Virginia Foxx

Republican · NC · U.S. Representative for NC Congressional District 5

Virginia Foxx has represented North Carolina's 5th Congressional District since 2005 and chairs the House Rules Committee. She previously served on the Watauga County Board of Education and in the North Carolina Senate.

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (10 records), Election Integrity (2 records),

Opposes

Gun Control (13 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (13 records), Peaceful Foreign Policy (3 records)

Mixed record

Healthcare Affordability (5 support · 6 oppose), Environment and Public Health (8 support · 70 oppose), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 support · 5 oppose),

Track record

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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
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Healthcare Affordability · 5 support · 6 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 4541, which reauthorizes through 2030 the federal program paying for breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment for low-income women. It passed the House 394-6.
July 20, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Introduced a bipartisan bill with Representative Bobby Scott barring hospitals from billing patients or private health plans unless they disclose where the care was given, aimed at hidden upcharges after hospitals buy independent doctors' offices (Transparency in Billing Act).
May 4, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted to pass H.R. 2493, which renews through 2030 the federal grant programs that fund health care providers serving rural America. It passed the House 406-4.
April 21, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted against passing H.R. 1834, which extends the larger Affordable Care Act premium tax credits through 2028, including for higher-earning households. It passed the House 230-196.
January 8, 2026Opposes Healthcare Affordability
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Voted for H.R. 4 on June 12, 2025 (214–212), rescinding unspent foreign-aid and public-broadcasting funds. On July 18, backed H.Res. 590 (216–213), whose adoption accepted the Senate’s revised H.R. 4. The final version removed one $400 million global-health cut but retained a separate $500 million cut, protecting named health programs while excluding family planning and reproductive health from that protection. It added specified country-assistance and food-aid-administration protections, retaining other aid, Clean Technology Fund and public-broadcasting cuts. H.R. 4 became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025.
July 18, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability
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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
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Voted for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act as H.R. 26 on January 11, 2023 (220–210, one present), and H.R. 21 on January 23, 2025 (217–204, one present). Both required care for babies born alive after abortion equal to care for other newborns of the same gestational age, immediate hospital transfer and reporting of violations. Violations carried up to five years in prison; intentional killing was punishable as homicide. Both exempted mothers from prosecution and allowed civil damages claims. The earlier bill died; H.R. 21 remained pending in the Senate.
January 23, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted against the PACT Act on March 3, 2022, as H.R. 3967 (House passage 256-174), and against the revised final S. 3373 on July 13 (342-88). The final act expanded VA health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins, funded benefits and claims-system modernization, and created a federal damages claim for qualifying Camp Lejeune water exposure. S. 3373 became Public Law 117-168 on August 10, 2022.
July 13, 2022Opposes Healthcare Affordability
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Supported H.R. 3590’s military-homebuyer tax version on October 8, 2009, passed 416-0. She opposed its ACA rewrite on March 21, 2010, passed 219-212 and enacted March 23. She backed ACA and reconciliation-health repeal bills: H.R. 2 on January 19, 2011, passed 245-189; H.R. 6079 on July 11, 2012, passed 244-185; H.R. 45 on May 16, 2013, passed 229-195; and H.R. 596 on February 3, 2015, passed 239-186. The 2012 bill preserved Medicare-board review procedures; the 2015 bill delayed repeal 180 days and ordered committees to report replacement legislation. She joined a January 6, 2012, brief seeking to invalidate the entire ACA. No repeal bill became law.
February 3, 2015Opposes Healthcare Affordability
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Opposed three versions of H.R. 1586. The March 19, 2009, bailout-bonus tax bill passed 328-93. The March 25, 2010, aviation-funding rewrite passed 276-145. The final August 10, 2010, education-jobs and Medicaid bill passed 247-161. It provided $10 billion for education jobs, extended higher federal Medicaid payments, changed tax rules and rescinded funds. It became Public Law 111-226 that day; the bonus tax was not enacted.
August 10, 2010Opposes Healthcare Affordability
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Opposed H.R. 4872 on March 21, 2010, passed 220-211, and the final version on March 25, passed 220-207. It revised ACA subsidies, Medicaid funding, Medicare payments and taxes. It ended new federally backed private student loans, funded Pell Grants and colleges, and lowered repayment burdens for future borrowers. The final version dropped two earlier Pell provisions, including a bar on annual decreases in grant adjustments. It became Public Law 111-152 on March 30.
March 25, 2010Opposes Healthcare Affordability
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Environment and Public Health · 8 support · 70 oppose

