{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcmorris.house.gov/my-votes-week-of-september-14th/", "My Votes \u2013 Week of September 14th", "2020-09-18", "2020", "2020-09", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Cathy McMorris Rodgers", "M001159", "mcmorris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RULE BILLS\n**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.\nResult and Date\nBill #\nBill Title\nMy Vote\nWhat it means for you and your family\n9/15/2020\nPASSED\n248-167\nH.R. 2639\nStrength in Diversity Act of 2020\nNO\nRacial isolation or concentration of poverty is something we must address. However, instead of finding a bipartisan solution, Democrats pursued a top-down, big-government approach that prioritizes teachers unions' over families. The bill fails to address the biggest problem facing low-income students and students of color- a lack of high-quality educational options. Instead of passing a commonsense, bipartisan approach to addressing these issues, Democrats decided to put politics over people.\n9/16/2020\nPASSED\n232-188\nH.R. 2574\nEquity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019\nNO\nThis legislation creates a private right of action for violations of federal regulations that prohibit discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. Republicans stand willing to work on common-sense reforms so that all children have access to an inclusive, diverse, and high-quality education, but this bill is yet another handout to suit-happy trial lawyers.\n9/17/2020\nPASSED\n243-164\nH.Res. 908\nCondemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19\nNO\nDiscrimination based on ethnicity has no place in our society. Despite its name, this legislation instead\nlets China off the hook for their early cover up COVID-19. This legislation ignores the manipulation of the World Health Organization by the Chinese Communist Party and instead argues that nothing could have been done and no one should be blamed.\n9/17/2020\nPASSED\n329-73\nH.R. 2694\nPregnant Workers Fairness Act\nYES\nI was a cosponsor of this bill, which prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for job applicants or employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.\nSUSPENSION BILLS\n**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.\n\nResult and Date\nBill #\nBill Title\nMy Vote\nWhat it means for you and your family\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\n402-1\nH.R. 4894\nCongressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2020\nYES\nRequires federal agencies to make budget justification materials available to the public. Also requires the Office of Management and Budget to make certain details available to the public, including a list of the agencies that submit budget justification materials to Congress, the dates that the materials are submitted to Congress and posted online, and links to the materials.\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\n403-2\nS. 2193\nCHARGE Act\nYES\nRequires the General Services Administration to issue (1) guidance to clarify that federal agencies may use a charge card to pay to charge federal electric motor vehicles at commercial charging stations, and (2) a charge card for such payments to each agency for each of the agency's electric motor vehicles.\n9/16/2020\nPASSED\n387-33\nH.R. 7909\nEnsuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe Act of 2020\nYES\nProvides federal support to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in child care provider settings during the period of community spread of the virus.\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6133\nSTEP Improvement Act of 2020\nYES\nReauthorizes the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program and revises provisions related to the administration of the program.\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6079\nMicroloan Improvement Act of 2020\nYES\nRevises the microloan program through which the Small Business Administration (SBA) provides certain financial assistance to small businesses.\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6021\nNorthern Marianas Islands Small Business Development Act\nYES\nExpands eligibility for certain Small Business Administration programs to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6078\nMicroloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020\nYES\nModifies provisions related to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) disbursement of certain financial assistance.\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\n403-2\nS. 2193\nCHARGE Act\nYES\nRequires the General Services Administration to issue (1) guidance to clarify that federal agencies may use a charge card to pay to charge federal electric motor vehicles at commercial charging stations, and (2) a charge card for such payments to each agency for each of the agency's electric motor vehicles.\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 1668\nIoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020\nYES\nRequires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take specified steps to increase cybersecurity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. IoT is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects.\n9/14/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 2575\nAI in Government Act of 2020\nYES\nEstablishes the AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration to (1) advise and promote the efforts of the federal government in developing innovative uses of artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit the public, and (2) improve cohesion and competency in the use of AI.\n 2020 PAST VOTES:", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcmorris.house.gov/my-votes-week-of-september-14th/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5581748448312283, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}