David Cicilline

[Congressional biography]

Born: July 15, 1961 in Providence, RI

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Key House Vote Data for David Cicilline in 2023

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Cicilline Voted
2023-01-10	Creating a Select Subcommittee to Combat the Weaponization of the Federal Government [HRES12]	Passed (221-211)
This resolution sponsored by Rep. Jordan (R-OH) creates a select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government. The subcommittee is tasked with investigating how the executive branch has worked with private sector and non-profit entities to take action against American citizens. CPAC has grave concerns about the government targeting its citizens and supported the creation of this committee.
2023-01-11	Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act [HR26]	Passed (220-210)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Wagner (R-MO), known as the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act", requires healthcare practitioners to provide the same standard of care that they would administer to a baby born normally to babies that are born alive in the wake of an abortion. It additionally requires medical practitioners to take such babies to an actual hospital. CPAC believes abortion is always a human tragedy, believes that infanticide is evil, and supported this bill.
2023-01-11	Opposing the Recent Attacks on Pro-Life Facilities [HCONRES3]	Passed (222-209)
This concurrent resolution sponsored by Rep. Johnson (R-LA) decries the vandalization of pro-life centers and houses of worship. It then calls upon the Biden administration to prioritize investigating and prosecuting these criminal acts. CPAC believes that the government should protect law-abiding citizens and supported this resolution.
2023-01-12	Prohibiting the Sale of Products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China [HR22]	Passed (331-97)
This resolution sponsored by Rep. McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) prohibits the Secretary of Energy from selling petroleum products from the strategic petroleum reserve to China. CPAC supports measures that hinder Communist China's progress as a dangerous force in the world and supported H.R. 22.
2023-01-27	Sacrificing U.S. Energy Needs at the Altar of the Paris Accords [HR21]	Failed (199-229)
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) amendment to the Strategic Production Response Act would limit the U.S. plan to expand oil and gas leasing permits by disallowing new leasing in locations where doing so would be inconsistent with the goals of the Paris Climate Accords. The Paris Climate Accords is an international treaty on "climate change" that the U.S. first entered into during the Obama administration. CPAC opposes any effort to outsource policymaking to global interests and foreign bureaucrats, and opposed this amendment.
2023-01-31	Immediately Terminating the Public Health Emergency Declared Over the COVID-19 Pandemic [HR382]	Passed (220-210)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Guthrie (R-KY), known as the "Pandemic is Over Act", officially ends the COVID-19 public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. CPAC believes that the end of this emergency should have been declared a long time ago and supported this bill.
2023-02-06	Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Graduate Students Studying Cybersecurity [HR302]	Passed (357-56)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Ross (D-NC), known as the "Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act", directs the Department of Energy to offer financial assistance to graduate students who are studying cybersecurity. CPAC believes that taxpayers should not be forced to fund other people's education and opposed this bill.
2023-02-08	Removing the CDC's Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Travellers [HR185]	Passed (227-201)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Massie (R-KY) annuls the CDC's "Amended Order Implementing Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic". This order restricted non-citizen non-immigrants from entering the United States if they were not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The bill also prohibits the CDC from creating future orders that impose similar requirements. CPAC opposes vaccine mandates, believes that the decision to receive a vaccine should be made on a voluntary basis, and supported this bill.
2023-02-09	Overruling Washington D.C.'s Decision to Let Non-Citizens Vote [HJRES24]	Passed (260-162)
This joint resolution sponsored by Rep. Comer (R-KY) nullifies Washington D.C.'s Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. The measure allowed people who were not citizens of the U.S. to vote in local elections. CPAC opposes measures that encourage election fraud, believes that only citizens should be permitted to vote, and supported this resolution.
2023-03-01	Permitting Congressional Scrutiny of All Potentially Inflationary Executive Orders [HR347]	Failed (199-226)
Roy (R-TX) amendment to the REIN-IN Act ("Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation") making it easier for those performing oversight functions to scrutinize potentially inflationary executive orders. It does this by removing certain types of executive orders from the list of presidential actions that could be exempted from Congressional scrutiny. CPAC supports efforts to protect Americans against arbitrary and overreaching executive orders and supported this amendment.
2023-03-08	Impeding the Government's Efforts to Censor Medical, Religious and Political Speech [HR140]	Failed (207-223)
Perry (R-PA) amendment to the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference" Act prohibiting certain federal bureaucrats from censoring people while acting in an official capacity. CPAC opposes government censorship and supported this amendment.
