Votes in the US House
HR485: Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023
Voting 211 for and 208 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill that prohibits all federal health care programs, including the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and federally funded state health care programs (e.g., Medicaid) from using prices that are based on quality-adjusted life years (i.e., measures that discount the value of a life based on disability, age or terminal illness) to determine relevant thresholds for coverage, reimbursements, or incentive programs.
Yes: Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st (Bucks, parts of Montgomery); Dan Meuser, R-9th (Schuylkill, parts of Berks)
No: 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)
HR1727: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act Voting 427 for and 2 against,
the House on Tuesday passed a bill that extends the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission until October 1, 2031.
Yes: Meuser, Dean, Fitzpatrick, Wild, Cartwright
HR443: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
Voting 407 for and 0 against, the House on Tuesday passed a bill that requires the Department of Labor to provide training and education to its employees on how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in detecting human trafficking.
The bill directs Labor to determine which employees should receive the training and education based on their official duties. Further, it requires the training and education to include information that is appropriate for the employees’ location or environment; that reflects current trends and best practices for the location or environment; and that is relevant to detecting human trafficking, identifying suspected victims, and referring potential cases to the Department of Justice and other appropriate authorities. Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick, Wild, Dean Not voting: Cartwright
HR2882: Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023
Voting 350 for and 58 against, the House on Monday passed a bill that reauthorizes through FY2028 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, its Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund, and the foundation’s support for training of health care and public policy professionals through the Native Nations Institute. The foundation, an independent executive branch agency, works to strengthen the stewardship of the environment, public lands and natural resources; and Native Nations to facilitate their self-determination, governance and human capital goals.
Yes: Meuser, Fitzpatrick, Wild, Cartwright, Dean