HOW THEY VOTED
Votes in the U.S. House
HR 1917: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
Voting 409 for and 16 against, the House on Nov. 4 passed a bill that makes an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program eligible to receive such assistance for certain projects already in progress.
Yes: Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st (Bucks, parts of Montgomery and Philadelphia); Madeline Dean, D-4th (Montgomery, parts of Berks); Susan Wild, D-7th (Lehigh, Northampton, parts of Monroe); Dan Meuser, R-9th, (Schuylkill, parts of Carbon and Berks); Matt Cartwright, D-8th, (most of Monroe)
HR1339: Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act
Voting 383 for and 41 against, the House Nov. 4 passed a bill that directs the Department of Transportation to establish an Advanced Air Mobility interagency working group to plan and coordinate efforts related to the safety, infrastructure, physical security, cybersecurity, and federal investment necessary to bolster the AAM ecosystem in the United States. Advanced Air Mobility refers to an air transportation system that moves people and cargo between places using new aircraft designs that are integrated into existing airspace operations as well as operated in local, regional, intraregional, rural, and urban environments.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser HR3193: E-BRIDGE Act
Voting 410 for and 16 against, the House on Nov. 4 passed a bill that authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects. Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve highspeed broadband service through planning, technical assistance, or training; land acquisition or development; or acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities. Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the nonfederal share of a broadband project’s cost.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser HR 3709: Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021
Voting 402 for and 11 against, the House on Nov. 4 passed a bill that directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as carried out by FEMA in the five years before this bill’s enactment; and convene an advisory panel to assist FEMA in improving critical components of that process.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser HR 2220: To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes.
Voting 416 for and 4 against, the House on Nov. 4 passed a bill that specifies that a bargain-price purchase option (i.e., the option to purchase property at less than fair market value) in a lease agreement for a federal building may be exercised only to the extent the option is specifically provided for in subsequent Acts of Congress. The bill applies to lease agreements that are entered into on or after January 1, 2021.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser HR 390: To redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee as the “Odell Horton Federal Building”.
Voting 422 for and 2 against, the House on Nov. 4 designated the federal building at 167 N. Main St., Memphis, Tennessee (commonly known as the Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building) as the Odell Horton Federal Building.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser HR 4660: To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the “Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.
Voting 416 for and 4 against, the House on Nov. 4 designated the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 1125 Chapline St., Wheeling, West Virginia, as the Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser HR 4679: To designate the Federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast in Washington, DC, as the “Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building”.
Voting 409 for and 14 against, the House on Nov. 4 designated the federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, in the District of Columbia as the Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, Meuser HR. 3992: POJA Act of 2021
Voting 225 for and 201 against, the House on Nov. 4 passed a bill that prohibits employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying job applicants based on an applicant’s age.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright
No: Meuser
H Res.760: Expressing solidarity with Cuban citizens demonstrating peacefully for fundamental freedoms, condemning the Cuban regime’s acts of repression, and calling for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens.
Votes were 382 for and 40 against on Nov. 3. Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright S.1064: RENACER Act
Voting 387 for and 35 against on Nov. 3.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 1975: Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021
Voting 397 for and 25 against, the House on Nov. 2directed the Department of the Interior to take approximately 721.12 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation. The bill generally prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 5221: Urban Indian Health Confer Act Voting 406 for and 17 against, the House on Nov. 2 passed a bill that requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas. Currently, only the Indian Health Service is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organization on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 4515: Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021
Voting 409 for and 14 against, the House on Nov. 2 passed a bill that requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 4531-7(a): Loan Agent Oversight Act
Voting 411 for and 9 against, the House on Nov. 2 passed a bill that requires the Small Business Administration to submit an annual report containing specified information related to 7(a) loan agents. These agents provide fee-based referral and loan application services related to the SBA’s 7(a) Program. Under the 7(a) Program, the SBA guarantees up to 80% of a private lender’s loan to a small business borrower who cannot obtain credit elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions. The required report must include the number and type of agents assisting applicants for 7(a) loans, the number of fraudulent loans made for which an applicant used the services of a 7(a) agent, and the number and aggregate dollar value of referral fees paid to 7(a) agents.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 4481: Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act
