Bob Onder

Co-introduced the Protecting Approved Care Act to stop Medicare Advantage plans from reversing approved coverage.

September 17, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: onder.house.gov

His employer-sponsored health-plan transparency bill passed a House committee.

June 26, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Led a letter asking CMS to strengthen transparency in Medicare Advantage.

June 4, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: onder.house.gov

His Self-Insurance Protection Act passed the House.

December 17, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (HR6703).

December 17, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the Self-Insurance Protection Act.

June 9, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. It renews federal drug addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and mental health programs through 2030. The House passed it 366-57, and it became law on December 1, 2025 (Public Law 119-44).

June 4, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 803 to prohibit certain restrictive covenants between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses and nonprofit hospitals and health systems. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 932 (2020), SB 223 (2021).

January 5, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 1078 to provide that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) shall be licensed and regulated by the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, rather than by the State Board of Nursing.

February 27, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 396 to change credentialing procedures for health care practitioners.

February 18, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 772 to end requirements for physicians to maintain specialty-board certification and change physician examination rules.

January 6, 2016Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 478 to allow for direct primary health care services to be provided through a medical retainer agreement between the physician and patient.

February 23, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 407 to provide for the reimbursement of emergency medical services for MO HealthNet participants by hospitals.

February 5, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 400 to provide that the state shall not require maintenance of licensure or any form of specialty medical board certification to practice medicine.

February 4, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 51 to bar Missouri from running an Affordable Care Act insurance exchange and restrict insurer payments.

January 7, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 2418 to set standards for using health-care quality data.

March 12, 2008Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 213, which would revoke EPA's approval of California's stricter engine pollution rules for tugboats, ferries, fishing boats and harbor craft. It passed the House 214-208.

September 16, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 210, which would revoke EPA's approval of California's rule requiring more ocean-going ships to cut engine pollution while docked. It passed the House 216-211.

September 15, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the CARBON Act concerning federal net-zero regulations.

February 17, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted yes on H.R. 845, a bill ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list, beyond court review. The House passed it 211-204; the bill is in a Senate committee and has not become law.

December 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted yes on H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. It would let mining operators use federal land for waste rock disposal and other support work even where no valuable mineral deposit was proven. The House passed it 219-198; the bill sits on the Senate calendar and has not become law.

December 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted yes on H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act. It would narrow the main federal environmental review law, cutting how many federal projects need a review and limiting court challenges. The House passed it 221-196, and the bill went to a Senate committee and has not become law.

December 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 3668, a bill making federal energy regulators the sole lead agency for gas pipeline reviews and ending states' water quality sign-off. The House passed it 213-184, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

December 12, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, speeding Clean Water Act permits, limiting states' power to block projects and dropping groundwater from protection. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

December 11, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, ending Energy Department approval of gas exports, deemed in the public interest. The House passed it 217-188, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

November 20, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to send S.J.Res. 80 to the President, cancelling the 2022 plan that closed about 48% of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to drilling. The House passed it 216-209, and it became Public Law 119-47 on December 5, 2025.

November 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 131, which cancelled the 2024 decision closing about 1.2 million acres of the Arctic refuge to oil and gas leasing. The House passed it 217-209, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-52 on December 11, 2025.

November 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 130, which cancelled a federal plan change that had ended new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The House passed it 214-212, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-51 on December 11, 2025.

November 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 3062, a bill to replace the presidential permit for cross-border oil, gas, and power lines with a faster agency certificate. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (HR3015).

September 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 105 in the House, canceling the federal land plan for North Dakota. That plan guided leasing on 4.1 million acres of federally owned minerals. The House passed it 215-211, and it became Public Law 119-49 on December 11, 2025.

September 3, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 106 in the House, canceling the federal land plan for Alaska's Central Yukon area. That plan had set aside about 3.6 million acres as specially protected areas. The House passed it 215-210, and it became Public Law 119-50 on December 11, 2025.

