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15_H448
on Jan 21, 2015
Bill Sponsorship: S.217 & H.R.448
Source: Women's Health Protection Act
Congressional Summary: Congress finds the following:Access to safe, legal abortion services has been hindered in various ways, including blockades of health care facilities; restrictions on insurance coverage; restrictions on minors' ability to obtain services; and requirements that single out abortion providers.- These restrictions harm women's health by reducing access to the other essential health care services offered by the providers targeted by the restrictions, including contraceptive services.
- The cumulative effect of these numerous restrictions has been that a woman's ability to exercise her constitutional rights is dependent on the State in which she lives.
- It is the purpose of this Act to protect women's health by ensuring that abortion services will continue to be available and that abortion providers are not singled out for medically unwarranted restrictions
Opponents reasons for voting NAY:(National Review, July 17, 2014):
During hearings on S. 1696, Senators heard many myths from abortion proponents about the "need" for the bill's evisceration of all life-affirming legislation. - Myth: Life-affirming laws are enacted "under the false pretext of health and safety."
Fact: Induced abortion is associated with significant risks and potential harms to women. - Myth: "Where abortion services are restricted and unavailable, abortions still occur and are mostly unsafe."
Fact: Where abortion is restricted, maternal mortality rates have decreased. - Myth: Admitting privileges laws are "not medically justified."
Fact: Women with abortion complications are told to go to an emergency department. This would constitute malpractice in any other scenario. - Myth: Ultrasounds and their descriptions are "cruel and inhumane."
Fact: Allowing women the opportunity to view their ultrasounds serves an important role in providing informed consent, enabling women to exercise true choice.
Also see equivalent Senate bill S.217Updated with H.R.1322 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2017
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 1.
Question 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Abortion
- Headline: Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions
(Score: 2)
- Headline 2: Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions
(Score: 2)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 15_H448 |
| Alma Adams |
s1o | North Carolina Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Pete Aguilar |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Jul 10, 2015
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| Nanette Barragan |
s1o | California Democrat | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Karen Bass |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Joyce Beatty |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ami Bera |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Don Beyer |
s1o | Virginia Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Brendan Boyle |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democratic House Member | Sep 5, 2018 |
| Robert Brady |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Anthony Brown |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Corrine Brown |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Julia Brownley |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Cheri Bustos |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| G.K. Butterfield |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Jan 22, 2018 |
| Lois Capps |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 4, 2015
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| Michael Capuano |
s1o | MA Former Democratic Primary Senate Challenger (2009) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Salud Carbajal |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Tony Cardenas |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 22, 2015
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| Andre Carson |
s1o | Indiana Democrat | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Kathy Castor |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 22, 2015
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| Joaquin Castro |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Apr 20, 2017 |
| Judy Chu |
s2p | California Democrat | |
| David Cicilline |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Katherine Clark |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Yvette Clarke |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| William Lacy Clay |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Emmanuel Cleaver |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | May 15, 2018 |
| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Apr 29, 2015
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| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Gerry Connolly |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Feb 3, 2015
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| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Sep 10, 2015
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| Charlie Crist |
s1o | FL Democratic Governor Challenger | Jun 8, 2017 |
| Joseph Crowley |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Susan Davis |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Peter Defazio |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Diana DeGette |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Suzan DelBene |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Val Demings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 6, 2017 |
| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Apr 13, 2015
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| Ted Deutch |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Debbie Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Lloyd Doggett |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Tammy Duckworth |
s1o | IL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 30, 2015
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| Donna Edwards |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Eliot Engel |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Apr 23, 2015
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| Anna Eshoo |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 13, 2015
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| Adriano Espaillat |
s1o | New York Democrat | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Elizabeth Esty |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Dwight Evans |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Sam Farr |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Chaka Fattah |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Oct 20, 2015
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| Bill Foster |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Lois Frankel |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Marcia Fudge |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ruben Gallego |
s1o | Arizona Democratic House Member | Mar 2, 2017 |
| John Garamendi |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Jimmy Gomez |
s1o | California Democrat | Nov 10, 2017 |
| Josh Gottheimer |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Alan Grayson |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 26, 2015
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| Al Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 20, 2015
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| Gene Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Apr 21, 2015
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| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Janice Hahn |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Colleen Hanabusa |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2014) | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Alcee Hastings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Denny Heck |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Brian Higgins |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jul 7, 2015
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| Jim Himes |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mike Honda |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Steve Israel |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 28, 2015
