WASHINGTON, D.C. HOW LOCAL LAWMAKERS VOTED
Votes in the House H.Con.Res.9: Denouncing the horrors of socialism
Voting 328 for and 86 against, the House on Thursday passed this concurrent resolution denouncing socialism and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.
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) HR 76: Removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the House Voting 218 for and 211 against, the House on Thursday passed this resolution that removes Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick No: Cartwright, Dean, Wild HJRes.7: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. Voting 229 for and 197 against, the House on Wednesday passed this joint resolution that terminates the national emergency concerning COVID-19 declared by the President on March 13, 2020. Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick No: Cartwright, Dean, Wild HR 139:SHOW UP Act of 2023 Voting 221 for and 206 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that requires each executive agency to reinstate the telework policies that were in place on December 31, 2019. Agencies
may not implement expanded telework policies unless the Office of Personnel Management certifies that such policies will have a positive effect on the agency’s mission and operational costs. Yes: Meuser, Wild
No: Cartwright, Dean, Fitzpatrick HR 382: Pandemic is Over Act Voting 220 for and 210 against,
the House on Tuesday passed a bill that terminates the COVID-19 public health emergency that was declared on January 31, 2020, on the date of the bill’s enactment.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Meuser No: Cartwright, Dean, Wild HR.497: Freedom for Health Care Workers Act
Voting 227 for and 203 against, the House on Tuesday, passed a bill that nullifies the rule titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, which was issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on November 5, 2021, and prohibits the issuance of any substantially similar rule. The rule requires health care providers, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, to ensure that staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Yes: Fitzpatrick, Meuser No: Cartwright, Dean, Wild HR 500: Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2023 Voting 419 for and 0 against, the House on Monday passed a bill that addresses the redemption of securities involving the potential financial exploitation of an adult by allowing an open-end investment company to elect to comply with certain procedures. (Open-end investment management companies offer securities in pooled investment vehicles such as mutual funds.)
Specifically, the bill allows for the delay of the redemption of a security issued by an open-end investment management company if the company reasonably believes the redemption involves the financial exploitation of an individual age 65 or older or an individual age 18 or older who is unable to protect his or her own interests..
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser
Votes in the Senate Joseph Lee Falk, United States Institute of Peace
Voting 60 for and 37 against, the Senate on Thursday confirmed Joseph Lee Falk, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years, vice George E. Moose, term expired.
Yes: Bob Casey (D), John Fetterman (D)
SRes.21: A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month Jan. 1-Feb. 1, 2023
Voting 97 for and 0 against, the Senate on Wednesday voted on this resolution.
Yes: Casey, Fetterman Roger Israel Zakheim, United States Institute of Peace Voting 84 for and 10 against, the Senate on Monday confirmed Roger Israel Zakheim, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years, vice Jeremy A. Rabkin, term expired.
Yes: Casey, Fetterman