Kim Schrier

Kim Schrier (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Washington's 8th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2019. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Schrier (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 8th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.^[source]

Schrier was first elected to Washington's 8th Congressional District in 2018. Prior to joining Congress, Schrier worked as a pediatrician.

Biography

Schrier received a bachelor's degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991 and an M.D. from the University of California, Davis in 1997. She then completed a residency in pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Schrier began working as a pediatrician in 2000.

Elections

2024

See also: Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 8

Incumbent Kim Schrier defeated Carmen Goers in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Schrier (D)	54.0	224,607
		Carmen Goers (R)	45.8	190,675
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	995

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 416,277
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8

Incumbent Kim Schrier and Carmen Goers defeated Imraan Siddiqi and Keith Arnold in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Schrier (D)	50.1	105,069
✔		Carmen Goers (R)	45.0	94,322
		Imraan Siddiqi (D)	3.5	7,374
		Keith Arnold (D)	1.2	2,603
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	291

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 209,659
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Endorsements

Schrier received the following endorsements.

• King County Democrats

2022

See also: Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 8

Incumbent Kim Schrier defeated Matt Larkin in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Schrier (D)	53.3	179,003
		Matt Larkin (R)	46.4	155,976
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,059

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 336,038
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Schrier (D)	47.9	97,700
✔		Matt Larkin (R)	17.0	34,684
		Reagan Dunn (R)	14.4	29,494
		Jesse Jensen (R)	12.9	26,350
		Scott Stephenson (R)	3.9	7,954
	Submit photo	Emet Ward (D)	0.9	1,832
	Submit photo	Dave Chapman (R)	0.9	1,811
		Keith Arnold (D)	0.8	1,669
		Justin Greywolf (L)	0.7	1,518
		Ryan Burkett (Independent)	0.3	701
		Patrick Dillon (Concordia Party)	0.1	296
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	122

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 204,131
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2020

See also: Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 8

Incumbent Kim Schrier defeated Jesse Jensen in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Schrier (D)	51.7	213,123
		Jesse Jensen (R)	48.1	198,423
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	566

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 412,112
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Schrier (D)	43.3	106,611
✔		Jesse Jensen (R)	20.0	49,368
		Keith Swank (R)	17.4	42,809
		Dave Saulibio (Trump Republican Party)	11.8	28,976
		Corey Bailey (Independent)	2.7	6,552
		James Mitchell (D)	2.5	6,187
		Keith Arnold (D)	1.7	4,111
		Ryan Burkett (Unaffiliated)	0.6	1,458
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	289

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 246,361
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2018

See also: Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2018

See also: Washington's 8th Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 8

Kim Schrier defeated Dino Rossi in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Schrier (D)	52.4	164,089
		Dino Rossi (R)	47.6	148,968

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 313,057
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 8

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 8 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dino Rossi (R)	43.1	73,288
✔		Kim Schrier (D)	18.7	31,837
		Jason Rittereiser (D)	18.1	30,708
		Shannon Hader (D)	12.5	21,317
		Jack Hughes-Hageman (R)	2.5	4,270
	Submit photo	Gordon Allen Pross (R)	1.2	2,081
	Submit photo	Thomas Cramer (D)	0.9	1,468
		William Eugene Grassie (Independent)	0.7	1,163
	Submit photo	Richard Reyes (L)	0.7	1,154
		Keith Arnold (Independent)	0.6	1,090
		Patrick Dillon (Neither Major Party)	0.5	898
	Submit photo	Todd Mahaffey (Independent)	0.4	673

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 169,947
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Kostenko (D)
• Poga Ahn (D)
• Robert Hunziker (D)
• Brayden Olson (D)