September 3, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.J.Res. 104 to cancel the federal land plan for the Miles City field office in eastern Montana, reopening those lands to coal leasing. The House passed it 211-208.

September 3, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to send S.J.Res. 31 to the President, canceling the EPA rule keeping toxic air pollutant controls on plants moving to a lower category. The House passed it 216-212, and it became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).

May 22, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 88, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce Advanced Clean Cars II, its zero-emission new car rule. The House passed it 246-164. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-16.

May 1, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 78, which would cancel the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the San Francisco Bay-Delta longfin smelt as endangered. The House passed it 216-195. The Senate has not taken it up, so the fish still has Endangered Species Act protection.

May 1, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 89, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce its Omnibus Low NOx limits on heavy-duty engine pollution. The House passed it 225-196. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-17.

April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 87, which revoked the Clean Air Act waivers letting California enforce its Advanced Clean Trucks and zero-emission fleet standards. The House passed it 231-191. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-15.

April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 60 by 219-205, cancelling the National Park Service rule that closed an off-road route and shoreline driving areas at Lake Powell. It became law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-13).

April 29, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 75, canceling the Energy Department's new, stricter efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers used in stores and restaurants. The House passed it 214-193, and it became law.

March 27, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 24, canceling the Energy Department's new, stricter efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers, the refrigerated rooms stores and restaurants use. The House passed it 203-182, and it became law.

March 27, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass S.J.Res. 11, canceling the new rule that made offshore oil and gas companies list possible shipwrecks in their drilling plans. The House passed it 221-202, and it became law.

March 6, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 42, canceling the Energy Department's new rule tightening testing, labeling, and enforcement for appliance efficiency standards. The House passed it 222-203, and it became law.

March 5, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 61, canceling the EPA's 2024 limits on hazardous air pollution from rubber tire factories. The House passed it 216-202, and it became law.

March 5, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 20, 221-198 in the House, using the law that lets Congress cancel new federal rules. It wiped out the Energy Department's efficiency standards for consumer gas-fired tankless water heaters. The Senate agreed in April and it became law on May 9, 2025.

February 27, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 35, 220-206 in the House, using the law that lets Congress cancel new federal rules. It wiped out the EPA rule carrying out the charge on methane leaked by oil and gas facilities. The Senate agreed and the President signed it in March 2025.

February 26, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, a bill to bar the President from halting fracking without a law from Congress. The House passed it 226-188, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

February 7, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 636 to bar employers from imposing vaccination mandates.

January 5, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 1089 to require long-term care facilities to assist employees and volunteers in obtaining an influenza vaccination each year.

February 25, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 2419 to bar schools from requiring human-papillomavirus vaccination for enrollment.

March 12, 2008Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 1289 to create a drug-monitoring program and change recordkeeping for controlled substances and pseudoephedrine.

March 30, 2007Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced the Worker Enfranchisement Act concerning union membership.

April 10, 2025Opposes Labor Rights

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His bill barring state and local governments from requiring project labor agreements was signed into law.

May 30, 2017Opposes Labor Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 9576, which would write the Justice Department's new National Fraud Enforcement Division into law. The division, set up in April 2026, investigates fraud against taxpayer-funded programs. It passed the House 352-72.

September 16, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted to pass H.R. 10326, the PROOF Act. It would require states to give the Justice Department records it requests to investigate fraud in Medicaid, SNAP, welfare and other federal programs. It passed the House 217-207.

September 16, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, ordering the Justice Department to publish its unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation records, including flight logs. The House passed it 427-1, the Senate agreed the next day, and it became law on November 19, 2025.

November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

His bill transferring CCAMPIS child-care program administration to HHS advanced from committee.

July 16, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Introduced a bill to transfer CCAMPIS child-care program administration to HHS.

July 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted for the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act (HR2965).