Voting 407 for and 9 against, the House on Nov. 2 passed a bill that provides oversight of 7(a) loan agents, including by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a registration system for such agents whereby certain data may be collected and by mandating that such agents register with the system and pay an annual registration fee. These agents provide referral and loan application services related to the SBA’s 7(a) Program. Under the 7(a) Program, the SBA guarantees up to 80% of a private lender’s loan to a small business borrower who cannot obtain credit elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions. Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 3462: SBA Cyber Awareness Act
Voting 423 for and 0 against, the House on Nov. 2 required an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 4256: Investing in Main Street Act of 2021 Voting 413 for and 10 against, the House on Nov. 2 authorizes certain banking entities, subject to the approval of the appropriate federal banking agency, to invest up to 15% of their capital and surplus in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs) or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Cartwright
Not voting: Meuser
HR 3469: Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021
Voting 418 for and 2 against, the House on Nov. 2 passed a bill that provides statutory authority for the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, to be administered by the Small Business Administration.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 2088: Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic
Lands Reacquisition Act Voting 407 for and 16 against,
the House on Nov. 2 passed a bill that takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs. The Tennessee Valley Authority maintains its right to carry out river control and development on these lands, including temporarily and intermittently flooding certain lands. The bill specifies the structures that may be constructed with the TVA’s written consent on certain lands subject to flooding. Additionally, the TVA must be compensated for lost hydropower capacity from future development of these lands. Further, the bill specifies that the United States is not liable for loss or damage resulting from certain activities, such as the permanent flooding of adjacent lands. In addition, the bill outlines the TVA’s continuing responsibilities, including those related to environmental remediation. Finally, the bill prohibits gaming on these lands.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 4881: Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act
Voting 375 for and 45 against, the House on Nov. 2 directs the Department of the Interior to take tribally owned lands in Pima County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the Pascua Yaqui Reservation. The bill allows gaming on the land taken into trust.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright S108: A bill to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.
Voting 425 for and 2 against, the House on Nov. 2 passed a bill that allows the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or transfer its real property that is not held in trust by the United States. Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 3616: Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act
Voting 399 for and 23 against, the House on Nov. 2 passed a bill that directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area, including areas in Utah and Idaho that are within the main drainage area of the Bear River, as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the Bear River National Heritage Area. Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 1619: Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act Voting 361 for and 55 against, the House on Nov. 1 ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to take into trust approximately 17 acres of land in Cleveland County, North Carolina, for the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation. The land is made part of the Catawba Reservation. The bill allows gaming on the land taken into trust for the tribe.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright HR 2758: Lumbee Recognition Act
Voting 357 for and 59 against, the House on Nov. 1 extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes. Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible. Interior may take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe. Finally, North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state.
Yes: Fitzpatrick, Dean, Wild, Meuser, Cartwright
Votes in the U.S. Senate Beth Robinson, The Judiciary Voting 51 for and 45 against,
the Senate on Nov. 1 confirmed Beth Robinson, of Vermont, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Peter W. Hall, retired.
Yes: Bob Casey, D
No: Pat Toomey, R
Toby J. Heytens , The Judiciary
Voting 53 for and 43 against, the Senate on Nov. 1 confirmed Toby J. Heytens, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice Barbara Milano Keenan, retiring.
Yes: Casey
No: Toomey
Jonathan Davidson, Department of the Treasury
Voting 88 for and 10 against, the Senate on Nov. 2 confirmed Jonathan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Brian McGuire.
Yes: Casey, Toomey
Benjamin Harris, Department of the Treasury Voting 78 for and 21 against, the Senate on Nov. 3 confirmed Benjamin Harris, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Michael Faulkender.
Yes: Casey, Toomey
Isobel Coleman, United States Agency for International Development
Voting 59 for and 39 against, the Senate on Nov. 2 confirmed Isobel Coleman, of New York, to be a Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Jenny A. McGee Yes: Casey, Toomey
Jeffrey M. Prieto, Environmental Protection Agency
Voting 54 for and 44 against, the Senate on Nov. 3 confirmed Jeffrey M. Prieto, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Matthew Z. Leopold.
Yes: Casey
No: Toomey
Rajesh D. Nayak, Department of Labor
Voting 52 for and 45 against, the Senate on Nov. 3 confirmed Rajesh D. Nayak, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice William E. Spriggs, resigned. Yes: Casey
No: Toomey
Michael Lee Connor, Department of Defense Voting 92 for and 5 against, the Senate on Nov. 4 confirmed Michael Lee Connor, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice R. D. James. Yes: Casey, Toomey
Robert Luis Santos, Department of Commerce Voting 58 for and 35 against, the Senate on Nov. 4 confirmed Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Director of the Census for a term expiring December 31, 2026. (Reappointment)
Yes: Casey, Toomey