HOW LAWMAKERS VOTED
Votes in the U.S. House
S3522:UkraineDemocracyDefense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Voting 417 for and 10 against, the House on Thursday passed a bill that temporarily waives certain requirements related to the President’s authority to lend or lease defense articles if the defense articles are intended for Ukraine’s government or the governments of other Eastern European countries affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
For FY2022 and FY2023, an agreement to lend or lease defense articles under this bill shall not be subject to certain requirements and provisions that typically apply to such lend-lease agreements, including a requirement that generally prohibits a loan or lease period from exceeding five years.
The President must establish expedited procedures to ensure the timely delivery of defense articles loaned or leased to Ukraine under this bill.
Yes: Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st (Bucks, parts of Montgomery and Philadelphia); Madeleine Dean, D-4th (Montgomery, parts of Berks); Susan Wild, D-7th (Lehigh, Northampton, parts of Monroe); Matt Cartwright, D-8th (most of Monroe); Dan Meuser, R-9th (Schuylkill, parts of Carbon and Berks)
S812: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
Voting 425 for and 9 against, the house on Wednesday passed a bill that directs the Department of State to include additional information in its annual reports concerning Taiwan’s participation at the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer. The report shall describe changes and improvements to the State Department’s plan to support Taiwan’s observer status at the WHA, following any meetings at which Taiwan did not participate under such status. (China has opposed Taiwan’s participation in the WHA.)
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021
Voting 384 for and 44 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that sets out programs and otherwise directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to carry out activities to prevent and treat malnutrition globally.
Specifically, the USAID must leverage resources to address malnutrition through the Global Nutrition Coordination Plan (an interagency effort to strengthen the impact of U.S. investments in nutrition) and its role on the board of directors of the International Development Finance Corporation. The USAID must also select countries based on specified malnutrition-related indicators for purposes of targeting malnutrition prevention and treatment programs and update the selection within five years. Additionally, the USAID may establish the Nutrition Leadership Council to coordinate activities to prevent and treat malnutrition across the agency; target resources and nutrition interventions to the populations most susceptible to severe malnutrition and otherwise support efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition globally; and coordinate activities among partner countries, United Nations agencies, civil society, private sector actors, and others to, for example, build capacity in partner countries to sustain nutrition interventions. The bill also requires the USAID to provide to Congress an implementation plan and annual reports concerning its programs for treating and preventing malnutrition.
The bill’s provisions terminate seven years after its enactment.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 6089: Stop Iranian Drones Act Voting 424 for and 2 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that expands existing provisions requiring sanctions against individuals or entities that provide certain types of weapons to Iran. Specifically, the bill modifies the provisions by adding unmanned combat aerial vehicles to the list of weapons covered by the sanctions.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 4133: Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
Voting 340 for and 86 against, the House on Wednesday authorizes the allocation of certain funds for purposes related to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, requires the Department of State to develop a strategy for prioritizing efforts to increase disaster response and resilience in the Caribbean, and establishes monitoring and reporting requirements. Funds for carrying out the initiative shall be used for purposes that include promoting citizen safety, security, and the rule of law in the Caribbean; prioritizing efforts to combat corruption; and promoting the rule of law in the Caribbean and countering influence from authoritarian regimes.
The State Department shall develop a strategy that incorporates specific, measurable benchmarks demonstrating a prioritization of efforts to increase disaster response and resilience through carrying out specified coordination, resilience, and preparedness programs in beneficiary countries. The State
Department must also submit an implementation plan that includes a timeline and stated objectives for such actions to be taken.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 7311: Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act
Voting 415 for and 9 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that requires the Department of State to report to Congress a strategy and implementation plan outlining U.S. efforts to counter Russia’s malign influence and activities in Africa. The State Department must also report to Congress annual updates on the strategy and implementation plan.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 3344: Transatlantic Telecommunications Security Act
Voting 366 for and 60 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that directs the Department of State and other federal agencies to help Central and Eastern European countries improve the security of their telecommunications networks.
A project located in a Central or Eastern European country shall be eligible for assistance if it improves telecommunications networks; is inclusive, transparent, economically viable, sustainable, supplied only with secure equipment and services, and compliant with international standards and laws; does not use equipment or services from China or replaces such equipment or services; and enhances telecommunications market integration across the Central or Eastern European region that is secure against malign actors.
To support eligible projects, the State Department shall provide diplomatic and political support and shall also encourage international financial institutions to provide investment support. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and other specified federal agencies shall also provide project support, such as feasibility studies and finance-related support, as necessary.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HRes 833: Reaffirming support for strong United States and Moldova relations, Moldova’s democracy, and itssovereigntyandterritorialintegrity.