December 3, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the DUMP Red Tape Act (HR4305).

December 3, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the CLEAN DC Act (HR5107).

November 19, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (HR3015).

September 18, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act (HR5125).

September 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act (HR2096).

June 10, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (HR1156).

March 11, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Midnight Rules Relief Act (HR77).

February 12, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SJR 31 to change the initiative petition process. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 149 (2021).

January 5, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 15 to permit the governor to remove certain elected officials from office.

July 27, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.mo.gov

His bill barring Missouri government contracts with companies that boycott Israel was signed into law.

July 13, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 560 to require any state agency or regulatory board to issue a permanent license or certificate to a nonresident military spouse.

January 8, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 1003 to prohibit political subdivisions from participating in any action in federal court as either a representative or member of a class to enforce or collect any tax.

February 1, 2016Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 1004 to change Supreme Court Rule 52.08 to prohibit political subdivisions from joining certain class actions.

February 1, 2016Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 431 to subject changes to Medicaid audit reimbursement rules to formal rulemaking.

February 12, 2015Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 399 to make paper ballots official and require audits before elections are certified.

February 4, 2015Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 870 to bar certain county officials from supervising a law enforcement restitution fund.

February 14, 2007Supports Government Efficiency

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It would require state regulators to consider making big data centers pay the full cost of grid upgrades built for them. It passed the House 417-3.

September 16, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.

April 9, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, requiring locked placement for immigrant children 12 and older with gang tattoos or criminal records. The House passed it 225-201, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

December 16, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, raising prison penalties for illegal entry and re-entry, up to life for serious criminals. The House passed it 226-197, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 11, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 875, a bill making drunk or drugged driving grounds to bar an immigrant from entry or deport one already here. The House passed it 246-160, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

June 26, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2056, a bill to bar the District of Columbia from limiting how its agencies share immigration information or honor federal detainers. The House passed it 224-194, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

June 12, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act, a bill to limit Small Business Administration loans to citizens, nationals, and green card holders. The House passed it 217-190; the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

June 6, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, making the small-business agency move offices out of sanctuary areas within 60 days. The House passed it 211-199.

June 5, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the Timely Departure Act concerning ride-share drivers and immigration status.

March 4, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 35, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 264-155, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

February 13, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, sending it to the president to require jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft. The House passed it 263-156, and it became law on January 29, 2025.

January 22, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 30, a bill barring entry and allowing deportation of non-citizens for sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking or child abuse. The House passed it 274-145, but the Senate has not passed it.

January 16, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, making federal officers detain immigrants here unlawfully who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 264-159; the Senate's broader version, S. 5, became law instead in January 2025.

January 7, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 642 to prohibit public institutions of higher education from offering in-state tuition to any student unlawfully present in the United States.

January 8, 2020Opposes Immigration

Source: senate.mo.gov

His immigration and legal-status verification bill, HB 1549, was approved by the governor after passage by the legislature.

July 7, 2008Opposes Immigration

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 1549 to train highway patrol officers on federal immigration law and require legal-status inquiries after arrests.

January 9, 2008Opposes Immigration

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 851 to train the highway patrol to enforce federal immigration law on Missouri highways.

February 13, 2007Opposes Immigration

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling about $9.4 billion in approved but unspent foreign aid and public broadcasting money. The House vote was 214-212; the Senate trimmed it, and the smaller package became law July 24, 2025.

June 12, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2978, the GUARD Act, which would let police spend federal grants investigating elder financial fraud and crypto 'pig butchering' scams. It passed the House 414-7.