2023-03-09	Disapproving the Biden Administration's Onerous New Definition of WOTUS [HJRES27]	Passed (227-198)
This Congressional Review Act resolution sponsored by Rep. Graves (R-MO) nullifies the Biden administration's new definition of "waters of the U.S." Had the executive branch been left to its own devices, the new definition would have overruled the old 2020 definition by expanding it to include certain wetlands and ephemeral waters. This measure, in turn, would have greatly increased the regulatory power of the EPA and associated entities. CPAC opposes any increase in the regulatory powers of the EPA, opposes major increases in regulatory burdens on American citizens, and supported this resolution.
2023-03-23	Protecting Pension Funds from the ESG Regime [HJRES30]	Failed (219-200)
This resolution sponsored by Rep. Barr (R-KY) nullifies the Department of Labor rule titled "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights". This rule allowed public investment managers to invest pension funds based on ESG standards and objectives. CPAC believes that financial managers should make decisions based on the financial interests of investors rather than arbitrary and irrelevant woke goals. CPAC therefore supported this resolution. (A 2/3 vote was needed to override President Biden's veto.)
2023-03-24	Terminating the Corrupt Department of Education [HR5]	Failed (161-265)
Massie (R-KY) amendment to the Parents Bill of Rights Act declaring that it is the sense of Congress that the Department of Education be terminated before the end of 2023. CPAC believes that questions about public education should be decided on a state and local level and that the federal government should stop interfering in this matter. CPAC therefore supports the termination of the Department of Education and supported this amendment.
2023-03-24	Promoting School Choice by Allowing Education Funds to Follow the Students [HR5]	Failed (113-311)
Roy (R-TX) amendment to the Parents Bill of Rights Act changing Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow certain grant funds to be used for the educational needs of individual children. CPAC supports school choice and supported this amendment.
2023-03-24	Parents Bill of Rights Act [HR5]	Passed (213-208)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Letlow (R-LA), known as the "Parents Bill of Rights Act", recognizes that parents have the primary responsibility to care for their children and are thereby entitled to know what is being taught in schools. It declares that parents have the right to review their children's school's curriculum, the right to know if the school allows males to use women's restrooms, and the right to inspect the books in the school's library. CPAC supports parental rights in education and supported this bill.
2023-03-29	Curtailing the EPA's Overregulation of Emissions [HR1]	Failed (96-336)
Perry (R-PA) amendment to the Lower Energy Costs Act repeals Section 115 of the Clean Air Act. This section allows the EPA to regulate emissions that it believes are negatively impacting other countries. CPAC supports efforts to pare down the EPA's authority in this way and supported this amendment.
2023-03-30	Lower Energy Costs Act [HR1]	Passed (225-204)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Scalise (R-LA), known as the "Lower Energy Costs Act", promotes American energy independence by revising the Biden administration's anti-energy policies and regulations. It streamlines the permitting process for energy infrastructure, prevents President Biden from banning hydraulic fracking, disapproves of Biden's cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and much more. CPAC supports American energy independence and supported this bill.
2023-04-20	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act [HR734]	Passed (219-203)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Steube (R-FL), known as the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act", makes it unlawful for federally funded athletic programs and activities to allow males to compete in competitions designed for females. CPAC supports efforts to create a safe and fair environment of play in women's sports and supported this bill.
2023-05-09	Competing with Private Services in Weather Modeling [HR1715]	Passed (356-50)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Miller (R-OH), known as the "Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act", directs the Department of Energy to research different ways to advance weather and climate modeling and prediction schemes. CPAC believes that the government should not compete with private companies in providing weather modelling services and opposed this bill.
2023-05-11	Secure the Border Act [HR2]	Passed (219-213)
This bill sponsored by Rep. Diaz-Balart (R-FL), known as the "Secure the Border Act", expands provisions barring certain people from applying for asylum, requires the DHS to resume certain planned constructions of the border wall, and requires employers to use an electronic system to verify the employment eligibility of new hires. CPAC supports efforts to enforce and strengthen federal immigration laws and supported this bill.
2023-05-30	Expanding Race- and Gender-based Federal Programs [HR2796]	Passed (309-67)		No Vote
This bill sponsored by Rep. Waters (D-CA), known as the "Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act", calls on the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the SEC to host events and create educational materials to help "underrepresented" small businesses raise capital. "Underrepresented small businesses" refer primarily to women- and minority-owned businesses. CPAC opposes racism in government decision-making processes and opposed this bill.

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