: Broadband Internet Access – Blocking of Unlawful Content
April 10, 2019 - McAdams, D-Utah, amendment that would clarify that nothing in the bill would prohibit internet service providers from blocking content that is unlawful and clarify that the bill would not impose any legal obligation on internet service providers to determine whether content is lawful.
Vote: Yea
(166) – H.R. 1644: Broadband Internet Access – Recommit
April 10, 2019 - 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 clarify that nothing in the bill should be construed in such a way as to modify, impair or supersede the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
Vote: Yea
(167) – H.R. 1644: Broadband Internet Access – Passage
April 10, 2019 - Passage of the bill that would reverse the Federal Communications Commission's Dec. 2017 decision related to regulation of broadband internet services, which classified internet service as an "information service" to be regulated under Title I FCC authorities. It would effectively restore and codify a 2015 FCC regulatory framework and any other rules repealed or amended by the 2017 decision. The restored framework would classify internet service as a "telecommunications service" to be regulated under certain Title II FCC authorities, and restored rules would include prohibitions on blocking and paid prioritization of content by internet service providers. The restored rules would be effective retroactively, and the bill would prohibit the FCC from effectively reissuing the nullified rules. It would also exempt small broadband internet providers from certain public disclosure requirements related to network management practices, performance, or commercial terms, for one year after enactment.
Vote: Nay
(168) – H.R. 91: Columbia River Lands Maintenance – Passage
April 29, 2019 - Van Drew, D-N.J., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would authorize such sums as are necessary for the Interior Department and Bureau of Indian Affairs to assess and improve sanitation, safety conditions, and infrastructure on federal lands maintained for the benefit of certain Native American tribes along the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon.
Vote: Yea
(169) – H.R. 169: Procedural Motion – Journal
April 29, 2019 - Approval of the House Journal of April 29, 2019.
Vote: Yea
(170) – H.R. 1876: Senior Investor Task Force – Passage
April 30, 2019 -Foster, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would establish a Securities and Exchange Commission task force on investment by individuals over the age of 65. It would require the task force to submit a biennial report to Congress describing, analyzing, and making policy recommendations related to challenges faced by senior citizen investors. It would also direct the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on the frequency and costs of financial exploitation of senior citizens, within two years of enactment.
Vote: Yea
(171) – H.Res. 328: Promoting Financial Literacy – Passage
April 30, 2019 -Foster, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, that would express the support of the House of Representatives for efforts to increase public awareness of personal finance education, including awareness of financial threats to older adults. It would urge collaboration between law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private entities to report, investigate, and respond to financial exploitation of older adults.
Vote: Yea