September 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, requiring locked placement for immigrant children 12 and older with gang tattoos or criminal records. The House passed it 225-201, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

December 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 5214, a bill to require pretrial jail for violent crimes in Washington, DC and bar no-cash release for other public-safety crimes. The House passed it 237-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

November 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 5140 in the House, 225-203. It would let District of Columbia prosecutors charge children as young as 14 as adults for certain serious crimes, down from 16. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4922, the DC CRIMES Act, limiting D.C. youth-offender sentencing to people under 18 and barring sentences below mandatory minimums. The House passed it 240-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, raising prison penalties for illegal entry and re-entry, up to life for serious criminals. The House passed it 226-197, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act. It permanently placed fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I, the strictest federal drug category, with the same trafficking penalties as fentanyl. The House passed it 321-104, and it became law July 16, 2025 (Public Law 119-26).

June 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 35, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 264-155, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

February 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, 312-108 in the House. It permanently places fentanyl-like drugs as a group in Schedule I, the strictest drug class, and applies fentanyl's trafficking penalties. This House bill stalled in the Senate, but the same text became law in July 2025 through S. 331.

February 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

His Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act passed the House within a larger child-care fraud package.

June 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: onder.house.gov

His Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act passed a House committee.

March 5, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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His bill requiring colleges to disclose educational costs passed a House committee.

December 16, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to accept the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.

July 3, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at first House passage, 215-214. It extended the 2017 income tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid spending, and raised the federal debt limit. The House later accepted the Senate's version 218-214, and it became law on July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21).

May 22, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 224 to require certain MO HealthNet participants to comply with work and community engagement requirements.

January 6, 2021Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 251 to establish Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts.

January 6, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 934 to prohibit Medicaid payments to health care providers for services for non-Missouri residents.

January 27, 2020Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.mo.gov

His bill expanding virtual education in Missouri was signed into law.

June 1, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 668 to require the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to report certain information relating to virtual education.

January 3, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 990 to allow students to enroll in a school district other than his or her school district of residence or in a charter school for the purpose of attending virtual courses or programs.

January 27, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 251 to allow students to enroll in another school district or charter school for purposes of attending virtual courses or programs.

January 15, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.mo.gov

Voted for the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act (HR2255).

May 15, 2025Opposes Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2243, the LEOSA Reform Act, letting qualified working and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones and national parks. The House passed it 229-193, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

May 14, 2025Opposes Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 225 to allow the concealed carry of firearms on public transportation systems and the transporting of non-functioning or unloaded firearms on public buses. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 782 (2016), SB 700 (2020), SB 14 (2020).

January 6, 2021Opposes Gun Control

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 759 to increase the penalties for the offenses of unlawful transfer of weapons and fraudulent purchase of firearms.

January 8, 2020Opposes Gun Control

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 39 to allow the concealed carry of firearms on public transportation systems and the transporting of nonfunctioning or unloaded firearms on public buses.

January 9, 2019Opposes Gun Control

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 529 to allow the concealed carrying of firearms on public transportation, including buses and trains, except school buses and Amtrak property.

February 25, 2015Opposes Gun Control

Source: senate.mo.gov

Became a co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus.

June 26, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: onder.house.gov

Co-introduced the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act to restrict fetal-tissue research funding.

March 12, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring newborn care for a baby born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 217-204, but the Senate has not passed it.

January 23, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Received the Missouri Right to Life PAC endorsement for the 2024 U.S. House general election.

September 30, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: missourilife.org

Introduced Missouri SJR 53 to declare that the Missouri Constitution does not protect a right to abortion.

February 28, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 637 to exclude from eligible MO HealthNet providers any abortion providers and affiliates.

January 5, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 917 to prohibit expenditures of public funds for certain purposes relating to abortion, human cloning, and prohibited human research.

January 22, 2020Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 279 to restrict abortions at eight, fourteen and eighteen weeks and ban abortions based on fetal sex, race or Down syndrome diagnosis.

January 22, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 67 to restrict fetal-tissue donation and increase reporting and inspections of abortion facilities.

January 4, 2017Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 306 to prohibit any public funds or governmental economic incentives to be authorized for a project involving abortion services, human cloning, or prohibited human research.

January 26, 2015Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 1831 to change abortion-consent requirements and create a crime of coercing an abortion.