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2018

Campaign website

Schrier’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Climate Change and the Environment Climate change is real and we need to take immediate action. Dramatic, destructive weather systems and forest fires have grabbed the attention of our nation and the world, while the impacts of climate change run exponentially wider than that. From species extinction to oceanic ecosystems collapse, communities across America deserve to understand how their region’s forests, water resources, agricultural industries, and native species held dear will be impacted. Here in the 8th, we will see more wildfires, earlier growing seasons, reduced snowpack, warmer temperatures in our tributaries, a spike in waterborne infectious diseases affecting fish, and species extinction. We have the unique opportunity to champion policies that will create new, sustainable, clean energy jobs and grow our economy. As a person of science, I will apply evidence-based principles and methods to my evaluation of environmental policy and regulation and insist that our government agencies do the same. As a pediatrician who understands the negative impacts of polluted water and air on the health of our children, I will fight any effort to reduce or eliminate clean air and clean water protections. I will protect access to our public lands. I will champion responsible and effective action to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change impacts. I will refocus subsidies away from oil and gas companies and toward clean energy to promote the transition to a 100% clean energy economy within our lifetime. I will advocate for innovative approaches of local organizations like the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy and Carbon Washington to make the transition to 100% clean energy. I will focus resources on people most dramatically affected by climate change, including lower-income communities, farming communities, and communities of color. Education My mother was a public elementary school teacher, my son is a public school student, and my entire education has been public, including college and medical school. I am grateful for that. Our children all deserve access to an excellent public education, regardless of zip code. I will work to improve outcomes in our public schools, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math. I will fight to provide resources needed in disadvantaged schools to level the playing field. I will push to make sure that our high school graduates are prepared with the skills they need for whatever path they choose. For students who choose to pursue higher education, whether at trade schools or public universities, I will work to make it affordable, with no-interest loans and grants to students who need them. Advocating for early childhood education will be a cornerstone of my education policy. By investing in our children early, we set them up for success later in life. Economy The best measure of our economy is whether families have income security because our country does best when we have a thriving middle class. The best way to grow the economy is for workers to make a livable wage and believe in their future, and for small businesses to get the support they need. Our district has a robust and diverse economy, from science to tech, apples to aircraft, tourism to trade-based companies that employ thousands. We need to continue to grow our economy while creating a highly-skilled workforce for the future. I will work to make sure that our high school graduates have the education and skills they need for today’s economy, whether they are headed to college, trade school, or straight into the workforce. I will push for tax policies that reward people for hard work, support small business, support our agriculture and tech sectors, incentivize job growth in our burgeoning clean energy market, and keep good jobs here in Washington state. I will support legislation to ensure that all workers earn a livable wage that can provide for a family. I will support the vital role of the federal government in promoting innovation by increasing investments in scientific research and development. I will prioritize investment in infrastructure, such as public transit in denser areas and access to high-speed broadband for all households and small businesses throughout the district. Healthcare I’ve worked in the healthcare system every day of my career, and while we can provide excellent care, it comes at an alarmingly high price. I see patients who have insurance but still have tremendous out-of-pocket costs that can make a visit to the doctor or a prescription drug prohibitively expensive. As a pediatrician and a person living with type 1 diabetes, I bring knowledge and first-hand experience in what is wrong with our health care system and will work towards the most effective solutions for our district and our nation. The first step must be to stabilize the health insurance markets and the state health exchanges under the ACA. I will push for accessible, affordable, and excellent healthcare for every American for life. I will work to bring medication costs down while still respecting the fact that pharmaceutical companies need an incentive to pursue novel drug development. There needs to be a balance. I will push to invest in preventative care to reduce the epidemic of untreated chronic diseases that lead to expensive medical interventions down the line, costing us all. I will push to let all Americans buy into Medicare on a sliding scale. Average insurance company overhead is currently estimated to be 20%, while Medicare overhead is estimated to be only 1.8%. The competition will incentivize private insurance companies to offer plans as efficient and beneficial to consumers as Medicare. Women’s Health As a doctor and a woman, I trust women to make their own personal decisions about health and family planning. I have always supported a woman’s right to choose. Control over our own bodies and reproductive choices is a key measure of women’s equality. Planned Parenthood provides vital health services throughout our district and is the only provider in some rural areas. I will oppose any effort that limits a women’s right to choose abortion or make any reproductive health decision. I will fight to increase funding for Planned Parenthood and consider any attack on Planned Parenthood to be an attack on women. Contraception should be widely available and covered by insurance. Vaccines Vaccinations were one of the most important medical advances of the 20th Century, and have prevented countless deaths. Every child should be vaccinated. Immunizations are proven to be safe and effective. This is the position I take in my practice, when talking with parents, and when choosing care for my own child. Vaccinations should be given according to the schedule set forth by the ACIP, AAP, and CDC, and should be required to attend preschool and elementary school, in line with our policy here in Washington State. We also need to combat the spread of misinformation. I wholeheartedly support policies that lead to higher immunization rates and any role the government can play in reaching an end goal of having every medically eligible child in this country immunized. This is our responsibility to our children and to our community at large. As someone who has treated children suffering from deadly, vaccine-preventable diseases, I cannot state firmly enough that no child should have to suffer through a disease that could have been prevented by immunization. Immigration Diversity makes America great. Most of us come from immigrant families, and I have served many as a pediatrician. Yet the Trump Administration is targeting and instilling panic in the very communities that have helped build this country. No one’s child should live with the constant anxiety of being torn away from the only life she or he has ever known. No one should be discriminated in the workplace or harassed in the streets because of where they were born. It is our responsibility to link arms with our immigrant neighbors and stand against hate. As your Congressperson: I will join with my Washington state colleagues in pursuing comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship on a bipartisan basis. I will push to expand and improve worker visas that agricultural and technology-based economies all across our district depend upon. I will immediately push to codify DACA and the DREAM Act as laws of the land. I will seek to overturn Donald Trump’s travel ban which was clearly crafted to deny entry to our country based on religion. I will oppose any expenditure of your tax dollars to build an unnecessary and unaffordable wall on our southern border. Reform Our political system is under attack from big-moneyed special interests that pour millions into elections and then lobby the people they’ve helped elect for special deals. It is under attack from Russian efforts to undermine our voting systems and cast doubt on election results. It is under attack by special interests that load up the tax system with loophole after loophole to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Enough. I will fight to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United to stop the flow of corporate money into US elections. I will support efforts to modernize and secure US voting systems. I will call on social media services to examine foreign attempts to influence our elections in 2016 on their platforms, and to take steps to prevent it from happening again. Gun Safety Americans are 25 percent more likely to die from gun violence than in any other developed nation, and guns are the third leading cause of death in American children. It doesn’t have to be this way – we have the tools to address our epidemic of gun violence, we just need to elect leaders with the courage to stand up to the gun lobby. As a mom and pediatrician, I know how important it is to take action on common sense gun safety. Like many parents, I trust that my third-grade son will be safe when I send him to school, but we know that nowhere is really safe in a country that allows guns to get into the hands of people who would do others harm. We cannot accept these shootings as normal, nor can we accept any notion that we are powerless to stop them. It is long past time for Congress to take common-sense steps to prevent gun violence. If elected, I will fight for solutions that protect our children and families. These are my commitments to addressing our gun violence crisis: Implement universal, comprehensive background checks. Guns should never be allowed in the hands of someone with a history of domestic violence, a violent criminal record, convicted stalkers, and those with severe mental illness. Keep military-style weapons out of the hands of individuals with criminal histories, people in crisis, and those under 21 years old. Work to create a national center for reporting — to ensure that no individual falls through the cracks. Repeal the Dickey Amendment, which prohibits the Centers for Disease Control from researching gun violence as a public health crisis. We base all other health challenges, from highway safety to cancer, on data. But the federal government is not allowed to investigate gun violence in the same way. This is unacceptable and must be reversed immediately. Reject money from gun manufacturers and their lobbying group, the NRA. It is time to say “enough!” to politicians who profit from an industry that spends millions to stop what the vast majority of Americans consider to be common-sense gun safety policies, which makes it easier for individuals to do harm to children. Expand Washington State’s Extreme Risk Protection Order policy nationally, which will enable families and law enforcement to petition the court to temporarily restrict an individual’s access to firearms if there is evidence that he or she will do harm to themselves or others. Let’s not forget that most gun deaths are from suicide. Trade I support fair trade, not free trade. We need to be sure that we are exporting goods, not jobs, overseas. If a trade deal comes up, I will evaluate it by a set of criteria: First, does it include fair labor standards? We need to make sure any trade deal raises labor and wage standards abroad to help U.S. workers compete without undermining our domestic labor standards. I’ll be sure to lean on my relationships with Labor to make sure that any deal will not displace 8th district workers. I have been endorsed by some of the largest Labor organizations in Washington state. They know that I will fight to keep jobs here at home. Second, does it have environmental standards? We must ensure that the U.S. is not disadvantaged when we take the lead on confronting our changing climate. Third, does the deal have teeth? I will only support a trade deal if it has clear consequences for noncompliance. If a trade deal passes these litmus tests, I will support it, because trade is an important tool that can raise the tide for all ships if implemented properly. Trade is absolutely critical to Washington state. Ours is the most trade-dependent state in the nation, and our economy here in the 8th district is particularly reliant on trade. Our district is particularly hurt by President Trump’s unpredictable, governing-by-tweeting trade policies. We need to have comprehensive trade agreements that support our workers and our businesses here in the 8th district, but not all trade deals are good trade deals.	”
—Kim Schriers campaign website (2018)