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
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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
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Voted to pass H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025, which permanently makes certain mining infrastructure projects eligible for faster federal environmental review. It passed the House 218-201.
September 2, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 9436, a bill to delay new right whale protection rules for lobster and crab gear from 2028 to 2035. It passed the House 219-196.
September 1, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass S. 629, which widens who can get federal payments to repair farmland and forest land damaged by natural disasters. It passed the House 368-19.
June 23, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 2860, which reauthorizes for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative that protects and restores marine waters and habitats. It passed the House 374-49.
June 3, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 1346, a bill to let higher-ethanol gasoline be sold through the summer smog season under a Clean Air Act waiver. It passed the House 218-203.
May 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, exempting geothermal drilling on state and private land from federal permits and environmental review. It passed the House 231-186.
April 23, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 6387, the FIRE Act, a bill to change how wildfire smoke and other exceptional events count under the Clean Air Act. It passed the House 220-198.
April 22, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 4690, the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act, repealing the standards phasing fossil fuel use out of new federal buildings by 2030. It passed the House 215-202.
April 22, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 6398, the RED Tape Act, dropping the Clean Air Act requirement that the EPA review and comment on major federal projects. It passed the House 222-205.
April 16, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 6409, the FENCES Act, which shields states from Clean Air Act penalties for pollution that blows in from outside their borders. It passed the House 220-208.
April 16, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 1011, which widens who can get federal payments to repair farmland and forest land damaged by natural disasters. It passed the House 395-10.
April 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 6422, the American Water Stewardship Act, renewing EPA water quality and restoration programs through 2031, including the Great Lakes program. It passed the House 378-32.
March 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 556, a bill stopping federal land agencies from banning or regulating lead ammunition and fishing tackle on federal land. It passed the House 215-202.
March 18, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 4294, the MAWS Act, which has NOAA run a pilot program buying invasive blue catfish caught in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It passed the House 320-66.
March 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, repealing the Energy Department's home electrification rebates for lower-income households and contractor training grants. It passed the House 210-199.
February 25, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 4626, a bill to change how the Energy Department sets appliance efficiency standards, adding cost factors it must weigh. It passed the House 217-190.
February 24, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act, ending Commerce Department permits for undersea fiber optic cable work inside national marine sanctuaries. It passed the House 218-212.
February 11, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, which directs the Interior Department to speed up and expand mineral production on federal land. It passed the House 224-195.
February 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted for H.J.Res. 140, which cancels the land order protecting about 225,504 acres of northeastern Minnesota national forest and reopens it to mineral leasing. It passed the House 214-208.
January 21, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 4593, the SHOWER Act, which writes a looser definition of showerhead into law for federal water efficiency rules. It passed the House 226-197.
January 13, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 5184, the Affordable HOMES Act, cancelling Energy Department efficiency rules for manufactured housing and its power to issue similar rules. It passed the House 263-147.
January 9, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
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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
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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
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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
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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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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- June 10, 2025 · Voted on February 9, 2023 for H.J.Res. 24 (260–162), disapproving the D.C. act allowing otherwise eligible noncitizen residents to vote locally. Also backed H.R. 192 on May 23, 2024 (262–143) and H.R. 884 on June 10, 2025 (266–148, one present). The later bills directly barred noncitizen voting for D.C. public offices, ballot initiatives and referendums, repealed that same local-voting law and restored the prior law. The 2023 and 2024 measures died; H.R. 884 was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 11, 2025 and has not become law. (Opposes Civil Rights)
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
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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
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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
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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
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Voted to pass H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding tree-thinning in high-risk wildfire zones on federal land by skipping full environmental review. The House passed it 279-141, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted for the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization twice: H.R. 8070 on June 14, 2024 (217-199), and the negotiated H.R. 5009 on December 11 (281-140). The final act authorized defense programs, reformed military pay, extended Coast Guard Reserve parental leave, expanded behavioral and brain-health care, and removed TRICARE contraceptive cost-sharing. It also temporarily froze diversity, equity and inclusion hiring, blocked a specified climate-risk procurement rule, and barred TRICARE gender-dysphoria interventions that could sterilize children under 18. The earlier bill included IVF coverage, broader gender-transition surgery and hormone exclusions, and abortion-related funding restrictions. H.R. 5009 became Public Law 118-159 on December 23, 2024.
December 11, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 7673, the Liberty in Laundry Act, barring clothes washer efficiency rules unless found workable and unlikely to raise buyers' costs. The House passed it 215-200, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.
December 10, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding federal wildfire work by exempting many forest projects from environmental review. The House passed it 268-151, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.
September 24, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 136, which would cancel the federal environmental agency's tailpipe pollution standards for cars and trucks from model year 2027 onward. It passed the House 215-191, but the Senate never acted, so the standards stayed in effect.
September 20, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted yes on H.R. 7700, the Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act. It would bar the Energy Department from setting or enforcing dishwasher efficiency rules that cost consumers more or save little energy. The House passed it 214-192, but the Senate never acted and the bill died at the end of the 118th Congress.
July 9, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 7637, the Refrigerator Freedom Act, barring refrigerator and freezer efficiency standards unless found workable and not costlier for consumers. The House passed it 212-192, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
July 9, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 2925, a bill letting mining claim holders use federal land for roads and facilities without finding a valuable mineral deposit. The House passed it 216-195, but the Senate never took it up and it died.
May 8, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 6192, a bill to end the Energy Department's duty to keep tightening home appliance efficiency rules. The House passed it 212-195, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
May 7, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 6285, a bill to reissue cancelled Arctic Refuge oil and gas leases and order another coastal plain lease sale. The House passed it 214-199, but the Senate never voted, so it died.
May 1, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 3195, a bill to cancel the 20-year mining ban near Minnesota's Boundary Waters and reissue cancelled mineral leases. The House passed it 212-203, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.
April 30, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 764, the Trust the Science Act, ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The House passed it 209-205, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 615, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, blocking federal land agencies from banning lead ammunition or fishing tackle. The House passed it 214-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 3397, the WEST Act, voiding the public lands rule that put conservation on equal footing with grazing and drilling. The House passed it 212-202, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 1023, the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act, 209-204. It would repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the methane fee created by the 2022 climate law, and claw back unspent money. The bill never passed the Senate and died when the 118th Congress ended.
March 22, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 7023, the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act, 213-205. It would have loosened Clean Water Act permit rules and set a 60-day deadline to sue over dredge-and-fill permits. The bill never passed the Senate and died when the 118th Congress ended.
March 21, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 6009, the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, forcing the Bureau of Land Management to drop its proposed leasing rule. The House passed it 216-200, but it died in the Senate.
March 20, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 4468, a bill to stop the EPA's 2027-and-later vehicle emissions rule and limit tailpipe rules that reduce vehicle choice. The House passed it 221-197, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
December 6, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 1435, which would stop any state from getting Clean Air Act permission for rules that limit sales of gas-powered vehicles. It would also cancel such permissions granted since January 2022. The House passed it 222-190, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 14, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to send S.J.Res. 24 to the President, which would have canceled the rule listing the northern long-eared bat as endangered. The House passed it 220-209. The President vetoed it on September 26, 2023, and the Senate override failed.
July 27, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to send S.J.Res. 9 to the President, which would have canceled the rule listing the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and endangered. The House passed it 221-206. The President vetoed it on September 26, 2023, and the Senate override failed.
July 27, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, a bill to block the Energy Department's efficiency rule for kitchen ranges and ovens. The House passed it 249-181, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.
June 14, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, 248-180 in the House. It would bar the Consumer Product Safety Commission from spending federal money to ban gas stoves or to set rules sharply raising their price. The Senate never voted, so the bill died.
June 13, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass S.J.Res. 11, which would have cancelled the EPA rule tightening smog-forming nitrogen oxide limits for new heavy-duty trucks and engines. The House passed it 221-203 and sent it to the President. He vetoed it on June 14, 2023, and the Senate override attempt failed, so the rule stayed in force.
May 23, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 1, a bill to expand oil, gas and mineral leasing on federal land, speed permits and repeal the methane fee. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted, so it died.
March 30, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 27, which would have canceled the federal rule defining which streams and wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. The House passed it 227-198. The President vetoed it on April 6, 2023, and the House override attempt failed.
March 9, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 21, a bill to block the next non-emergency Strategic Petroleum Reserve release until officials planned more federal drilling leases. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
January 27, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Voted against sending S.J.Res. 14 to the President to cancel the 2020 EPA rule that had dropped methane limits on new oil and gas sources. The House passed it 229-191.
June 25, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
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Reported discussions with county health officials, constituents and Operation Warp Speed about vaccine distribution and publicly asked North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to address regional equity and transparency in the state’s vaccine allocation.
January 27, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
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Supported North Carolina’s Clean Smokestacks bill on April 23, 2001, passed 43-5, and its final version on June 18, 2002, passed 45-1. It capped coal-plant pollution, strengthened penalties and allowed utilities to recover cleanup costs. Base rates were generally frozen through 2007, with defined exceptions. It became law June 20, 2002.
June 18, 2002Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ncleg.gov

Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support · 5 oppose

Voted to pass S. 723, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, setting deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process tribal land mortgages. It passed the House 384-40.
March 4, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
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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
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Voted against H.R. 2 on January 10, 2007, raising the federal minimum wage in stages to $7.25; it passed 315-116. The increase later became law in the May 25 supplemental. On July 18, 2019, she opposed H.R. 582, raising the wage in stages to $15 over six years, adding later wage indexing and phasing out lower rates for tipped, young and disabled workers. It passed 231-199 but stalled in the Senate.
July 18, 2019Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Opposed H.R. 4872 on March 21, 2010, passed 220-211, and the final version on March 25, passed 220-207. It revised ACA subsidies, Medicaid funding, Medicare payments and taxes. It ended new federally backed private student loans, funded Pell Grants and colleges, and lowered repayment burdens for future borrowers. The final version dropped two earlier Pell provisions, including a bar on annual decreases in grant adjustments. It became Public Law 111-152 on March 30.
March 25, 2010Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 384, the TARP Reform and Accountability Act, on January 21, 2009. The bill combined recipient reporting and pay restrictions with foreclosure relief, automobile financing, expanded financial assistance and permanent $250,000 deposit insurance. The House passed it 260-166, but it stalled in the Senate.
January 21, 2009Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Opposed H.R. 1591 on March 23, 2007, passed 218-212 with one present vote, and conference approval on April 25, passed 218-208 with two present votes. It combined emergency funding, Iraq redeployment conditions and a wage increase. After the May 1 veto, she opposed the May 2 override, failed 222-203 with one present vote. She opposed H.R. 2206 on May 10, passed 221-205. On May 24, she opposed its domestic portion carrying the wage increase, passed 348-73, but supported its military/security portion, passed 280-142. The final bill used Iraq progress reports and conditional economic aid. It became Public Law 110-28 on May 25.
May 24, 2007Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Testified to Congress as vice chair of the National Advisory Council on Women’s Educational Programs, urging continued federal support against sex discrimination in vocational education, child care and transportation support services, and training for women and minority instructors and administrators.
December 16, 1981Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: files.eric.ed.gov