January 24, 2008Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 1643 to repeal the state exemption for ministerial or tocological pregnancy services.

January 15, 2008Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 821 to establish an Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act governing abortions.

February 8, 2007Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 884, which would bar noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections. It would also repeal the 2022 DC law that let noncitizen residents vote locally. The House passed it 266-148, but the Senate has not acted, so the DC law still stands.

June 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the DETERRENT Act on foreign gifts to universities (HR1048).

March 27, 2025Supports Limit Foreign Influence

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, placed into S. 1071, setting defense policy and Defense Department spending. The House passed it 312-112, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-60 on December 18, 2025.

December 10, 2025Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 3838, the House defense policy bill for fiscal year 2026, authorizing Defense Department and nuclear security funding. The House passed it 231-196; this bill never became law, and S. 1071 became the final 2026 defense law.

September 10, 2025Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the fiscal 2026 Defense Department appropriations bill (HR4016).

July 18, 2025Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the fiscal 2026 military construction and veterans affairs appropriations bill (HR3944).

June 25, 2025Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act (HR2255).

May 15, 2025Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to accept the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.

July 3, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at first House passage, 215-214. It extended the 2017 income tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid spending, and raised the federal debt limit. The House later accepted the Senate's version 218-214, and it became law on July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21).

May 22, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 23 to reduce the top rate of income tax.

September 20, 2022Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 902 to increase the amount of the personal income tax cut and the business income deduction in current law. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 667 (2018), SB 260 (2019), SB 640 (2020), SB 245 (2021).

January 5, 2022Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 1644 to permit corporations to deduct federal income-tax liability without reducing the deduction for tax credits.

January 15, 2008Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 1645 to permit individuals to deduct federal income-tax liability without reducing the deduction for tax credits.

January 15, 2008Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 1100 to permit corporations to deduct their federal income-tax liability from state income taxes.

March 12, 2007Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 1008 to permit a full state-income-tax deduction for federal income taxes paid.

February 28, 2007Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: documents.house.mo.gov

Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.

September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for special U.S. tax rules for certain Taiwan residents (HR33).

January 15, 2025Supports Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

His Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act passed the House.

April 15, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1919, which would bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar or holding accounts for individuals. It would also block the Fed from testing or studying one without Congress's approval. The House passed it 219-210; the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

July 17, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act.

June 26, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 25, canceling the IRS rule that made crypto trading services without a central operator report users' sale proceeds. The House passed it 292-132, and it became law.

March 11, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

His Chloe Cole Act advanced from the House Judiciary Committee.

July 20, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

Source: onder.house.gov

Reintroduced the Chloe Cole Act concerning medical treatment for transgender minors.

February 23, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted yes on H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act. It would bar federal Medicaid money from paying for gender transition procedures for anyone under 18. The House passed it 215-201, and the bill went to a Senate committee and has not become law.

December 18, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Attended a Health and Human Services announcement of restrictions on transgender medical procedures for minors.

December 18, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted yes on H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act. It would make it a federal crime to give gender-transition surgery or hormones to anyone under 18. The House passed it 216-211, and the bill went to a Senate committee and has not become law.

December 17, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the Chloe Cole Act concerning medical treatment for transgender minors.

September 18, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: onder.house.gov

Introduced the No Harm Act concerning gender-related medical treatment for minors.

April 1, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 28, a bill to bar federally funded schools from letting anyone male at birth play on girls' or women's teams. The House passed it 218-206, but the Senate has not passed it.

January 14, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 638 to bar public schools from teaching the bill’s defined divisive concepts.

January 5, 2022Opposes Civil Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

His religious-refusal constitutional amendment, SJR 39, failed in a Missouri House committee.

April 27, 2016Opposes Civil Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

His religious-refusal constitutional amendment, SJR 39, passed the Missouri Senate.

March 10, 2016Opposes Civil Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SJR 39 to amend the state constitution to protect religious organizations and wedding vendors who declined same-sex marriage services.

