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Rick Crawford

Republican · AR · U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 1st Congressional District

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U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 1st Congressional District.

Where Rick Crawford stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),

Opposes

Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record),

Mixed record

Labor Rights (1 support · 3 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 1 oppose)

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Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support
  • Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.

    April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support
  • On February 7, 2024, Rep. Rick Crawford introduced a Congressional Review Act joint resolution to nullify the Federal Highway Administration's greenhouse-gas emissions performance-measure rule.

    February 7, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
  • Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.

    January 13, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 support · 3 oppose
  • Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.

    January 13, 2026Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.

    January 12, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for H.R. 6087, a bill letting injured federal workers be treated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants under federal workers' compensation. The House passed it 325-83, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

    June 7, 2022Supports Labor Rights

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.

    April 15, 2021Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
  • On December 12, 2018, Rep. Rick Crawford voted for House passage of the $867 billion Farm Bill, which reauthorized farm programs, food aid, agricultural trade, and rural development for five years.

    December 12, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • On December 3, 2015, Rep. Rick Crawford voted for the FAST Act, which the House passed 359-65 as a five-year federal highway bill; the President signed it into law the next day.

    December 3, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • On December 12, 2018, Rep. Rick Crawford voted for House passage of the $867 billion Farm Bill, which reauthorized farm programs, food aid, agricultural trade, and rural development for five years.

    December 12, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
  • On January 22, 2026, Rep. Rick Crawford joined introduction of H.R. 7196, a bill to prohibit the District of Columbia from enacting laws permitting euthanasia or assisted suicide.

    January 22, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — National Defense

National Defense · 2 support
  • On July 23, 2026, Rep. Rick Crawford voted for H.R. 8800, the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which included four Crawford-authored amendments on explosive-ordnance-disposal capabilities and homeland defense.

    July 23, 2026Supports National Defense

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • On May 21, 2024, Rep. Rick Crawford introduced H.R. 8475, the EOD Brain Health and Suicide Report Act, as part of his Explosive Ordnance Disposal legislative package.

    May 21, 2024Supports National Defense

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 3 support
  • Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.

    April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026

  • On April 11, 2024, Rep. Rick Crawford introduced the Water Risk and Resilience Organization Establishment Act to create a water-sector body charged with developing and enforcing cybersecurity requirements for drinking-water and wastewater systems.

    April 11, 2024Supports Data Privacy

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • On March 6, 2014, Rep. Rick Crawford introduced the Farmer Identity Protection Act to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency from releasing agricultural producers' private identifying information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.

    March 6, 2014Supports Data Privacy

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • On February 18, 2022, Rep. Rick Crawford introduced the Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act to prohibit the Bureau of Prisons from housing prisoners with other inmates of the opposite sex.

    February 18, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.

    April 15, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.

    January 12, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 support
  • On April 11, 2024, Rep. Rick Crawford introduced the Water Risk and Resilience Organization Establishment Act to create a water-sector body charged with developing and enforcing cybersecurity requirements for drinking-water and wastewater systems.

    April 11, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • On December 3, 2015, Rep. Rick Crawford voted for the FAST Act, which the House passed 359-65 as a five-year federal highway bill; the President signed it into law the next day.

    December 3, 2015Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: govinfo.gov · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — General

General · 10 records
  • Voted against passing H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.

    June 9, 2026

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, cancelling the March 2025 executive order that stripped union bargaining rights from most federal workers. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.

    December 11, 2025

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, letting doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

    December 15, 2022

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 302, a bill to bar moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

    September 15, 2022

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, giving airport security screeners the same union and appeal rights as most federal workers. The House passed it 220-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

    May 12, 2022

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, presuming certain cancers and heart and lung conditions in federal firefighters came from the job. The House passed it 288-131; Congress enacted the same provisions in December 2022 in the annual defense bill.

    May 11, 2022

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.

    October 22, 2021

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

    May 14, 2021

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 1195, a bill to require a federal workplace safety standard against violence in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and social service settings. The House passed it 254-166, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

    April 16, 2021

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted against H.R. 842, the PRO Act, a bill to strengthen workers' right to unionize, bar permanently replacing strikers and override state right-to-work laws. The House passed it 225-206, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

    March 9, 2021

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

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Profile last researched September 7, 2026.