| Date | Subject | Result | Conserv. Position | Fattah Voted | |
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| 2016-01-08 | Tort Reform [HR1927] | Passed (211-188) |
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| This bill tightens the rules covering class-action lawsuits by requiring a showing that all of the people covered under the class action have actually suffered the same injury as those in the original filing. | |||||
| 2016-02-02 | Obamacare Repeal and Defunding of Planned Parenthood [HR3762] | Veto Sustained (241-186) |
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No Vote | |
| This bill uses a legislative procedure known as budget reconciliation to repeal many provisions of Obamacare and prohibit Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood, an organization that performs abortions. ACU supports the repeal of Obamacare (a two-thirds vote was required to override). | |||||
| 2016-03-15 | Coal Refuse-to-Energy Regulations [HR3797] | Passed (231-183) |
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| This bill changes EPA standards to allow coal refuse-to-energy projects, which recycle leftover waste products. ACU opposes burdensome EPA regulations that limit domestic energy abundance. | |||||
| 2016-04-29 | District of Columbia School Voucher Program [HR4901] | Passed (224-181) |
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No Vote | |
| This bill reauthorizes the District of Columbia school voucher program, which helps students attend private schools who otherwise would not have the option. | |||||
| 2016-05-18 | Closing Guantanamo [HR4909] | Rejected (163-259) |
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No Vote | |
| Nadler (D-NY) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act removes provisions in the bill that prohibit transferring terrorist detainees being held at Guantanamo to the United States. | |||||
| 2016-05-18 | Renewable Energy Mandate [HR4909] | Rejected (159-266) |
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No Vote | |
| Buck (R-CO) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requires the Secretary of Defense to evaluate the cost of different types of energy and purchase the most effective option available. Currently, the Defense Department is required to use renewable energy fuels whenever possible, regardless of the cost. ACU supports all forms of energy and believes that government should not favor one form of energy over another. | |||||
| 2016-05-19 | Prohibiting Use of Defense Funds for Illegal Immigrants [HR4974] | Agreed To (219-202) |
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No Vote | |
| Fleming (R-LA) amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill prohibits using federal funds to modify or construct facilities on a military installation to house unaccompanied children who are illegal immigrants. ACU opposes the use of defense funds for non-defense purposes. | |||||
| 2016-05-19 | Blocking Project Labor Agreements [HR4974] | Rejected (209-216) |
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No Vote | |
| Perry (R-PA) amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill prohibits using funds to enforce an executive order which encourages federal agencies to require labor agreements on construction projects. Such agreements force contractors to negotiate with unions and make it difficult for competing non-union companies to secure contracts. ACU opposes such agreements, which drive up the cost of projects to taxpayers. | |||||
| 2016-05-25 | Infringing on Religious Freedom for Government Contractors [HR5055] | Agreed To (223-195) |
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No Vote | |
| Sean Maloney (D-NY) amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill prohibits federal contracts for companies who "discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity" with no religious exemption. ACU supports the free exercise of religion under the Constitution. | |||||
| 2016-05-25 | Spending Reduction [HR5055] | Rejected (158-258) |
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No Vote | |
| Blackburn (R-TN) amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill provides for an across-the-board one percent spending reduction. ACU supports this modest effort at reducing spending to help shrink the deficit. | |||||
| 2016-05-25 | Freezing Unauthorized Appropriations [HR5055] | Rejected (128-291) |
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No Vote | |
| Walker (R-NC) amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill freezes spending for unauthorized programs at 2016 spending levels, reduces various other programs by $185 million, and applies the savings to the spending reduction account to shrink the deficit. ACU supports enforcing the rule against spending funds on programs that are unauthorized. | |||||
| 2016-06-16 | Banning Illegal Immigrants in the Military [HR5293] | Rejected (210-211) |
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No Vote | |
| Gosar (R-AZ) amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations bill prohibits illegal immigrants from enlisting in the military, as is allowed under executive orders issued by President Obama. ACU opposes the use of presidential executive orders that both circumvent Congress and provide special rights for illegal immigrants. | |||||
| 2016-06-16 | Prohibiting Afghanistan Infrastructure Projects [HR5293] | Agreed To (218-201) |
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No Vote | |
| Walberg (R-MI) amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations bill prohibits spending on Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund projects. ACU opposes additional spending on such projects, which the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has found to be fraught with waste, susceptible to fraud, and unsustainable over the long term. | |||||
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