February 17, 2016Opposes Civil Rights

Source: senate.mo.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It would require state regulators to consider making big data centers pay the full cost of grid upgrades built for them. It passed the House 417-3.

September 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced a bill to require union leaders to disclose withheld financial information.

July 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: onder.house.gov

His employer-sponsored health-plan transparency bill passed a House committee.

June 26, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: onder.house.gov

His bill requiring colleges to disclose educational costs passed a House committee.

December 16, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, setting federal rules for payment stablecoins, digital tokens meant to hold a steady value. Only approved banks and licensed issuers may issue them, backed one-for-one by reserves. The House passed it 308-122 and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.

July 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to send S.J.Res. 13 to the President, 220-207 in the House. It cancelled the bank regulator's 2024 rule that had ended fast automatic approvals and short application forms in bank merger reviews, restoring those quicker reviews. It became Public Law 119-19 on June 20, 2025.

May 20, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.

April 9, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 28, 219-211, sending it to the President to repeal the rule that put the largest digital payment apps under federal supervision. It was signed on May 9, 2025 as Public Law 119-11.

April 9, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. It would authorize Army Corps of Engineers projects for ports, waterways, flood protection and ecosystem restoration nationwide. It passed the House 415-9.

September 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Co-led a letter seeking stronger Army Corps oversight of Missouri River management.

May 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted for the Reliable Power Act (HR3616).

December 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Power Plant Reliability Act (HR3632).

December 16, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act (HR3628).

December 11, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Electric Supply Chain Act (HR3638).

December 11, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced a House companion to the ROTOR Act on aviation safety.

November 20, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted for the GRID Power Act (HR1047).

September 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

His SPACE Act on federal property management passed the House.

September 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted for the fiscal 2026 energy and water appropriations bill (HR4553).

September 4, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

His SPACE Act passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

June 11, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: onder.house.gov

Introduced the SPACE Act on federal property management.

May 19, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: onder.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 246 to provide a sales tax exemption for the production of electricity. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 467 (2019), SB 757 (2020).

January 6, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 252 to require a portion of sales and use tax revenue to be deposited into the State Road Fund. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 190 (2019), SB 641 (2020).

January 6, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 645 to require a portion of sales and use taxes collected to be deposited into the State Road Fund.

January 6, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 784 to create a state sales and use tax exemption for utilities, equipment, and materials used to generate or transmit electricity. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 480 (2015).

January 6, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: senate.mo.gov

Voted against H.Con.Res. 93, directing the President to pull U.S. forces out of hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. Forces needed to stop an imminent attack were exempt. It passed the House 220-204.

September 15, 2026Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, sanctioning foreigners who help the International Criminal Court pursue Americans or allied citizens. The House passed it 243-140, but the Senate blocked it on January 28, 2025.

January 9, 2025Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.

September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

Source: clerk.house.gov

His bill barring Missouri government contracts with companies that boycott Israel was signed into law.

July 13, 2020Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 739 to bar state contracts with companies that boycott Israel. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 308 (2019).

January 8, 2020Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

Source: senate.mo.gov

Voted to send H.R. 5334, the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, to the President. It imposed sanctions on Russia, extended Iran sanctions to 2031, and let the President put tariffs up to 100% on buyers of Russian energy. The House agreed 262-159, and it became law on September 18, 2026.

September 16, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Questioned witnesses about health-care regulations at a House Judiciary field hearing in Charlotte.

September 16, 2026

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 9500, the Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act. It would let scam victims deduct the stolen money on their federal taxes again and waive the 10% penalty on related early retirement withdrawals. It passed the House 408-17.

September 15, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 2140, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, which would extend EPA grants through 2029 for replacing or cleaning up old diesel engines. It passed the House 343-79.

