U.S. House roll-call positions

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954 captured recordsJanuary 3, 2019–December 28, 2020

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This archive contains candidate-attributable entries captured from United States House roll calls. Each entry preserves the exact official evidence and direct source URL. It never infers a position from attendance, silence, office responsibility, an agenda, or an omitted name.

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Vote events: 954
Unique measures: 399
Final passage: 257
All Yes / No events: 711 / 238

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Healthcare1 recorded event
S 2216 — Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for Veteran Caregivers Act
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · December 16, 2020–December 16, 2020
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or the TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act The bill revises the administration of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) caregiver programs. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to report on the feasibility and advisability of formally recognizing caregivers of veterans by identifying them in the veteran's electronic health…
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Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for Veteran Caregivers Act
or the TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act The bill revises the administration of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) caregiver programs. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to report on the feasibility and advisability of formally recognizing caregivers of veterans by identifying them in the veteran's electronic health…
December 16, 2020 · Voted yesFinal passage
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Healthcare1 recorded event
H RES 1153 — Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent
Resolution · Voted yes: 1 · October 2, 2020–October 2, 2020
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Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent
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October 2, 2020 · Voted yesResolution
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H RES 1164 — Providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 1153) condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 1154) condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted yes: 1 · October 1, 2020–October 1, 2020
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Providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 1153) condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 1154) condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes
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October 1, 2020 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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October 1, 2020 · Voted yesResolution
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H RES 1092 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8015) to maintain prompt and reliable postal services during the COVID-19 health emergency, and for other purposes.
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted yes: 1 · August 22, 2020–August 22, 2020
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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8015) to maintain prompt and reliable postal services during the COVID-19 health emergency, and for other purposes.
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August 22, 2020 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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August 22, 2020 · Voted yesResolution
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H R 7301 — Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · June 29, 2020–June 29, 2020
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This bill addresses various housing issues in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, including housing assistance programs and moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures. The bill authorizes additional housing assistance, including rental assistance, for (1) low-income…
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Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
This bill addresses various housing issues in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, including housing assistance programs and moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures. The bill authorizes additional housing assistance, including rental assistance, for (1) low-income…
June 29, 2020 · Voted noOther procedural vote
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June 29, 2020 · Voted yesFinal passage
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Healthcare1 recorded event
H RES 965 — Authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes
Resolution · Voted yes: 1 · May 15, 2020–May 15, 2020
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Authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes
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May 15, 2020 · Voted yesResolution
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H RES 866 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2339) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale and marketing of tobacco products, and for other purposes
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted no: 1 · February 27, 2020–February 27, 2020
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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2339) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale and marketing of tobacco products, and for other purposes
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February 27, 2020 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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February 27, 2020 · Voted noResolution
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Healthcare1 recorded event
H RES 826 — Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid
Resolution · Voted yes: 1 · February 6, 2020–February 6, 2020
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Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid
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February 6, 2020 · Voted yesResolution
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H RES 833 — Providing for consideration of H.Res. 826, expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid; H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; and H.R. 5687, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted no: 1 · February 6, 2020–February 6, 2020
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Providing for consideration of H.Res. 826, expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid; H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019; and H.R. 5687, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes
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February 6, 2020 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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February 6, 2020 · Voted noResolution
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Healthcare5 recorded events
H R 535 — PFAS Action Act of 2019
Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 3 · Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Final passage · Voted no: 1 · January 10, 2020–January 10, 2020
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This bill revises several environmental laws and requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as…
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PFAS Action Act of 2019
This bill revises several environmental laws and requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as…
January 10, 2020 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
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January 10, 2020 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
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January 10, 2020 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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January 10, 2020 · Voted noFinal passage
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Healthcare7 recorded events
H R 3 — Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 5 · Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · December 12, 2019–December 12, 2019
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This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs, health care coverage and costs, and public health. TITLE I--LOWERING PRICES THROUGH FAIR DRUG PRICE NEGOTIATION The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate prices for certain drugs.…
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Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs, health care coverage and costs, and public health. TITLE I--LOWERING PRICES THROUGH FAIR DRUG PRICE NEGOTIATION The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate prices for certain drugs.…
December 12, 2019 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
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December 12, 2019 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
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December 12, 2019 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
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December 12, 2019 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
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December 12, 2019 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
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December 12, 2019 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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December 12, 2019 · Voted yesFinal passage
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Healthcare3 recorded events
H RES 758 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; the conference report to accompany S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted no: 1 · Other procedural vote · Not voting: 1 · December 11, 2019–December 11, 2019
