HOW LAWMAKERS VOTED Votes in the US House
HR 3843: Action for Dental Health Act of 2023 Voting 391 for and 32 against,
the House on Thursday passed a bill that reauthorizes through FY2028 grants for states to support dental health workforce activities in areas that face a shortage of dental health providers.
Yes: Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st (Bucks, parts of Montgomery); Dan Meuser, R-9th (Schuylkill, parts of Berks); Madeleine Dean, D-4th (Montgomery, parts of Berks); Matt Cartwright, D-8th (most of Monroe); Susan Wild, D-7th (Lehigh, Northampton, parts of Monroe and Carbon)
HR 7511: Laken Riley Act Voting 251 for and 170 against,
the House on Thursday passed an act to require the secretary of homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick, Wild, Cartwright
No: Dean
HR 3821: Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023 Voting 413 for and 7 against,
the House on Wednesday passed a bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer. This is a voluntary registry maintained by the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health that collects relevant health and occupational information to better understand and reduce cancers among firefighters.
Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright
HRes.1061: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.
Voting 339 for and 85 against, the House voted on the act on Wednesday.
Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick, Cartwright, Dean, Wild
HRes.1052: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2799) to make reforms to the capital markets of the United States, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7511) to require the secretary of homeland ecurity to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Voting 214 for and 211 against, the House on Wednesday set forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2799) to make reforms to the capital markets of the United States, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7511) to require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft. Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick,
No: Cartwright, Dean, Wild
HR 3838: Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 Voting 382 for and 12 against,
the House on Tuesday passed a bill that reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies federal support for state-based efforts to improve maternal mortality review committees; enhance surveillance of pregnancy-associated and -related deaths; and otherwise improve, and reduce disparities in, maternal health outcomes.
The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to annually disseminate best practices for preventing maternal mortality and morbidity to hospitals, professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives (i.e., networks of perinatal care providers and public health professionals that work to improve pregnancy outcomes through continuous quality improvement).
Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick, Cartwright, Dean, Wild
HR 3391: Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 Voting 384 for and 4 against,
the House on Tuesday passed a bill that reauthorizes through FY2028 a pediatric disease research initiative within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and requires the NIH to coordinate pediatric research activities to avoid duplicative efforts. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must report to Congress about research funded through the initiative.
Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick, Cartwright, Dean, Wild
Votes in the US Senate
S3853: A bill to extend the period for filing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and to provide for compensation under such Act for claims relating to Manhattan Project waste, and to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining.
Voting 69 for and 30 against, the Senate voted on this bill Thursday.
Yes: Bob Casey (D), John Fetterman (D)
Cathy Ann Harris, Merit Systems Protection Board Voting 51 for and 48 against,
the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice Susan Tsui Grundmann.
Yes: Casey, Fetterman
Moshe Z. Marvit, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Voting 50 for and 49 against,
the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Moshe Z. Marvit, of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2028, vice Arthur R. Traynor III, term expired.
Casey, Fetterman
Yes: Ronald T. Keohane, Department of Defense Voting 69 for and 30 against,
the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ronald T. Keohane, of New York, to be an assistant secretary of defense, vice James N. Stewart.
Yes: Casey, Fetterman
— Debra Schnecker