FRC Action

Offered by Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) the Motion to Recommit sought to include language for the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 (H.R. 21), which restricts federal funding for abortion overseas.

(Failed 01/03/2019, 199 yeas to 232 nays, Roll Call No. 10)

FRC Action Supported this Amendment.

Sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 (H.R. 21) would repeal the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy instituted by President Trump. This policy bars taxpayer dollars from funding abortion overseas in U.S. foreign policy.

(Passed 01/03/2019, 241 yeas to 190 nays, Roll Call No. 11)

FRC Action Opposed this Bill.

Sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), the For the People Act of 2019 (H.R.1) contained several provisions of notable concern affecting free speech and the ability of individuals and non-profit organizations to continue to engage in robust public policy debates.

(Passed 03/08/2019, 234 yeas to 193 nays, Roll Call No. 118)

FRC Action Opposed this Bill.

Sponsored by Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), this resolution (H.Res.124) mischaracterized the new Department of Defense (DOD) policy as a "transgender ban," which it is not; and it supports the Obama Administration's policy that prioritized social engineering over military readiness and unit cohesion.

(Passed 03/28/19, 238 yeas to 185 nays, Roll Call No. 135)

FRC Action Opposed this Resolution.

Sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 1585) would undermine the intended purpose of the bill and disregards the privacy and safety of abused women, the largest population of victims. It also funds Planned Parenthood, not only the largest abortion provider in the country, but also an organization that too often refuses to report statutory rape and sexual assault abuse of its patients.

(Passed 04/04/19, 263 yeas to 158 nays, Roll Call No. 156)

FRC Action Opposed this Bill.

Sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), the Equality Act (H.R. 5) is an anti-life, anti-faith, and anti-freedom bill that would overhaul our federal civil rights framework to mandate special privileges for sexual orientation and gender identity.

(Passed 05/17/19, 236 yeas to 173 nays, Roll Call No. 217)

FRC Action Opposed this Bill.

Offered by Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), this amendment (H.Amdt. 267) to H.R. 2740 the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act would strike language that blocks the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing the Conscience Protection Rule that seeks to enforce 25 existing civil rights statutes that protect health care providers from being discriminated against for their religious or moral beliefs.

(Failed 06/12/19, 192 yeas to 230 nays, Roll Call No. 266)

FRC Action Supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), this amendment (H.Amdt. 275) to H.R. 2740 the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act would strike language that blocks the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing the Protect Life Rule that draws a clear line between Title X family planning services and abortion.

(Failed 06/12/19, 191 yeas to 231 nays, Roll Call No. 267)

FRC Action Supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), this amendment (H.Amdt. 338) to H.R. 2740 the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act would prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing a new policy that restricts taxpayer funding of fetal tissue research conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH).

(Passed 06/13/19, 225 yeas to 193 nays, Roll Call No. 321)

FRC Action Opposed this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), this amendment (H.Amdt. 340) to H.R. 2740 the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act would strike language that allows for unlimited funding for domestic non-governmental organizations that provide or promote abortions abroad.

(Failed 06/18/19, 188 yeas to 225 nays, Roll Call No. 324)

FRC Action Supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), this amendment to H.R 2740 the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act would prevent the Department of Defense from using appropriated funds to implement the Trump administration’s policy regarding open service by those with “gender dysphoria”. It thereby seeks to retain the Obama administration’s policy that prioritized social engineering over military readiness and unit cohesion.

(Passed 06/18/19, 268 yeas to 152 nays, Roll Call No. 330)

FRC Action Opposed this Amendment.

Sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 2740) would repeal the President’s Protect Life Rule, the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, and the Conscience Protection Rule.

(Passed 06/19/19, 226 yeas to 203 nays, Roll Call No. 367)

FRC Action Opposed this Bill.

Offered by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), this amendment (H.Amdt. 398) to H.R. 3055 the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture and Rural Development, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act would restrict the Department of Justice from enforcing the Controlled Substances Act in states and territories that have legalized recreational marijuana.

(Passed 06/20/19, 267 yeas to 165 nays, Roll Call No. 370)

FRC Action Opposed this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), this amendment (H.Amdt. 469) to the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture and Rural Development, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 3055) would strike language that blocks the Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from changing an Obama administration rule that allowed biological men to be housed in women’s facilities.

(Failed 06/20/19, 192 yeas to 240 nays, Roll Call No. 381)

FRC Action Supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), this amendment (H.Amdt. 470) to the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture and Rural Development, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 3055) would remove language codifying an Obama-era notice that allowed biological men to be housed with women even in emergency shelters and other facilities.

(Failed 06/20/19, 198 yeas to 233 nays, Roll Call No. 384)

FRC Action Supported this Amendment.

Sponsored by Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY), the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture and Rural Development, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 3055) would prevent the Department of Justice from enforcing federal laws on recreational marijuana and promote Obama-era sexual orientation and gender identity policies.

(Passed 06/25/19, 227 yeas to 194 nays, Roll Call No. 408)

FRC Action Opposed this Bill.

Sponsored by Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, (H.R. 3351) would allow taxpayer funding for elective abortions in D.C. as well as promote the legalization of marijuana and other illicit drugs.

(Passed 06/26/19, 224 yeas to 196 nays, Roll Call No. 424)

FRC Action Opposed this Bill.

Offered by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), this amendment (H.Amdt. 509) to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H.R. 2500) would do away with gender-neutral standards for entrance into the military, thereby maintaining the Obama administration’s policy regarding military service by those with gender dysphoria. It would prevent the implementation of the Trump administration policy that re-prioritized military readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion.

(Passed 07/11/19, 242 yeas to 187 nays, Roll Call No. 439)

FRC Action Opposed this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), this amendment (H.Amdt. 510) to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H.R. 2500) would create a standardized family planning program for service members that could be used to actively promote abortion as a method of family planning, and encourage female service members to choose abortion for the purported sake of military readiness.

(Passed 07/11/19, 231 yeas to 199 nays, Roll Call No. 440)

FRC Action Opposed this Amendment.

Sponsored by Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H.R. 2500) would provide fertility services for service members without any protections against the destruction of embryos and create new gender-neutral military standards.

(Passed 07/12/19, 220 yeas to 197 nays, Roll Call No. 473)

FRC Action Opposed this Bill.