The House ion Wednesday voted 409 for and 17 against.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 923: Georgia Support Act Voting 406 for and 20 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that requires sanctions and reports related to Georgia.
The President shall impose entry and property-blocking sanctions against foreign persons responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia that are occupied by Russia. The President shall also report to Congress every 180 days on such foreign persons.
The Department of State shall report to Congress on various topics related to Georgia. The reports shall cover U.S. security assistance to Georgia and an assessment of threats to the country’s independence and its ability to defend itself, cybersecurity cooperation between the United States and Georgia, and (3) a strategy to help Georgia expand its capabilit to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 6930: Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act
Voting 417 for and 8 against, the house on Wednesday passed a bill that authorizes the President to, subject to certain conditions, seize assets belonging to a foreign person whose wealth is derived in part through political support for or corruption linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Specifically, for two years starting from this bill’s enactment, the President may seize such assets if Russia remains engaged in a conflict of territorial conquest in Ukraine; the President has imposed sanctions on the owner of the assets for reasons related to corruption, human rights violations, malign influence, or conflicts in Ukraine; and the assets are valued at over $5 million.
Such seized assets may be liquidated, and the resulting funds may only be used for specified purposes, including the post-conflict reconstruction of Ukraine, humanitarian assistance and refugee support for the Ukrainian people, weapons for Ukraine’s uniformed military forces, and humanitarian and development assistance for the Russian people.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 496: Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act
Voting 421 for and 4 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that directs the President, when determining whether Russia is a country of particular concern for religious freedom under certain federal laws, to consider incidents occurring in the parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia or Russia-affiliated non-state groups. (The United States may take certain actions, such as withdrawing development assistance, against a country of particular concern for religious freedom.)
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 7372: Protecting Semiconductor Supply Chain Materials from Authoritarians Act
Voting 414 for and 9 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that establishes an interagency working group to address semiconductor supply chain issues caused by Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
The working group must report to Congress on issues including the impact of Russia’s attack on Ukraine on the supply of various materials, including palladium, neon gas, and helium; the attack’s impact on supply chains and the global economy; and recommendations for legislative steps that Congress can take to further bolster the supply of materials for the semiconductor supply chain that have been curtailed by Russia’s actions.
The working group must also report annually to Congress on future geopolitical developments that could severely disrupt global semiconductor supply chains in ways that could harm the United States.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
HR 7314: AXIS Act
Voting 394 for and 3 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that requires the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on whether and how China’s government, the Chinese Communist Party, or any other Chinese entity has provided support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The report must address specified matters, including any efforts to help Russia’s government or Russian entities evade sanctions or export controls, provide Russia with technology to support Russia’s military or intelligence capabilities, or further Russia’s misinformation and propaganda efforts.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
Not voting: Dean
S497: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act
Voting 404 for and 11 against, the House on Tuesday passed a bill that directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee. The committee must provide advice to NOAA on an existing program that awards grants for fisheries research and development projects. Specifically, the committee must identify the needs of the fishing community, develop the request for proposals for the grant program, review grant applications, and provide NOAA with grant applications for approval.
NOAA must establish six regions within the committee. In addition, NOAA must select members that represent the regions as well as at-large members that represent certain sectors of the fishing industry.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Wild, Dean
Not voting: Meuser, Cartwright Votes in the U.S. Senate HR 4521: America COMPETES Act of 2022 Voting 67 for and 27 against, the Senate on Thursday passed a bill that addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters. Among other provisions, the bill provides funding for FY2022-FY2026 to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and supply chain security; provides funding for wireless supply chain innovation; establishes a Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation; extends through 2025 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property; authorizes various programs and policies related to space exploration; authorizes various international affairs programs and activities, including foreign assistance for the Indo-Pacific region; requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States; imposes sanctions on China for cybersecurity and human rights abuses; requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider national security risks associated with sensitive genetic information; includes initiatives related to elementary and secondary education, including those to increase computer science education; contains provisions related to higher education, including those reauthorizing through FY2027 international education programs and addressing China’s influence on institutions of higher education; modifies and expands the schedule for graduated merger filing fees; prohibits federal funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology; requires the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions related to digital trade and censorship practices; and extends through 2027 the Generalized System of Preferences.
Yes: Bob Casey, D
Not Voting: Pat Toomey, R Sherilyn Peace Garnett, The Judiciary Voting 62 for and 33 against, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sherilyn Peace Garnett, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Manuel L. Real, retired.
Yes: Casey
Not voting: Toomey Lael Brainard, Federal Reserve System Voting 52 for and 43 against, the Senate on Thursday confirmed Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, vice Richard Clarida. No: Toomey
Not Voting: Casey