Labor Rights · 3 support · 7 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
Voted for the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization twice: H.R. 8070 on June 14, 2024 (217-199), and the negotiated H.R. 5009 on December 11 (281-140). The final act authorized defense programs, reformed military pay, extended Coast Guard Reserve parental leave, expanded behavioral and brain-health care, and removed TRICARE contraceptive cost-sharing. It also temporarily froze diversity, equity and inclusion hiring, blocked a specified climate-risk procurement rule, and barred TRICARE gender-dysphoria interventions that could sterilize children under 18. The earlier bill included IVF coverage, broader gender-transition surgery and hormone exclusions, and abortion-related funding restrictions. H.R. 5009 became Public Law 118-159 on December 23, 2024.
December 11, 2024Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
Signed a comment with Mary Miller urging the EEOC to exclude abortion from its pregnancy-accommodation rule, narrow its proposed duration and related-condition definitions, and protect religious employers’ religious employment decisions.
October 10, 2023Opposes Labor Rights
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Asked Labor Secretary Julie Su with Kevin Kiley how the department addressed illegal child labor and fraudulent age documents, including coordination with other agencies and guidance on documents employers could rely upon.
June 1, 2023Supports Labor Rights
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
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
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
Voted against H.R. 2 on January 10, 2007, raising the federal minimum wage in stages to $7.25; it passed 315-116. The increase later became law in the May 25 supplemental. On July 18, 2019, she opposed H.R. 582, raising the wage in stages to $15 over six years, adding later wage indexing and phasing out lower rates for tipped, young and disabled workers. It passed 231-199 but stalled in the Senate.
July 18, 2019Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Submitted joint comments with Tim Walberg on December 21, 2018, and supplemental comments on January 28, 2019, urging the labor board to require substantial, direct and immediate control over employment terms for joint-employer status. She urged replacement of the indirect-or-potential-control standard.
January 28, 2019Opposes Labor Rights
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Opposed H.R. 1591 on March 23, 2007, passed 218-212 with one present vote, and conference approval on April 25, passed 218-208 with two present votes. It combined emergency funding, Iraq redeployment conditions and a wage increase. After the May 1 veto, she opposed the May 2 override, failed 222-203 with one present vote. She opposed H.R. 2206 on May 10, passed 221-205. On May 24, she opposed its domestic portion carrying the wage increase, passed 348-73, but supported its military/security portion, passed 280-142. The final bill used Iraq progress reports and conditional economic aid. It became Public Law 110-28 on May 25.
May 24, 2007Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov

Anti-Corruption · 23 support · 2 oppose

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. 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
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, barring members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying stocks. It passed the House 232-198.
July 22, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7401, which makes Small Business Administration staff certify they have no conflict of interest before working on a loan. It passed the House 415-0.
June 24, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Backed three 2026 Title VII surveillance-renewal bills: S. 1318 on April 29 (235–191), S. 4465 on April 30 (261–111), and H.R. 9238 on June 11 (198–218, failed expedited passage). The House’s S. 1318 set an April 2029 end date, added FBI lawyer approval and monthly civil-liberties review of U.S.-person queries, misconduct penalties, congressional court access and a targeting audit. Its separate title banned individual Federal Reserve accounts and digital-currency issuance, study and development, with a specified private-currency exception. The Senate rejected proceeding on that House version June 5. S. 4465 became law April 30, extending authorities through June 12; H.R. 9238’s proposed July 2 extension failed.
June 11, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7959, the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act, which strengthens awards and protections for people who report tax cheating. It passed the House 346-10.
April 27, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 672 on September 3, 2025 (212-208, one present), which adopted H.Res. 668 ordering publication of unclassified Epstein records held by the House Oversight committee. Then voted November 18 for H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring searchable, downloadable publication of covered Justice Department records, including flight logs, within 30 days. Both barred withholding for embarrassment or political sensitivity and allowed specified privacy and investigative redactions with written explanations. The House passed the bill 427-1; the Senate agreed November 19, and it became Public Law 119-38 that day.
November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Subpoenaed Labor Secretary Julie Su for worker-misclassification investigation and enforcement data, including information about coordination with the NLRB and FTC, after disputing the completeness of earlier responses.
September 23, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Issued a subpoena to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for documents concerning Feeding Our Future fraud and the state’s administration and oversight of federal child-nutrition programs.
September 4, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Asked the Government Accountability Office with Bill Cassidy and other lawmakers to examine delays in the new FAFSA application, then subpoenaed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for rollout, testing, and implementation records after reporting incomplete responses.
July 25, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Signed a subpoena cover letter compelling documents from a National Labor Relations Board regional official concerning alleged misconduct in Starbucks union-representation elections, citing possible reforms to mail-ballot procedures and appeal rights.
March 22, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2988, the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act, strengthening protections for federal employees who report wrongdoing and barring retaliatory personnel actions. The House passed it 221-203.
September 15, 2022Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Requested Office of Government Ethics records with James Comer about outstanding loans, ethics waivers and possible conflicts of interest involving officials working on proposed student-loan forgiveness.
June 15, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: oversight.house.gov
Sent a letter with Representatives Burgess Owens and Russ Fulcher objecting to a proposal to stop collecting school data on sexual-assault allegations against staff and requesting the documents and data behind that decision.
December 3, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined Kevin McCarthy and Jim Jordan in asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to withdraw his school-board-threat memorandum, then requested Education Department communications with the NSBA, Justice Department and White House and records of Viola Garcia’s appointment to the National Assessment Governing Board.
November 16, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: judiciary.house.gov
Asked EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows to disclose commissioners’ votes since January 2021, explain the halt in public reporting, and restore online vote publication.
July 26, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to remove critical-race-theory-related references from school reopening handbooks, review their citations, disclose communications with the Abolitionist Teaching Network, and publicly reject endorsement of that group.
July 23, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Asked the Office of Management and Budget for records with James Comer about ethics waivers for appointees and former union officials’ interactions with their former employers, including Made in America Director Celeste Drake.
June 15, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: oversight.house.gov
Voted within the House Republican Conference against a proposal to place the independent Office of Congressional Ethics under House Ethics Committee control, according to her spokeswoman; the proposal was withdrawn before a public House vote.
January 2, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: foxx.house.gov
Questioned Education Secretary nominee John King about campus sexual-assault guidance and sought written answers on its rulemaking process, notice and comment, investigation closures, and publication of findings while protecting student privacy.
February 24, 2016Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: govinfo.gov
Joined House Rules Committee Republicans in a letter asking Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow C-SPAN coverage of health care legislation negotiations.
January 7, 2010Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1242 on December 2, 2009, requiring a Treasury database to track bailout spending and report results to oversight bodies and the public. It protected confidential information and penalized unauthorized disclosures. The House passed it 421-0, but it stalled in the Senate.
December 2, 2009Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a discharge petition for H.Res. 554, seeking publication of final major legislation and conference reports online for 72 hours before House votes. Her October 1, 2009, release reported the completed signature.
October 1, 2009Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted for S. 383 on March 25, 2009, expanding the TARP inspector general’s audit and staffing authority and requiring responses to corrective recommendations and public reports. The House passed it 423-0; it became Public Law 111-15 on April 24.
March 25, 2009Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 384, the TARP Reform and Accountability Act, on January 21, 2009. The bill combined recipient reporting and pay restrictions with foreclosure relief, automobile financing, expanded financial assistance and permanent $250,000 deposit insurance. The House passed it 260-166, but it stalled in the Senate.
January 21, 2009Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov

Government Efficiency · 32 support · 1 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025, which permanently makes certain mining infrastructure projects eligible for faster federal environmental review. It passed the House 218-201.
September 2, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1118, the Value Over Cost Act, letting the General Services Administration award supply-schedule contracts on best value rather than lowest price. It passed the House 421-1.
July 21, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8823, which lets the Labor Department stop paying federal workers' compensation claims to medical providers convicted of fraud. It passed the House 396-0.
July 20, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act, which requires agencies to pause or condition suspect payment requests before approving them. It passed the House 218-200.
June 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8312, a bill to move federal payment-integrity work to the Treasury and create a new inspector general for fraud and recovery. It passed the House 240-181.
June 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act, making the Education Department screen every federal student aid application for identity fraud. It passed the House 249-172.
June 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8428, the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act, which requires anti-fraud training for federal employees who handle or oversee federal money. It passed the House 393-0.
June 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8466, the TRUE Accountability Act, making federal agencies write and follow plans to stop fraud and improper payments in disaster spending. It passed the House 384-0.
June 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7726, which adds penalties for states that misuse the federal block grant helping low-income working families pay for child care. It passed the House 217-207.
June 3, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8365, the Monitor Accountability Act, setting conditions on appointing the independent monitors who oversee governments under court consent decrees. It passed the House 219-204.
May 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6329, a bill to make the White House budget office rewrite the rules agencies follow when publishing influential information. It passed the House 362-1.
February 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the HALT Fentanyl bills on May 25, 2023 (H.R. 467, 289–133), February 6, 2025 (H.R. 27, 312–108), and June 12 (S. 331, 321–104). They permanently placed fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I, the strictest federal drug category, and applied fentanyl trafficking penalties. They also simplified research registration, allowed shared registrations and permitted small amounts to be made for research without a separate manufacturing license. The final S. 331 became law July 16, 2025 (Public Law 119-26).
June 12, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Issued a subpoena to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for documents concerning Feeding Our Future fraud and the state’s administration and oversight of federal child-nutrition programs.
September 4, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Asked the Government Accountability Office with Bill Cassidy and other lawmakers to examine delays in the new FAFSA application, then subpoenaed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for rollout, testing, and implementation records after reporting incomplete responses.
July 25, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Subpoenaed the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for records on special financial assistance calculated using deceased participants and its recovery of overpayments to multiemployer pension plans.
March 26, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Asked Labor Secretary Julie Su with Kevin Kiley for data, causes and remedies for delays in processing H-2B temporary-worker labor certifications, including any role of remote work in the delays.
July 7, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Asked EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows with Kevin Kiley to explain delayed discrimination-charge statistics and a growing complaint backlog and identify plans to reduce it.
May 18, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against the PACT Act on March 3, 2022, as H.R. 3967 (House passage 256-174), and against the revised final S. 3373 on July 13 (342-88). The final act expanded VA health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins, funded benefits and claims-system modernization, and created a federal damages claim for qualifying Camp Lejeune water exposure. S. 3373 became Public Law 117-168 on August 10, 2022.
July 13, 2022Opposes Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act, which ended prefunding of retiree health benefits, tied postal retirees to Medicare and required six-day delivery. The House passed it 342-92, and it became law.
February 8, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Wrote with Representative Kevin Brady to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra seeking an explanation and approval timeline for delayed fiscal 2022–2024 Child Care Development Fund state plans, and information on monitoring pandemic child-care funds while plans remained expired.
November 30, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Reported discussions with county health officials, constituents and Operation Warp Speed about vaccine distribution and publicly asked North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to address regional equity and transparency in the state’s vaccine allocation.
January 27, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined a letter led by Representatives Jim Banks and Tom Tiffany requesting a Government Accountability Office report on how states and school districts used CARES Act funds to reopen schools and support remote learning.
December 18, 2020Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation in asking Governor Roy Cooper for spending plans and timelines for Hurricane Matthew recovery funds and urging faster distribution of Community Development Block Grant disaster assistance.
May 25, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined bipartisan letters seeking an explanation and briefing on the IRS Data Retrieval Tool outage and immediate help for students completing financial-aid applications; Federal Student Aid subsequently briefed bipartisan staff and followed the recommended action steps.
March 24, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
Source: govinfo.gov
Wrote with Representative John Kline requesting a briefing on the Education Department’s proposed single student-loan servicing system, raising concerns about procurement, contractor oversight, borrower service, and information security.
August 8, 2016Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Sent Labor Secretary Tom Perez a letter seeking implementation of new Job Corps contractor-performance standards before contract renewals, through prompt regulations or temporary bridge contracts and extensions. A March 18, 2015, report on her official website described the letter sent earlier that week.
March 18, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
Source: foxx.house.gov
Published a higher-education reform paper with Representative John Kline advocating simpler federal student aid and two repayment options, flexible Pell grants, competency-based education demonstrations, outcome reporting, reduced federal regulation, and a stronger state and accreditation role.
June 24, 2014Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline in launching a review of Job Corps budget shortfalls and an enrollment freeze, requesting information from the Labor Department, program operators, the National Job Corps Association and the inspector general.
February 1, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
Source: foxx.house.gov
Requested Education Department explanations and supporting data with John Kline concerning whether the proposed gainful-employment rule complied with the Data Quality Act.
January 31, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1242 on December 2, 2009, requiring a Treasury database to track bailout spending and report results to oversight bodies and the public. It protected confidential information and penalized unauthorized disclosures. The House passed it 421-0, but it stalled in the Senate.
December 2, 2009Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 383 on March 25, 2009, expanding the TARP inspector general’s audit and staffing authority and requiring responses to corrective recommendations and public reports. The House passed it 423-0; it became Public Law 111-15 on April 24.
March 25, 2009Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Sent Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a letter seeking action on delayed passport applications, citing constituent travel problems.
June 11, 2007Supports Government Efficiency
Source: foxx.house.gov
During her 1987–1994 presidency of Mayland Community College, raised private funds for an on-campus child-care center using inmate construction and masonry training, and reorganized administration and programs after a state repayment demand for funding received before her arrival, according to her retrospective account.
January 22, 2004Supports Government Efficiency
Source: docs.daviecountync.gov

Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose

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

Immigration · 1 support · 26 oppose

Voted to pass S. 2, the Secure America Act, a bill to provide $70 billion through 2029 for immigration enforcement and border security. It passed the House 214-212.
June 9, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 1689, which orders Homeland Security to grant Haitians temporary protected status for 18 months, shielding them from immigration detention. It passed the House 224-204.
April 16, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 4638, the BOWOW Act, making harming a law enforcement working animal grounds to bar a non-citizen from entry or deport them. It passed the House 228-190.
March 19, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, making public benefits fraud grounds to bar someone from entry or deport them. It passed the House 231-186.
March 18, 2026Opposes Immigration
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 for the Protect Our Communities from DUIs bills on February 1, 2024 (H.R. 6976, 274–150), and June 26, 2025 (H.R. 875, 246–160). They added drunk- or drug-impaired driving as grounds for refusing a noncitizen entry and for deportation, including misdemeanor offenses. Entry bars covered convictions or admissions of the offense or its essential acts; deportation required a conviction. The earlier bill died; H.R. 875 was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee and has not become 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 for H.R. 2966 on June 6, 2025 (217-190). It limited SBA 7(a) and 504 business loans to U.S. citizens, nationals and lawful permanent residents. It required 100% qualifying beneficial ownership of business applicants or guarantors and barred any direct or indirect applicant owner in listed excluded groups, including refugees, asylees, visa holders and DACA recipients. It also required owners’ birth dates and permanent residents’ alien registration numbers. The bill remained in the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.
June 6, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2931 on June 5, 2025 (211–199). The bill required covered SBA offices to move out of sanctuary jurisdictions within 120 days after a public determination. Offices missing that deadline had to close, with employees reassigned elsewhere; office heads faced explanation and removal requirements. It also barred new offices in such jurisdictions, defined by restrictions on immigration-status sharing or lawful federal detainer and release-notification requests. The bill remained in the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.
June 5, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5585 on January 30, 2024 (271–154), and H.R. 35 on February 13, 2025 (264–155). Both made intentionally fleeing Border Patrol or assisting officers by vehicle within 100 miles of the border a federal crime. Penalties reached two years, five to 20 years for serious injury, and 10 years to life for death. Conviction or admission also triggered immigration entry and deportation bars and disqualified asylum or other relief. The earlier bill died; H.R. 35 remained in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
February 13, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the Laken Riley Act on March 7, 2024 (H.R. 7511, 251–170), January 7, 2025 (H.R. 29, 264–159), and January 22 (S. 5, 263–156). The bills required detention of specified inadmissible immigrants arrested, charged, convicted or admitting theft-related offenses, including shoplifting. They also let states seek court orders over federal detention, release, parole and visa-sanction decisions. S. 5 added officer assaults and crimes causing death or serious injury. Earlier House bills stalled; S. 5 became law January 29, 2025.
January 22, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7909 on September 18, 2024 (266–158), and H.R. 30 on January 16, 2025 (274–145). The bills added entry bars for specified sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking, child abuse or neglect, and criminal protection-order violations, based on convictions or admissions. They added a sex-offense-conviction ground for deportation and expanded the domestic-violence definition. The earlier bill died; H.R. 30 remained in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
January 16, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5717, a bill denying certain federal immigration funds to states and localities that limit information sharing or ignore detention requests. It passed the House 219-186, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 20, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7343, a bill to make federal officials detain immigrants lacking legal status who are charged with assaulting a police officer. The House passed it 265-148, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 3602 after the House replaced its whole text with the End the Border Catastrophe Act, a broad border and immigration package. It would have funded border wall building, narrowed asylum eligibility, and expanded detention. Under a fast-track process needing two-thirds, it failed 215-199 and died.
April 20, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6678, the Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act, 272-155 in the House. It would make Social Security fraud, fake-ID fraud, or COVID relief fraud grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
January 31, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5283, a bill to bar housing certain immigrants on federal land and cancel New York City's Floyd Bennett Field lease. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate never acted and the bill died in the 118th Congress.
November 30, 2023Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, cutting federal funding to public schools and colleges that shelter immigrants who entered without admission. The House passed it 222-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died with the 118th Congress.
July 19, 2023Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Asked Labor Secretary Julie Su with Kevin Kiley for data, causes and remedies for delays in processing H-2B temporary-worker labor certifications, including any role of remote work in the delays.
July 7, 2023Supports Immigration
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act. It would make assaulting a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder grounds to deport a noncitizen. The House passed it 255-175, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
May 17, 2023Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, restarting border wall building, narrowing asylum and requiring employers to verify workers' legal status. The House passed it 219-213, but the Senate never acted, so it died.
May 11, 2023Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7946, the Veteran Service Recognition Act, letting Homeland Security grant green cards to noncitizen military veterans facing deportation. The House passed it 220-208.
December 6, 2022Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act, guaranteeing citizens, green card and visa holders a lawyer when held for extra border screening. The House passed it 217-207.
April 21, 2021Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, which limited the President's power to bar entry and barred religious discrimination in immigration decisions. The House passed it 218-208.
April 21, 2021Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which created legal status and a path to permanent residence for undocumented farmworkers. The House passed it 247-174.
March 18, 2021Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, offering green cards to immigrants brought here as children and others under temporary protection. The House passed it 228-197.
March 18, 2021Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov

Government Spending Reduction · 15 support · 18 oppose

Voted to accept the Senate's changes to H.R. 6500, the 2027 stopgap funding law, keeping agencies at 2026 levels through December 11, 2026. The House agreed 370-48.
September 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, which would keep federal agencies funded at current levels through December 4, 2026. It passed the House 220-205.
July 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 8595, the 2027 State Department and national security appropriations bill, setting the year's funding for the State Department and related programs. It passed the House 217-209.
July 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass S. 2, the Secure America Act, a bill to provide $70 billion through 2029 for immigration enforcement and border security. It passed the House 214-212.
June 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 8646, the 2027 Agriculture and FDA appropriations bill, setting the year's funding for the Agriculture Department and the FDA. It passed the House 213-210.
June 4, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 6047, a bill to widen several veterans and survivors benefits and add an $833.33 monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans. It passed the House 235-179.
May 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 8469, the 2027 appropriations bill setting the year's funding for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It passed the House 400-15.
May 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 7567, the 2026 farm bill, renewing Agriculture Department crop support, conservation, food aid and rural development programs through 2031. It passed the House 224-200.
April 30, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act, funding Homeland Security and ending the partial shutdown that began February 14, 2026. It passed the House 218-206.
March 26, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for H.J.Res. 139 on March 18, 2026, proposing a constitutional cap on federal spending excluding debt payments. It used the prior three years’ average receipts, excluding borrowing, adjusted for citizen population and inflation. Exceptions required two-thirds roll-call votes in both houses or ordinary roll-call votes during a declared war. New taxes or higher rates required two-thirds of each house’s whole membership. It specified implementing legislation and a fifth-year start after ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures. Expedited House passage failed 211–207, short of two-thirds.
March 18, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 7744, a bill funding Homeland Security for the rest of the year and ending the partial shutdown begun February 14, 2026. It passed the House 221-209.
March 5, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, repealing the Energy Department's home electrification rebates for lower-income households and contractor training grants. It passed the House 210-199.
February 25, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to accept the Senate's changes to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which funds several federal departments and became law. The House agreed 217-214.
February 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 7006, which sets 2026 funding for financial services and general government agencies and the State Department. It passed the House 341-79.
January 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to pass H.R. 6938, which sets 2026 funding for the Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy, Water, Interior and Environment parts of the budget. It passed the House 397-28.
January 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Introduced the SOAR Act Improvements Act, renewing for seven more years the federally funded scholarships that let low-income Washington, D.C. children attend private schools, and giving program administrators more flexibility.
September 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 4 on June 12, 2025 (214–212), rescinding unspent foreign-aid and public-broadcasting funds. On July 18, backed H.Res. 590 (216–213), whose adoption accepted the Senate’s revised H.R. 4. The final version removed one $400 million global-health cut but retained a separate $500 million cut, protecting named health programs while excluding family planning and reproductive health from that protection. It added specified country-assistance and food-aid-administration protections, retaining other aid, Clean Technology Fund and public-broadcasting cuts. H.R. 4 became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025.
July 18, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led a bicameral letter with Senator Bill Cassidy urging withdrawal of the Education Department’s April 17, 2024 proposed student-debt relief rule under the Higher Education Act, challenging its cost and statutory authority.
May 17, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Also on this bill
- April 5, 2023 · Led a letter requesting Education Department spending, staffing, investigation-closure decisions, and reporting-portal information concerning enforcement of colleges’ foreign-gift and contract disclosures under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. (Supports Limit Foreign Influence)
- April 18, 2013 · Joined a bipartisan group of House education leaders in asking Education Secretary Arne Duncan to abandon renewed gainful employment and state authorization rulemaking and address the issues through Higher Education Act reauthorization. (General)
Voted for H.R. 8034, an Israel security supplemental of about $26 billion that funded Israeli weapons and air defenses, U.S. military operations and stock replenishment, nonprofit security grants, and about $9 billion in humanitarian food, shelter and refugee assistance. It barred funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and required Gaza-aid oversight. The House passed it 366-58; its text became Division A of H.R. 815, Public Law 118-50, on April 24, 2024.
April 20, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led a February 3, 2023 Supreme Court brief with Rep. Jeff Duncan and 126 other House members challenging the HEROES Act debt-cancellation plan in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. Voted for H.J.Res. 45 on May 24 (218-203) to annul the same rule. It covered pandemic loan-payment and interest pauses and income-limited cancellation of up to $10,000, or $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. After the June 7 veto, voted June 21 to override; the attempt failed 221-206.
May 24, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack opposing proposed school-meal pattern revisions, arguing that the standards imposed excessive costs and supply-chain burdens on school cafeterias.
May 10, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against final House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, the law that funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year. The House agreed 225-201 and it became Public Law 117-328.
December 23, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023, a stopgap that kept federal agencies funded to December 23, 2022. The House agreed 224-201 and it became Public Law 117-229.
December 14, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against final House passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, which put about $52 billion into U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research. The House agreed 243-187 and it became Public Law 117-167.
July 28, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against the PACT Act on March 3, 2022, as H.R. 3967 (House passage 256-174), and against the revised final S. 3373 on July 13 (342-88). The final act expanded VA health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins, funded benefits and claims-system modernization, and created a federal damages claim for qualifying Camp Lejeune water exposure. S. 3373 became Public Law 117-168 on August 10, 2022.
July 13, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Sent a comment with Brett Guthrie supporting the Education Department’s proposed 2018 borrower-defense rules, favoring a narrower loan-discharge process that addressed institutional fraud while limiting taxpayer costs and litigation abuse.
September 19, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined North Carolina’s congressional delegation in asking President Trump on September 10, 2018 for a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Hurricane Florence and on September 14 for a major disaster declaration supporting individual and public assistance.
September 14, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 461 on October 7, 2015, creating a panel to investigate fetal-tissue procurement, abortion-provider funding and care of infants born alive after attempted abortions, with subpoena powers. It passed 242-184. On December 1, 2016, voted for up to $800,000 in further committee expenses for its work; that resolution passed 234-181.
December 1, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a letter with 102 other representatives asking Speaker John Boehner to include spending cuts, an enforceable cap tied to the economy and a balanced-budget amendment in debt-limit negotiations. Her June 8, 2011, release reported the letter, which sought to halve the deficit within a year and protect against tax increases.
June 8, 2011Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: foxx.house.gov
Opposed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on January 28, 2009, passed 244-188, and February 13, passed 246-183 with one present vote. On February 12, she joined Americans for Prosperity in presenting an opposing petition. Her office reported over 425,000 signatures, including 11,086 from North Carolina. The final H.R. 1 included worker tax credits and a $53.6 billion state stabilization fund. It became law February 17.
February 13, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against the September 29, 2008, bailout motion, which failed 205-228, and against the revised H.R. 1424 on October 3, which passed 263-171 and became law that day. Both versions included Treasury purchase authority for troubled assets up to $700 billion in stages. On January 22, 2009, she voted for H.J.Res. 3 to block authority above $350 billion. It passed 270-155 but stalled in the Senate.
January 22, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 384, the TARP Reform and Accountability Act, on January 21, 2009. The bill combined recipient reporting and pay restrictions with foreclosure relief, automobile financing, expanded financial assistance and permanent $250,000 deposit insurance. The House passed it 260-166, but it stalled in the Senate.
January 21, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a discharge petition on July 10, 2008, seeking a House vote on H.R. 2208, the Coal Liquid Fuel Act. She supported government-backed loans and incentives for producing diesel fuel from coal.
July 10, 2008Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: foxx.house.gov