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| Sheila Jackson Lee |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Pramila Jayapal |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jun 10, 2015
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| Hank Johnson |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Apr 13, 2015
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| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Bill Keating |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Robin Kelly |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Joe Kennedy III |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Ruben Kihuen |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Derek Kilmer |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ron Kind |
s1o | WI Former Democratic challenger (2012) | Feb 11, 2015
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| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1o | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 26, 2015
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| Raja Krishnamoorthi |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Annie Kuster |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Rick Larsen |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Brenda Lawrence |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Apr 13, 2015
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| Al Lawson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Barbara Lee |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Sander Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| John Lewis |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jul 20, 2015
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| Ted Lieu |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Mar 25, 2015
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| David Loebsack |
s1o | Iowa Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Zoe Lofgren |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 28, 2015
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| Alan Lowenthal |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Nita Lowey |
s1o | New York Democrat | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Michelle Lujan-Grisham |
s1o | NM Democrat | Feb 4, 2015
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| Carolyn Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 21, 2015
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| Sean Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat | Apr 21, 2015
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| Doris Matsui |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jim McDermott |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Apr 13, 2015
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| Donald McEachin |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | May 3, 2018 |
| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jerry McNerney |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 22, 2015
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| Gregory Meeks |
s1o | New York Dem./Working-Families | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Grace Meng |
s1o | New York Democrat | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Seth Moulton |
s1o | Massachusetts Democratic House Member | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Patrick Murphy |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 26, 2015
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| Stephanie Murphy |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | Jan 21, 2015
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| Grace Napolitano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Donald Norcross |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Jun 25, 2015
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| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Beto O`Rourke |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 4, 2015
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| Frank Pallone |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Jimmy Panetta |
s1o | California Democrat | Oct 23, 2017 |
| Bill Pascrell |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Donald Payne |
s1o | New Jersey Former Democrat(Deceased 2012) | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Ed Perlmutter |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Governor | Jan 21, 2015
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| Scott Peters |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Chellie Pingree |
s1o | Maine Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jared Polis |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor | May 8, 2018 |
| David Eugene Price |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Feb 24, 2015
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| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Charles Rangel |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jamie Raskin |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Kathleen Rice |
s1o | New York Democratic House Member | Feb 4, 2015
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| Cedric Richmond |
s1o | Louisiana Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester |
s1o | Delaware Democrat | Jul 13, 2017 |
| Jacky Rosen |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Raul Ruiz |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 25, 2015
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| Dutch Ruppersberger |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jun 5, 2018 |
| Bobby Rush |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Tim Ryan |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Linda Sanchez |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| John Sarbanes |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Adam Schiff |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jan 28, 2015
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| David Scott |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jose Serrano |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Terri Sewell |
s1o | Alabama Democrat | May 10, 2018 |
| Brad Sherman |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Kyrsten Sinema |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Jan 22, 2015
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| Albio Sires |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | May 10, 2018 |
| Louise Slaughter |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| David Adam Smith |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Darren Soto |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 22, 2015
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| Mark Takai |
s1o | Hawaii Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mark Takano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Bennie Thompson |
s1o | Mississippi Democrat | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Mike Thompson |
s1o | California Democrat | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Dina Titus |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Paul Tonko |
s1o | New York Democrat | Dec 15, 2015
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| Norma Torres |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Niki Tsongas |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 25, 2015
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| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Juan Vargas |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Marc Veasey |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 3, 2015
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| Filemon Vela |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Nydia Velazquez |
s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Peter Visclosky |
s1o | Indiana Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Maxine Waters |
s1o | California Democrat | Sep 6, 2017 |
| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | Jan 26, 2015
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| Frederica Wilson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Apr 13, 2015
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| John Yarmuth |
s1o | Kentucky Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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Republicans
participating in 15_H448 |
Independents
participating in 15_H448 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
179
Republicans:
0
Independents:
0 |
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