{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcmorris.house.gov/my-votes-week-of-september-21st/", "My Votes \u2013 Week of September 21st", "2020-09-25", "2020", "2020-09", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Cathy McMorris Rodgers", "M001159", "mcmorris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Result and Date\nBill #\nBill Title\nMy Vote\nWhat it means for you and your family\n9/22/2020\nPassed\n359-57-1\nH.R. 8337\nContinuing Appropriations Act\nYES\nThis important bill keeps the government funded through December 11, 2020, and extends several key programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and nutritional assistance.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\n406-3\nH.R. 6210\nUyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act\nYES\nThis imposes various restrictions related to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, such as prohibiting certain imports from Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there. In a white paper released last week, the Chinese Government confirmed that from 2014-2019 up to 9 million Uyghurs were detained.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\n414-0\nH.R. 5664\nLeveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act\nYES\nAmends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to ensure adequate preparation of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the timely provision of information to the Office to Monitor, and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State regarding the number and location of visa denials based, in whole or in part, on grounds related to human trafficking.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\n410-5\nH.R. 451\nDon't Break up the T-Band Act\nYES\nThis bill repeals the section of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. Some of the communications of our public safety departments have built networks using T-Band. Auctioning the T-Band spectrum for use by the private sector before public safety departments are ready to transition would endanger public safety in 11 metropolitan markets across the country.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 209\nPROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act\nYES\nReplaces the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project with the Tribal Self-Governance Program. Under the program, Native American tribes or organizations may receive grants to plan for participation in self-governance and to negotiate the terms of participation.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 3160\nBlackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act\nYES\nDirects the Department of the Interior to take the 55.3 acres of the Blackwater Trading Post in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the community after it (1) conveys to Interior all of its interest in such land, and (2) submits a request for Interior to take such land into trust for it.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 3349\nRepublic of Texas Legation Memorial Act\nYES\nAuthorizes the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those individuals who, as representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the District of Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made possible the annexation of Texas as the 28th state of the United States.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 3465\nFallen Journalists Memorial Act\nYES\nAuthorizes the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in commemoration of America's commitment to a free press as represented by journalists who sacrificed their lives in their line of work.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 4957\nNative American Child Protection Act\nYES\nAmends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to clarify language and better protect children.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 294\nNative American Business Incubators Program Act\nYES\nThis bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 382\nA bill to nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865.\nYES\nNullifies the supplemental treaty between the United States and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon signed in 1865. The treaty restricted the rights of tribal members to leave the reservation and imposed other conditions. The Department of the Interior has stated that the treaty has never been enforced by the federal government or Oregon.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 139\nSpringfield Race Riot Study Act\nYES\nDirects the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the areas identified in the Springfield Race Riot Reconnaissance Survey conducted by the National Park Service, dated August 2019. Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the areas, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 1702\nFree Veterans from Fees Act\nYES\nWaives the application fee for any special use permit for a veterans demonstration or special event at war memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 490\nB-47 Ridge Designation Act\nYES\nDesignates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the B-47 Ridge and permits the installation of a plaque in memory of the crash.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 895\nTribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act\nYES\nAllows schools that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 5053\nJustice for Juveniles Act\nYES\nExempts juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 1418\nCompetitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019\nYES\nDeclares that the McCarran-Ferguson Act does not modify, impair, or supersede the operation of antitrust law with respect to the business of health insurance, including the business of dental insurance. This bill also creates prohibitions against unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether the business is for profit.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 227\nSavanna's Act\nYES\n Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing or murdered Native Americans.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 5546\nEffective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act\nYES\nI was a cosponsor of this legislation, which regulates the monitoring of electronic communications between an incarcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that person's attorney or other legal representative to ensure prisoners are given their Constitutional rights\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 982\nNot Invisible Act of 2019\nYES\nIncreases the coordination of efforts to reduce violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 1321\nDefending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act\nYES\nBroadens the definition of protected computer, for purposes of computer fraud and abuse offenses, to include a computer that is part of a voting system.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 1380\nDue Process Protections Act\nYES\nRequires a federal judge in criminal proceedings to issue an order confirming the obligation of the prosecutor to disclose exculpatory evidence.