Public Safety and Crime Control · 10 support

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
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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
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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 H.R. 7343, a bill to make federal officials detain immigrants lacking legal status who are charged with assaulting a police officer. The House passed it 265-148, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7530, the DC CRIMES Act, a bill to cut DC's youth offender age from 24 to 18 and freeze existing sentences. The House passed it 225-181, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act. It would make assaulting a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder grounds to deport a noncitizen. The House passed it 255-175, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
May 17, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 26, which blocked the District of Columbia's rewritten criminal code, which lowered maximum sentences for carjacking and robbery. The House passed it 250-173. It was signed on March 20, 2023 as Public Law 118-1.
February 9, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 5 support · 3 oppose

Voted for the HALT Fentanyl bills on May 25, 2023 (H.R. 467, 289–133), February 6, 2025 (H.R. 27, 312–108), and June 12 (S. 331, 321–104). They permanently placed fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I, the strictest federal drug category, and applied fentanyl trafficking penalties. They also simplified research registration, allowed shared registrations and permitted small amounts to be made for research without a separate manufacturing license. The final S. 331 became law July 16, 2025 (Public Law 119-26).
June 12, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5585 on January 30, 2024 (271–154), and H.R. 35 on February 13, 2025 (264–155). Both made intentionally fleeing Border Patrol or assisting officers by vehicle within 100 miles of the border a federal crime. Penalties reached two years, five to 20 years for serious injury, and 10 years to life for death. Conviction or admission also triggered immigration entry and deportation bars and disqualified asylum or other relief. The earlier bill died; H.R. 35 remained in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
February 13, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act as H.R. 26 on January 11, 2023 (220–210, one present), and H.R. 21 on January 23, 2025 (217–204, one present). Both required care for babies born alive after abortion equal to care for other newborns of the same gestational age, immediate hospital transfer and reporting of violations. Violations carried up to five years in prison; intentional killing was punishable as homicide. Both exempted mothers from prosecution and allowed civil damages claims. The earlier bill died; H.R. 21 remained pending in the Senate.
January 23, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led a letter asking Education Secretary Miguel Cardona what steps the department had taken to protect invited speakers and viewpoint diversity after the treatment of swimmer Riley Gaines at San Francisco State University, and questioning possible removal of free-speech grant conditions.
April 28, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Asked the American Bar Association with Burgess Owens to review Stanford Law School’s compliance with academic-freedom accreditation standards after Judge Kyle Duncan’s disrupted campus speech.
March 31, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Discussed interrupted funding for Forsyth County’s Veterans Treatment Court with Governor Roy Cooper’s office and the Justice Department, and reported that the suspended funding was being restored subject to compliance certification.
July 25, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1790, tying federal education funding to state bans on schools requiring controlled-drug prescriptions for attendance or services. It also ordered a review of medication use in schools. The House passed it 407-12, with one present vote, but it did not become law.
November 16, 2005Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 686, giving Terri Schiavo’s parents access to federal court to challenge the withdrawal of her food, fluids or life-sustaining treatment. The House passed it 203-58 on March 21, 2005, and it became law that day.
March 21, 2005Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov

Social Programs and Welfare · 15 support · 6 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 8884, a bill to extend through 2031 Social Security projects that help disability insurance recipients return to work. It passed the House 232-188.
July 23, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6047, a bill to widen several veterans and survivors benefits and add an $833.33 monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans. It passed the House 235-179.
May 21, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 227, the Clergy Act, giving clergy a two-year window to undo their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes. It passed the House 350-5.
April 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6472, which makes public colleges taking federal student aid charge in-state tuition to students from U.S. territories. It passed the House 351-72.
March 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 3123, which sets out how Veterans Affairs pays a pension that was owed but unpaid when a veteran died. It passed the House 405-1.
February 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Introduced the SOAR Act Improvements Act, renewing for seven more years the federally funded scholarships that let low-income Washington, D.C. children attend private schools, and giving program administrators more flexibility.
September 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 4 on June 12, 2025 (214–212), rescinding unspent foreign-aid and public-broadcasting funds. On July 18, backed H.Res. 590 (216–213), whose adoption accepted the Senate’s revised H.R. 4. The final version removed one $400 million global-health cut but retained a separate $500 million cut, protecting named health programs while excluding family planning and reproductive health from that protection. It added specified country-assistance and food-aid-administration protections, retaining other aid, Clean Technology Fund and public-broadcasting cuts. H.R. 4 became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025.
July 18, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1 at first House passage on May 22, 2025 (215–214). Accepted the Senate’s version July 3 (218–214). The package extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid spending, and raised the federal debt limit. It became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.
July 3, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8034, an Israel security supplemental of about $26 billion that funded Israeli weapons and air defenses, U.S. military operations and stock replenishment, nonprofit security grants, and about $9 billion in humanitarian food, shelter and refugee assistance. It barred funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and required Gaza-aid oversight. The House passed it 366-58; its text became Division A of H.R. 815, Public Law 118-50, on April 24, 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.J.Res. 88 to cancel the Education Department's SAVE plan, the student loan plan that lowered payments based on income. The House passed it 210-189.
December 7, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led a February 3, 2023 Supreme Court brief with Rep. Jeff Duncan and 126 other House members challenging the HEROES Act debt-cancellation plan in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. Voted for H.J.Res. 45 on May 24 (218-203) to annul the same rule. It covered pandemic loan-payment and interest pauses and income-limited cancellation of up to $10,000, or $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. After the June 7 veto, voted June 21 to override; the attempt failed 221-206.
May 24, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against the PACT Act on March 3, 2022, as H.R. 3967 (House passage 256-174), and against the revised final S. 3373 on July 13 (342-88). The final act expanded VA health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins, funded benefits and claims-system modernization, and created a federal damages claim for qualifying Camp Lejeune water exposure. S. 3373 became Public Law 117-168 on August 10, 2022.
July 13, 2022Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Wrote with Representative Kevin Brady to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra seeking an explanation and approval timeline for delayed fiscal 2022–2024 Child Care Development Fund state plans, and information on monitoring pandemic child-care funds while plans remained expired.
November 30, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Led a letter urging Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to implement available child-nutrition program flexibilities so schools could continue feeding students during the coronavirus pandemic.
August 26, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined other members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation in asking Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to protect IFB Solutions’ AbilityOne optical contracts and jobs for blind workers.
August 15, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined North Carolina’s congressional delegation in asking President Trump on September 10, 2018 for a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Hurricane Florence and on September 14 for a major disaster declaration supporting individual and public assistance.
September 14, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined Representative Lloyd Smucker in a letter to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta urging use of Job Corps education and employment services to help people recovering from opioid addiction.
June 14, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation in asking Governor Roy Cooper for spending plans and timelines for Hurricane Matthew recovery funds and urging faster distribution of Community Development Block Grant disaster assistance.
May 25, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined Bobby Scott in asking the Department of Health and Human Services how it supported states in developing and implementing plans of safe care for infants exposed to substance use.
September 26, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted against H.R. 384, the TARP Reform and Accountability Act, on January 21, 2009. The bill combined recipient reporting and pay restrictions with foreclosure relief, automobile financing, expanded financial assistance and permanent $250,000 deposit insurance. The House passed it 260-166, but it stalled in the Senate.
January 21, 2009Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
During her 1987–1994 presidency of Mayland Community College, raised private funds for an on-campus child-care center using inmate construction and masonry training, and reorganized administration and programs after a state repayment demand for funding received before her arrival, according to her retrospective account.
January 22, 2004Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: docs.daviecountync.gov

