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Historical Details

Position on Issues

2015

Generally supports 2nd Amendment Rights

2015

Supports balanced budget amendment and spending caps

2015

Supports replacing foods stamp program with block grants to states

2015

Does not support federal regulation of greenhouse gases

2015

Supports anti-flag desecration amendment

2015

Supports voluntary Social Security privatization for young workers

2015

Does not support gay hate crime laws; does not support gay adoption; believes states should be allowed to define marriage

Other, 2015

"Since I have entered Congress, I have been fighting to make Social Security & Medicare solvent & financially sound for future generations, while protecting current seniors' benefits. As a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over revenue matters, I have helped deliver significant tax relief to spur economic growth & create jobs. I also serve on the House Budget Committee & the Joint Economic Committee."

Voting Record

HR 3865 (2014)

Prohibits the IRS from using regulations that were in effect January 1, 2010 regarding tax-exempt 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations that participate in politics

H Con Res 96 (2014)

Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2015, specifies budgetary limits for fiscal years 2016 through 2024, and repeals the Affordable Care Act

H Amdt 675 (2014)

Prohibits the use of funds for the operation of Guantanamo Bay after December 31, 2016

S 540 (2014)

Temporary debt limit extension

H Amdt 917 (2014)

Prohibits the U.S. from providing weapons in Syria

H Amdt 680 (2014)

Repeals the authorization for the President to use force against nations or groups that harbor or aide terrorists

HR 3547 (2014)

Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2014

HR 5682 (2014)

Approving the Keystone XL Pipeline

H Res 676 (2014)

Authorizing the Speaker of the House to sue the President regarding implementation of the Affordable Care Act (known as "Obamacare")

HR 3826 (2014)

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to base carbon emissions standards on technology that has been in use for at least 1 year

HR 3973 (2014)

Requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress that states the reasoning for any instance in which the Attorney General establishes a policy that refrains from enforcing a federal law

HR 3522 (2014)

Allowing insurance companies to continue to sell group market coverage outside the online health insurance exchange

HR 3361 (2014)

Amends the requirements for conducting electronic surveillance

HR 7 (2014)

Prohibits federal funds from being used for an abortion or health benefits if the plan includes coverage of an abortion

H Amdt 748 (2014)

Prohibits federal agencies from preventing states from authorizing the use of medical marijuana

H Amdt 1040 (2014)

Prohibits spending for certain climate change assessments

H Amdt 671 (2014)

Prohibits the use of funds from being used to implement certain climate reports and assessments

HR 4118 (2014)

Delays the implementation of penalties for individuals who do not have health insurance

HR 4899 (2014)

Expanding oil and gas production on federal lands

HR 4438 (2014)

Repeals the termination date of the research tax credit

HR 5230 (2014)

Additional appropriations for immigration enforcement and deportation, particularly related to the influx of undocumented children at the Mexico/U.S. border

HR 2575 (2014)

Increases the number of hours from 30 to 40 that an employee is required to work per week in order to be considered a full-time employee for the purpose of employer-sponsored health care coverage

HR 5272 (2014)

Prohibits any federal agency from authorizing an undocumented/illegal immigrant staying in the U.S.

H Amdt 585 (2014)

Prohibits the social cost of carbon from being used in an environmental review or decision-making process of a regulatory agency

H Amdt 1079 (2014)

Prohibits bonuses for IRS employees

HR 3301 (2014)

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to approve any pipeline application pending approval unless such approval would not be in United States national security interests

HR 1406 (2013)

Allows employers to offer comp time instead of time-and-a-half pay for overtime

HR 2667 (2013)

Delays parts of the Affordable Care Act (known as "Obamacare")

HR 2668 (2013)

Delays the individual health insurance mandate and employer health insurance mandate

HR 3350 (2013)

Allows insurance plans effective Jan. 1, 2013 or earlier to continue regardless of Affordable Care Act regulations

H Amdt 176 (2013)

Restores $20.5 billion to SNAP (food stamps)

S 47 (2013)
Reauthorizes the “Violence Against Women Act”
H Con Res 25 (2013)

House budget written by Paul Ryan, including strict budget cuts and simplification of the tax code

HR 3 (2013)

Approves the Keystone XL pipeline

HR 933 (2013)

A temporary budget to prevent a federal government shutdown

HR 3811 (2013)

"Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to notify within 2 days any individual whose personal information is stolen or unlawfully accessed through the federal health care exchange"

HR 624 (2013)

Allows the government to access more information on internet traffic from technology and manufacturing companies

H Amdt 231 (2013)

Allows states to apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP (food stamps)

HR 273 (2013)

Continues the pay freeze for federal employees that started in 2011

H J Res 59 (2013)

Continues the 2013 budget and delays the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (known as 'Obamacare')

HR 1582 (2013)

Creates new reporting requirements for the EPA, delaying new EPA rules

HR 2775 (2013)

Extends the current budget and raise the debt ceiling until early 2014

HR 325 (2013)

Freezes pay for U.S. Representatives until the budget is passed; also temporarily increases the debt ceiling

HR 1911 (2013)

Matches the Stafford Direct Student Loan rates to the 10-year Treasury note rather than using a fixed rate

HR 2728 (2013)

Prohibits the enforcement of federal regulations on "fracking" (hydraulic fracturing) if a state already has regulations in place

HR 1900 (2013)

Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to make decisions on natural gas pipeline applications within one year

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