September 15, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to set aside H.Res. 1486, a resolution to impeach President Trump over ICE and Border Patrol actions, which killed it. The House set it aside 232-147.

September 15, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3276, which would write the Urban Bird Treaty Program into law, funding grants for groups that protect birds in cities. It passed the House 345-60.

September 14, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 4219, which would write the Fish and Wildlife Service's invasive species strike teams for national wildlife refuges into law. It passed the House 371-33.

September 14, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Received the Club for Growth Defender of Economic Freedom Award for 2025.

July 2, 2026

Source: onder.house.gov

His bill designating America’s National Churchill Museum as a National Historic Landmark passed the House.

March 3, 2026

Source: onder.house.gov

His Churchill Museum landmark bill passed a House committee.

February 11, 2026

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal 2026 (HR7148).

January 22, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

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

Voted for the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (HR3383).

December 11, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the PROTECT Our Kids Act (HR1069).

December 4, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the TRACE Act (HR1049).

December 4, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the CLASS Act (HR1005).

December 3, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the REFINER Act (HR3109).

November 20, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the Endorsement Transparency Act.

November 19, 2025

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted to accept the Senate's version of H.R. 5371, the funding bill ending the 43-day shutdown and funding most agencies into January 2026. The House agreed 222-209, and it became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025.

November 12, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act for fiscal 2026 (HR5371).

September 19, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the District of Columbia Policing Protection Act (HR5143).

September 17, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the Make Entertainment Great Again Act.

July 23, 2025

Source: onder.house.gov

Voted for the CLARITY Act on digital-asset market rules (HR3633).

July 17, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act (HR275).

June 26, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the CEASE Act (HR2987).

June 5, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act (HR2240).

May 15, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Gulf of America Act (HR276).

May 8, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the No Rogue Rulings Act on nationwide injunctions (HR1526).

April 9, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the DETERRENT Act on foreign gifts to universities (HR1048).

March 27, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act for fiscal 2025 (HR1968).

March 11, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 903 to designate the first full week of May each year as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week" in Missouri.

January 5, 2022

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 726 to establish "Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Awareness Day" in Missouri. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 93 (2021).

January 5, 2022

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 13 to establish "Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month" in Missouri.

January 6, 2021

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 13 to allow deadly force against a person unlawfully entering private property.

July 27, 2020

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 939 to specify that the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance shall not be an authoritative reference for legal interpretation in this state.

January 28, 2020

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 919 to require background checks for medical marijuana facility personnel.

January 22, 2020

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 561 to create the offense of vehicle hijacking. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 433 (2019).

January 8, 2020

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 768 to allow each political subdivision in Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System to elect a member contribution amount of 2% or 6%.

January 8, 2020

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 562 to increase penalties for the offense of armed criminal action.

January 8, 2020

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 381 to repeal certain vehicle safety inspection requirements.

February 13, 2019

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 335 to prohibit the sale and marketing of certain medical marijuana products.

February 4, 2019

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 604 to require the posting of certain information regarding human trafficking.

January 3, 2018

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 1121 to prevent taxation of certain telecommunication services.

March 1, 2016

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 991 to create regulations for transportation network companies.

January 28, 2016

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 783 to authorize telephone companies to elect to have their tangible personal property assessed in accordance with a depreciation schedule. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 305 (2015).

January 6, 2016

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri SB 773 to create the Missouri Electrical Industry Licensing Board and licensure requirements for a statewide electrical contractor's license. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: SB 250 (2015).

January 6, 2016

Source: senate.mo.gov

Was elected assistant majority floor leader of the Missouri Senate during the veto session.

September 16, 2015

Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Introduced Missouri SJR 12 to propose a constitutional amendment guaranteeing parents the fundamental right to control the education of their minor children.

January 26, 2015

Source: senate.mo.gov

Introduced Missouri HB 2249 to create a state tax credit for Missouri businesses’ qualified research costs.

February 21, 2008

Source: documents.house.mo.gov