Campaign advertisements

The following is an example of an ad from Schrier's 2018 election campaign.

"Every Day," released July 10, 2018

January 17, 2018, candidate forum

When asked, "If elected, what would you do to bring economic improvement to the rural communities in your district?" the candidate said the following:

“	The eastern part of our district, Kittitas County, is incredibly powerful economically for this district. Timothy hay alone accounts for $15 million dollars of exports. So if you’re really going to help the eastern part of this district, you really need to invest in agriculture. One way to do that is to make sure that from a government standpoint, we invest in Washington State University research and we make sure that farmers here have access to the latest research and development. The farm bill’s coming up and we need to make sure that the farmers have subsidies and some cushion so that if where there’s a bad year or a natural disaster, their economic prospects do not go down the drain. And third, a lot of that timothy hay is getting exported and so having a good infrastructure plan allows this part of the district to get their agricultural products to market and also will bring jobs to this area. So infrastructure and transportation of goods throughout our culture.	”
—Kim Schrier (2018)

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Schrier was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
• Health

2021-2022

Schrier was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Agriculture
• Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
• Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry
• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Energy
• Health
• Oversight and Investigations

Key votes

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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Yea	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021   The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-207)
Yea	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Yea	For the People Act of 2021   The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Assault Weapons Ban of 2022   The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Yea	James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023   The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (350-80)
Yea	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (228-197)
Yea	Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022   The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (342-88)
Yea	Chips and Science Act   The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (243-187)
Yea	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	SAFE Banking Act of 2021   The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (321-101)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Yea	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (224-206)
Yea	Respect for Marriage Act   The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (258-169)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023   The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-201)
Yea	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Yea	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-203)
Yea	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Yea	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (234-193)
Yea	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (232-197)
Yea	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022   The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (225-201)

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