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 5602\nDomestic Terrorism Prevention Act\nYES\nAuthorizes dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6100\nStop FGM Act of 2020\nYES\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 5309\nCROWN Act of 2019\nYES\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6934\nUniform Treatment of NRSROs Act\nYES\nThis allows entities, securities, and other instruments with a credit rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organizations to use the rating to qualify for COVID-19 aid programs.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 7592\nStifle Act of 2020\nYES\nRequires the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on trafficking.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6735\nCOVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act\nYES\nEstablishes the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to prevent fraud during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The working group must report monthly regarding resources available to consumers, public enforcement actions, and related consumer complaints.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 5698\nPromoting Secure 5G Act of 2020\nYES\nRequires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of international financial institutions to only support assistance in advanced wireless technologies if they provide appropriate security for users, facilitate the use of secure advanced wireless technologies, and cooperate member states to strengthen international support for such technologies.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6294\nImproving Emergency Disease Response via Housing Act of 2020\nYES\nRequires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to share with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) information regarding populations particularly vulnerable to or at risk of contracting COVID-19. Specifically, HUD must identify projects for supportive housing for the elderly and the location of Continuums of Care with a high concentration of unsheltered homelessness.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nS. 2661\nNational Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020\nYES\nRequires the Federal Communications Commission to designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 5918\nTo direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting.\nYES\nRequires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take certain actions following an activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 5567\nMEDIA Diversity Act of 2020\nYES\nRequires the Federal Communications Commission to consider market entry barriers for socially disadvantaged individuals in its biennial communications marketplace report.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 4866\nNational Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2020\nYES\nAmends the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 7574\nStrengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2020\nYES\nAmends the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 2271\nScarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Expected Death Act\nYES\nEstablishes various programs for the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) to award grants to states, local agencies, and nonprofit organizations to address sudden unexpected infant and childhood deaths.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 4995\nMaternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020\nYES\nExpands initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas and promote innovation in the field.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 3935\nProtecting Patients Transportation to Care Act\nYES\nRequires state Medicaid programs cover nonemergency transportation to medically necessary services. The bill also requires states to comply with certain utilization management requirements. States must also establish mechanisms to ensure transportation providers and drivers meet quality and safety standards.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 1646\nHERO Act\nYES\nEstablishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 4564\nSuicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2019\nYES\nExpands the requirements for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Program. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must develop a plan for the provision of high quality service, strengthen data-sharing agreements of epidemiological data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and implement a pilot program focused on using other communications platforms for suicide prevention.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 4585\nCampaign to Prevent Suicide Act\nYES\nRequires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to develop, implement, and evaluate a national media campaign focused on suicide prevention. In addition, the national suicide prevention hotline must be a three-digit, toll-free number.\n9/21/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 5619\nSuicide Prevention Act\nYES\nEstablishes grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants to hospital emergency departments to prevent suicide attempts among patients after discharge.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 661\nExtension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act\nYES\nExtends preferential duty treatment related to certain apparel items through FY2030.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 2166\nGlobal Health Security Act of 2019\nYES\nDirects the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda, an initiative launched by nearly 30 nations to address global infectious disease threats.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 4864\nGlobal Child Thrive Act of 2019\nYES\nReauthorizes programs to provide assistance to orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries. The bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to direct relevant executive branch agencies to incorporate early childhood development into current programs and promote inclusive early childhood development in partner countries.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 3010\nHonoring All Veterans Act\nYES\nAmends the mission statement for the Department of Veterans Affairs by adding: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who shall have borne the battle' and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 4908\nNative American PACT Act\nYES\nProhibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from collecting copayments from American Indian or Alaska Native veterans for hospital care or medical services.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 6589\nCFO Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020\nYES\nRequires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to address the material weakness of the VA and other recommendations of the auditor related to entity level controls.\n9/22/2020\nPASSED\nVOICE\nH.R. 3228\nVA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act\nYES\nAuthorizes health professional trainees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide treatment to veterans via telemedicine. 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