Charlie Dent

[Congressional biography]

Born: May 24, 1960 in Allentown, PA

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Key House Vote Data for Charlie Dent in 2018

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Dent Voted
2018-01-19	Protecting Children who Survive Abortion [HR4712]	Passed (241-183)
This bill, known as the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requires all health practitioners to immediately admit to a hospital any child who is born alive after an abortion is attempted and failed. Additionally, practitioners will face criminal penalties if they do not provide the same degree of care to children who survive abortion as they would any other child.
2018-02-15	Reforming the Americans with Disabilities Act to Reduce Frivolous Litigation [HR620]	Passed (225-192)
This bill helps reduce frivolous litigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing businesses with an opportunity to fix a violation before a lawsuit may be brought against them for ADA noncompliance. Furthermore, the bill directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to develop an alternative mediation mechanism that promotes quicker resolutions of ADA disputes without costly litigation. ACU supports this measure to promote faster compliance to better meet the needs of people with disabilities while also reducing costly litigation, which enriches lawyers at the expense of both businesses and consumers.
2018-03-08	Ending the War on Coal through Regulatory Reform [HR1119]	Passed (215-189)
This bill eases emissions regulations on power plants that generate electricity through the burning of coal refuse (a byproduct of coal). Under the bill, a coal refuse plant is only required to meet certain standards relating to hydrogen chloride or sulfur dioxide, as opposed to both. ACU supports all sources of energy and this approach to regulatory reform, which allows the nation's 18 coal refuse plants to remain operational.
2018-03-21	Providing Terminally Ill Patients the Right to Try Investigational Drugs [HR5247]	Passed (267-149)
This bill provides terminally ill patients the right to try certain investigational drugs that have not yet fully completed all the clinical trials of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or been approved by the FDA for sale. ACU believes it is absurd to deny terminally ill patients the right to try potentially lifesaving drugs.
2018-04-26	Eliminating the Prevailing Wage Requirement on Federal Aviation Projects [HR4]	Rejected (172-243)
King (R-IA) amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act eliminates the prevailing wage rate on FAA-contracted projects, as established under the Davis-Bacon Act. ACU supports the full repeal of the Davis-Bacon Act, a Depression-era price control that drives up taxpayer costs by mandating that employees of government contractors be paid artificially high wages.
2018-04-27	Eliminating Rural Air Service Subsidies [HR4]	Rejected (113-293)
McClintock (R-CA) amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, which eliminates the Essential Air Service Program. This program subsidizes airline flights from small airports to regional hubs. These flights are largely empty and cover distances quickly managed by car. ACU opposes the continued wasteful spending on a "temporary" program that was originally established 40 years ago to help the airline industry adjust to deregulation.
2018-05-08	Repealing an Obama-Era Rule that Harms Indirect Auto Lending [SJRES57]	Agreed To (234-175)
This resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to overturn an overreaching Obama administration rule that limited the ability of auto dealers to offer discounted-rate auto loans to customers. Specifically, the rule related to indirect auto lending and compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. ACU supports overturning this Obama-era regulation that has stifled the free market and increased the cost of auto loans.

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