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Providing for consideration of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; the conference report to accompany S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act
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December 11, 2019 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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December 11, 2019 · Voted noResolution
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December 11, 2019 · Not votingOther procedural vote
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H RES 713 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act; providing for proceedings during the period from November 22, 2019 through December 2, 2019; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted no: 1 · November 20, 2019–November 20, 2019
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Providing for consideration of H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act; providing for proceedings during the period from November 22, 2019 through December 2, 2019; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
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November 20, 2019 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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November 20, 2019 · Voted noResolution
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Healthcare1 recorded event
H R 2115 — Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · October 28, 2019–October 28, 2019
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Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act
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October 28, 2019 · Voted yesFinal passage
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H R 3525 — U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · September 26, 2019–September 26, 2019
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The bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to (1) research and report to Congress new approaches to improve procedures for providing medical screening of individuals interdicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection between ports of entry and recommend any necessary corrective actions, and (2) establish an electronic health record system containing the records of individuals in DHS custody that can be accessed by all relevant DHS departments.
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U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
The bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to (1) research and report to Congress new approaches to improve procedures for providing medical screening of individuals interdicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection between ports of entry and recommend any necessary corrective actions, and (2) establish an electronic health record system containing the records of individuals in DHS custody that can be accessed by all relevant DHS departments.
September 26, 2019 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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September 26, 2019 · Voted yesFinal passage
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H RES 577 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act; H.R. 3525, the US Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act ; and H.Res. 576, expressing the sense of the House with respect to the whistleblower complaint of Aug 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted no: 1 · September 25, 2019–September 25, 2019
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Providing for consideration of H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act; H.R. 3525, the US Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act ; and H.Res. 576, expressing the sense of the House with respect to the whistleblower complaint of Aug 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
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September 25, 2019 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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September 25, 2019 · Voted noResolution
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Healthcare1 recorded event
H R 748 — Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · July 17, 2019–July 17, 2019
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
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July 17, 2019 · Voted yesFinal passage
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H R 3253 — Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · June 18, 2019–June 18, 2019
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This bill extends several health care programs and requirements and revises certain Medicare drug payment methodologies. (Sec. 2) The bill temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics. (Sec. 3) The bill also temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid…
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Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019
This bill extends several health care programs and requirements and revises certain Medicare drug payment methodologies. (Sec. 2) The bill temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics. (Sec. 3) The bill also temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid…
June 18, 2019 · Voted yesFinal passage
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H RES 377 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) Equality Act, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 312) Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, and providing for consideration of (H.R. 987) Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted no: 1 · May 15, 2019–May 15, 2019
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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) Equality Act, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 312) Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, and providing for consideration of (H.R. 987) Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act
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May 15, 2019 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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May 15, 2019 · Voted noResolution
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Healthcare1 recorded event
H RES 271 — Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care
Resolution · Voted yes: 1 · April 3, 2019–April 3, 2019
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Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care
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April 3, 2019 · Voted yesResolution
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H RES 274 — Consideration of (S.J.Res. 7) to direct the removal of the United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress; consideration of (H.Res. 271) Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care; and suspension authority.
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Resolution · Voted yes: 1 · April 2, 2019–April 2, 2019
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Consideration of (S.J.Res. 7) to direct the removal of the United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress; consideration of (H.Res. 271) Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care; and suspension authority.
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April 2, 2019 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
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April 2, 2019 · Voted yesResolution
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Healthcare2 recorded events
H R 265 — Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · January 10, 2019–January 10, 2019
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Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
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January 10, 2019 · Voted noOther procedural vote
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What this archive contains

22 measures

S 2216 — Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for Veteran Caregivers Act

H RES 1153 — Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent

H RES 1092 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8015) to maintain prompt and reliable postal services during the COVID-19 health emergency, and for other purposes.

H R 7301 — Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020

H RES 965 — Authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes

H RES 866 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2339) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the sale and marketing of tobacco products, and for other purposes

H RES 826 — Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid

H R 535 — PFAS Action Act of 2019

H R 3 — Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act

H RES 758 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; the conference report to accompany S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act

H RES 713 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act; providing for proceedings during the period from November 22, 2019 through December 2, 2019; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules

H R 2115 — Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act

H R 3525 — U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act

H R 748 — Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act

H R 3253 — Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019

H RES 377 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) Equality Act, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 312) Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, and providing for consideration of (H.R. 987) Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act

H RES 271 — Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care

H R 265 — Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes