HOW YOUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES VOTED

For the week that ended March 3

Contact your legislators at the U.S. Capitol ZIP codes: House 20515, Senate 20510 Capitol operator: (202) 224-3121 By Targeted News Service

HOUSE

Melanie Stansbury (D) Teresa Leger Fernández (D) Gabe Vasquez (D) TURKEY EARTHQUAKES: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 132), sponsored by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., mourning the more than 40,000 Turks and Syrians killed by the recent earthquakes in Turkey, and condemning Syria’s Assad regime for failing to provide adequate relief to victims. The vote, on Feb. 27, was 414 yeas to 2 nays. YEAS: Stansbury, D-1, Vasquez, D-2, Leger Fernández, D-3 INTERNET-CONNECTED DEVICES: The House had passed the Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act (H.R. 538), sponsored by Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, to require makers of products that are connected to the internet and use a camera or microphone to inform consumers that their products have such features. The vote, on Feb. 27, was 406 yeas to 12 nays. YEAS: Stansbury, Vasquez, Leger Fernández RETIREMENT PLANS: The House has passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 30), sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., to disapprove of and void a Labor Department rule issued in December 2022 that authorized fiduciaries of retirement plans to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their management of the plans. The vote, on Feb. 28, was 216 yeas to 204 nays. NAYS: Stansbury, Vasquez, Leger Fernández REDUCING INFLATION: The House has approved an amendment sponsored by Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., to the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act (H.R. 347). The amendment stated that the House, as well as the president, have the task of decreasing inflation and reducing the cost of living by enacting thoughtful legislation. The vote, on March 1, was 364 yeas to 56 nays. YEAS: Stansbury, Vasquez, Leger Fernández EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND INFLATION: The House has passed the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act (H.R. 347), sponsored by Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-N.Y. The bill would require the Council of Economic Advisers and Office of Management and Budget to make estimates of the impact on inflation of each executive order issued by the president expected to have a $1 billion or greater impact on the federal budget. The vote, on March 1, was 272 yeas to 148 nays. NAYS: Stansbury YEAS: Vasquez, Leger Fernández

SENATE

Martin Heinrich (D) Ben Ray Luján (D)

VIRGINIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jamar K. Walker to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA). Walker has been a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the district since 2015, specializing in cases of alleged corruption and white collar crime. The vote, on Feb. 28, was 52 yeas to 41 nays.

YEAS: Heinrich, D, Luján, D

WASHINGTON JUDGE:

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jamal N. Whitehead to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Whitehead has been a private practice lawyer at a Seattle law firm since 2016; he has also been a lawyer at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the district. The vote, on Feb. 28, was 51 yeas to 43 nays. YEAS: Heinrich, Luján CALIFORNIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Araceli Martinez-Olguin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Currently an attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, MartinezOlguin has also been an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer and a lawyer at Legal Aid at Work. The vote, on Feb. 28, was 48 yeas to 48 nays, with Vice President Harris casting a 49th yea vote. YEAS: Heinrich, Luján MASSACHUSETTS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Margaret R. Guzman to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts. A state district court judge in Massachusetts since 2009, Guzman had previously been a public defender and lawyer at her own law firm. The vote, on March 1, was 48 yeas to 48 nays, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting a 49th yea vote. YEAS: Heinrich, Luján RETIREMENT PLANS: The Senate has passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 30), sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., to disapprove of and void a Labor Department rule issued in December 2022 that authorized fiduciaries of retirement plans to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their management of the plans. The vote, on March 1, was 50 yeas to 46 nays. NAYS: Heinrich, Luján ILLINOIS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Colleen R. Lawless to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Lawless, a private practice lawyer in Illinois from 2009 to 2019, then became a judge on an Illinois circuit court. The vote, on March 2, was 51 yeas to 41 nays. YEAS: Heinrich, Luján MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jonathan James Canada Grey to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. A magistrate judge in the district for the last two years, Grey had previously been a federal prosecutor in the district and in Ohio. The vote, on March 2, was 49 yeas to 42 nays. YEAS: Heinrich, Luján