Gun Control · 13 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, barring payment card networks from using a merchant code that singles out gun retailers. It passed the House 221-201.
July 14, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, barring Veterans Affairs from reporting certain veterans to the federal gun background check system. It passed the House 216-201.
May 21, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2189, which takes less-than-lethal projectile devices such as certain TASERs out of Gun Control Act regulation. It passed the House 233-185.
February 12, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the LEOSA Reform Act on May 16, 2024 (H.R. 354, 221–185), and May 14, 2025 (H.R. 2243, 229–193). The bills expanded concealed carry for qualified active and retired officers in school zones, national parks, public-access property, land, rail and water transport property and lower-security federal public facilities. They included magazines and let states extend retired officers’ firearms qualification periods up to 36 months. The earlier bill died; the new bill was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2025 and has not become law.
May 14, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.J.Res. 44 on June 13, 2023, to cancel ATF’s stabilizing-brace rule, which imposed registration and tax requirements on certain brace-equipped firearms. The House passed it 219–210, but the Senate rejected it 49–50 on June 22. On November 22, joined a congressional amicus brief in Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition v. Garland. It asked the Eighth Circuit to reverse the district court, grant a preliminary injunction and vacate the same rule.
November 22, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: cassidy.senate.gov
Voted against H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, criminalizing the sale, making or import of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines. The House passed it 217-213.
July 29, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against final House passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which widened background checks for buyers under 21 and closed the dating-partner gun loophole. The House agreed 234-193 and it became Public Law 117-159.
June 24, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2377, a bill letting federal courts temporarily take guns from someone found dangerous and funding state red flag laws. The House passed it 224-202.
June 9, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, raising the buying age for many semiautomatic rifles to 21 and banning new large-capacity magazines. The House passed it 223-204.
June 8, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, a bill giving dealers at least ten business days, up from three, for a background check. The House passed it 219-210.
March 11, 2021Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, a bill requiring a background check on nearly every private gun sale, including at gun shows. The House passed it 227-203.
March 11, 2021Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined an amicus brief supporting the individual right to keep firearms at home and urging the Supreme Court to affirm the decision invalidating the District of Columbia’s handgun ban in District of Columbia v. Heller.
February 8, 2008Opposes Gun Control
Source: cdn.sanity.io
Supported North Carolina’s concealed-handgun reciprocity bill, S. 33, on March 19, 2003, passed 45-2. She supported its final version on June 3, passed 39-6. It recognized permits from states honoring North Carolina permits. The final version removed earlier minimum licensing standards. It became law June 14, 2003.
June 3, 2003Opposes Gun Control
Source: ncleg.gov

Women's Reproductive Rights · 13 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 6945, a bill letting states spend federal welfare block grant money on pregnancy centers that promote carrying to term. It passed the House 215-209.
January 21, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a comment with Mary Miller urging the EEOC to exclude abortion from its pregnancy-accommodation rule, narrow its proposed duration and related-condition definitions, and protect religious employers’ religious employment decisions.
October 10, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined an amicus brief asking the Fifth Circuit to keep in place the district court’s stay of FDA approval of mifepristone, challenging the approval process and allowance of abortion drugs by mail.
April 11, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: lankford.senate.gov
Voted against H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act, writing into federal law the right to obtain contraception and providers' right to supply it. The House passed it 228-195.
July 21, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 8297, which barred states from interfering with travel across state lines for abortion care or with anyone who helps. The House passed it 223-205.
July 15, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 8296, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, creating a federal right to abortion care after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The House passed it 219-210.
July 15, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act, creating a federal right to abortion care and barring state restrictions such as waiting periods. The House passed it 218-211.
September 24, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined 228 members of Congress in an amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization urging the Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week abortion restriction or return the case for further evidence, and to reconsider Roe and Casey where necessary.
July 29, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: aul.org
Voted against H.R. 239, a bill to bar the veterans agency from charging veterans copays for contraceptives that private insurance must cover free. The House passed it 245-181.
June 24, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined an amicus brief in June Medical Services v. Gee asking the Supreme Court to uphold Louisiana’s hospital-admitting-privileges requirement for abortion providers, either on standing grounds or because it did not impose an undue burden.
January 2, 2020Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: majorityleader.gov
Supported H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, on May 4, 2017. It replaced ACA credits, limited Medicaid funding, allowed state insurance-rule waivers and removed mandate penalties and several taxes. It also restricted payments to large abortion-providing networks and added state insurance-stabilization funding. The House passed it 217-213, but it stalled in the Senate.
May 4, 2017Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Supported H.R. 3762’s selected ACA repeals on October 23, 2015, passed 240-189, and its expanded final version on January 6, 2016, passed 240-181. It removed mandate penalties, subsidies, Medicaid-expansion provisions and taxes. It restricted payments to large abortion-providing networks and added community-health and substance-abuse funding. After the January 8 veto, she supported the February 2, 2016, override, which failed 241-186.
February 2, 2016Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Supported H.R. 748 on April 27, 2005, passed 270-157, and amended S. 403 on September 26, 2006, passed 264-153. Both penalized cross-state evasion of parental abortion-involvement laws and required 24-hour parental notice for out-of-state abortions, with exceptions. S. 403 added incest-related protections and medical exceptions. Neither became law.
September 26, 2006Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov

Election Integrity · 2 support

Voted to pass H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.
April 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted yes on H.R. 8281, the SAVE Act. It would require people to show documents proving United States citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, when registering to vote in federal elections. The House passed it 221-198, but the Senate never voted and the bill died at the end of the 118th Congress.
July 10, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: clerk.house.gov

Limit Foreign Influence · 3 support

Voted for H.R. 8314, which set tax penalties equal to twice the political-committee contribution made by tax-exempt groups with at least $200,000 in receipts or $500,000 in assets after receiving foreign-national gifts within eight years. It also revoked tax exemption after a third such political contribution, without those size thresholds. The lookback excluded pre-enactment periods. The fast-track motion failed 218–181, with one present; the bill did not become law.
September 17, 2024Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: clerk.house.gov
Sent a joint letter with Representative Mike Gallagher requesting records on the Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute’s research collaborations, export-control safeguards, and foreign-funding disclosures, and directing preservation of related documents.
July 13, 2023Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: chinaselectcommittee.house.gov
Led a letter requesting Education Department spending, staffing, investigation-closure decisions, and reporting-portal information concerning enforcement of colleges’ foreign-gift and contract disclosures under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act.
April 5, 2023Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Also on this bill
- May 17, 2024 · Led a bicameral letter with Senator Bill Cassidy urging withdrawal of the Education Department’s April 17, 2024 proposed student-debt relief rule under the Higher Education Act, challenging its cost and statutory authority. (Supports Government Spending Reduction)
- April 18, 2013 · Joined a bipartisan group of House education leaders in asking Education Secretary Arne Duncan to abandon renewed gainful employment and state authorization rulemaking and address the issues through Higher Education Act reauthorization. (General)

National Defense · 8 support

Voted to pass H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, setting Defense Department policy, troop levels and equipment purchases. It passed the House 216-212.
July 22, 2026Supports National Defense
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 year 2025 defense authorization twice: H.R. 8070 on June 14, 2024 (217-199), and the negotiated H.R. 5009 on December 11 (281-140). The final act authorized defense programs, reformed military pay, extended Coast Guard Reserve parental leave, expanded behavioral and brain-health care, and removed TRICARE contraceptive cost-sharing. It also temporarily froze diversity, equity and inclusion hiring, blocked a specified climate-risk procurement rule, and barred TRICARE gender-dysphoria interventions that could sterilize children under 18. The earlier bill included IVF coverage, broader gender-transition surgery and hormone exclusions, and abortion-related funding restrictions. H.R. 5009 became Public Law 118-159 on December 23, 2024.
December 11, 2024Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8034, an Israel security supplemental of about $26 billion that funded Israeli weapons and air defenses, U.S. military operations and stock replenishment, nonprofit security grants, and about $9 billion in humanitarian food, shelter and refugee assistance. It barred funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and required Gaza-aid oversight. The House passed it 366-58; its text became Division A of H.R. 815, Public Law 118-50, on April 24, 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the final House-Senate deal on H.R. 2670, the 2024 defense policy law, setting Defense Department policy and approving its programs and military construction. The House agreed 310-118 and it became law December 22, 2023 (Public Law 118-31).
December 14, 2023Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which set defense policy and approved Defense Department programs and military construction. The House passed it 329-101.
July 14, 2022Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which set defense policy and approved Defense Department programs and military construction. The House passed it 316-113.
September 23, 2021Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 3 support · 1 oppose

Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1 at first House passage on May 22, 2025 (215–214). Accepted the Senate’s version July 3 (218–214). The package extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid spending, and raised the federal debt limit. It became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.
July 3, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Opposed three versions of H.R. 1586. The March 19, 2009, bailout-bonus tax bill passed 328-93. The March 25, 2010, aviation-funding rewrite passed 276-145. The final August 10, 2010, education-jobs and Medicaid bill passed 247-161. It provided $10 billion for education jobs, extended higher federal Medicaid payments, changed tax rules and rescinded funds. It became Public Law 111-226 that day; the bonus tax was not enacted.
August 10, 2010Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Opposed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on January 28, 2009, passed 244-188, and February 13, passed 246-183 with one present vote. On February 12, she joined Americans for Prosperity in presenting an opposing petition. Her office reported over 425,000 signatures, including 11,086 from North Carolina. The final H.R. 1 included worker tax credits and a $53.6 billion state stabilization fund. It became law February 17.
February 13, 2009Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov

Foreign Trade · 3 support · 4 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, which blocks U.S. money to international financial institutions for financing foreign shrimp farms. It passed the House 391-18.
May 12, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7084, a bill letting the President bar ships that called at a port seized by a Western Hemisphere country. It passed the House 247-164.
March 27, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against terminating the national emergency the President declared on February 1, 2025 in Executive Order 14193, the order used to impose tariffs. It passed the House 219-211.
February 11, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6504, the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act, which keeps duty-free treatment for clothing imported from Haiti through 2028. It passed the House 345-45.
January 12, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2683, the Remote Access Security Act, which extends U.S. export controls to cover foreign access to controlled technology over a network. It passed the House 369-22.
January 12, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential bills on February 15, 2024 (H.R. 7176, 224–200), and November 20, 2025 (H.R. 1949, 217–188). They removed Energy Department approval of natural-gas imports and exports and gave federal energy regulators exclusive authority over the facilities, deeming the trade consistent with the public interest. They preserved other applicable agency authorities and presidential powers to prohibit sanctioned imports or exports. The earlier bill died; H.R. 1949 was placed on the Senate calendar on December 8, 2025 and has not become law.
November 20, 2025Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Co-led a letter signed by 114 House members asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to insist that agriculture be included in trade negotiations with the European Union.
March 14, 2019Supports Foreign Trade
Source: foxx.house.gov

Data Privacy · 8 support

Voted to pass H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, barring payment card networks from using a merchant code that singles out gun retailers. It passed the House 221-201.
July 14, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7757, the KIDS Act, which makes online platforms limit minors' access to sexual material and give parents controls. It passed the House 267-117.
June 29, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for Federal Reserve digital-currency restrictions in H.R. 5403 on May 23, 2024 (216-192), and revised H.R. 1919 on July 17, 2025 (219-210). Both barred individual Fed accounts, direct and intermediary currency distribution, and its use for monetary policy. The 2024 bill included congressional-authorization exceptions for development and testing, plus a Treasury-direction restriction. The 2025 bill narrowed services to financial services and the currency definition to Fed liabilities widely available to the public. It banned testing, study, development, creation and implementation without that congressional-authorization exception; the Treasury clause was absent. Both preserved exceptions for open, permissionless private dollar currency with cash-equivalent privacy; the revised exception covered specified bans. The earlier bill died; H.R. 1919 passed the House and has not become law.
July 17, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
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
Voted to pass H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, 219-199 in the House. It would bar police and intelligence agencies from buying Americans' personal records from data brokers instead of getting a warrant. The Senate never voted on it, and it died when that Congress ended.
April 17, 2024Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Wrote with Representative John Kline requesting a briefing on the Education Department’s proposed single student-loan servicing system, raising concerns about procurement, contractor oversight, borrower service, and information security.
August 8, 2016Supports Data Privacy
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Questioned Education Secretary nominee John King about campus sexual-assault guidance and sought written answers on its rulemaking process, notice and comment, investigation closures, and publication of findings while protecting student privacy.
February 24, 2016Supports Data Privacy
Source: govinfo.gov

Civil Rights · 8 support · 24 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 2616, the PROTECT Kids Act, requiring parental consent before federally funded elementary and middle schools change a student's gender on forms. It passed the House 217-198.
May 20, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 1383 as rewritten by the House into the SAVE America Act, requiring citizenship proof to register and photo ID to vote. It passed the House 218-213.
February 11, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.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
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
Joined a letter requesting records about Harvard University’s faculty hiring and employment practices and questioning whether diversity-related selection practices violated Title VII; the request did not establish a discrimination finding.
June 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted on February 9, 2023 for H.J.Res. 24 (260–162), disapproving the D.C. act allowing otherwise eligible noncitizen residents to vote locally. Also backed H.R. 192 on May 23, 2024 (262–143) and H.R. 884 on June 10, 2025 (266–148, one present). The later bills directly barred noncitizen voting for D.C. public offices, ballot initiatives and referendums, repealed that same local-voting law and restored the prior law. The 2023 and 2024 measures died; H.R. 884 was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 11, 2025 and has not become law.
June 10, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Also on this bill
- March 27, 2025 · 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. (Opposes Environment and Public Health)
Voted to pass H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.
April 10, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 734 on April 20, 2023 (219–203), and H.R. 28 on January 14, 2025 (218–206, one present). Both made participation in women’s or girls’ school sports a Title IX violation if a federally funded school admitted participants classified as male by reproductive biology and genetics at birth. They allowed practice with female teams if no female lost a place or benefit, and required a GAO study. The earlier bill died; H.R. 28 remained pending in the Senate.
January 14, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization twice: H.R. 8070 on June 14, 2024 (217-199), and the negotiated H.R. 5009 on December 11 (281-140). The final act authorized defense programs, reformed military pay, extended Coast Guard Reserve parental leave, expanded behavioral and brain-health care, and removed TRICARE contraceptive cost-sharing. It also temporarily froze diversity, equity and inclusion hiring, blocked a specified climate-risk procurement rule, and barred TRICARE gender-dysphoria interventions that could sterilize children under 18. The earlier bill included IVF coverage, broader gender-transition surgery and hormone exclusions, and abortion-related funding restrictions. H.R. 5009 became Public Law 118-159 on December 23, 2024.
December 11, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona with Michelle Steel to investigate reported antisemitism by senior Santa Ana Unified School District officials for possible Title VI violations.
September 26, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted yes on H.J. Res. 165, a resolution to wipe out the 2024 Title IX rule that extended sex discrimination protections to gender identity and sexual orientation. The House passed it 210-205, but the Senate never voted, so Congress did not repeal the rule.
July 11, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Opened investigations into antisemitism at Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT, sent preservation and document requests including to Columbia and Barnard, and released an investigative update on Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group.
May 16, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: govinfo.gov
Asked EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows with Kevin Kiley to explain delayed discrimination-charge statistics and a growing complaint backlog and identify plans to reduce it.
May 18, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against sending H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, to the President: it made states recognize valid same-sex and interracial marriages. The House passed it 258-169, and it became law.
December 8, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2116, the CROWN Act, barring discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyles associated with race in jobs, housing and education. The House passed it 235-189.
March 18, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a bill to expand early and mail voting and restore the Voting Rights Act. The House sent it to the Senate 220-203. The Senate never passed it.
January 13, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Sent a letter with Representatives Burgess Owens and Russ Fulcher objecting to a proposal to stop collecting school data on sexual-assault allegations against staff and requesting the documents and data behind that decision.
December 3, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, restoring federal approval of voting changes in places with a record of discrimination. The House passed it 219-212.
August 24, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2062, a bill letting workers win an age discrimination claim by showing age was a motivating factor, not the sole cause. The House passed it 247-178.
June 23, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
Joined Steve Scalise, James Comer and Cathy McMorris Rodgers in requesting a bipartisan investigation of pandemic school closures’ effects on children with disabilities and compliance with special-education requirements, including CDC and NIH data on in-person learning.
March 8, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: oversight.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5, which added sexual orientation and gender identity to the categories protected from discrimination in jobs, housing, credit, education and public accommodations. The House passed it 224-206.
February 25, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2 on January 10, 2007, raising the federal minimum wage in stages to $7.25; it passed 315-116. The increase later became law in the May 25 supplemental. On July 18, 2019, she opposed H.R. 582, raising the wage in stages to $15 over six years, adding later wage indexing and phasing out lower rates for tipped, young and disabled workers. It passed 231-199 but stalled in the Senate.
July 18, 2019Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Supported H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, on May 4, 2017. It replaced ACA credits, limited Medicaid funding, allowed state insurance-rule waivers and removed mandate penalties and several taxes. It also restricted payments to large abortion-providing networks and added state insurance-stabilization funding. The House passed it 217-213, but it stalled in the Senate.
May 4, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined North Carolina House Republicans in asking Education Secretary John King to assure that federal education funds were not withheld from the state over its HB2 law restricting transgender bathroom access.
May 9, 2016Opposes Civil Rights
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined an amicus brief in Obergefell v. Hodges and the consolidated marriage cases asking the Supreme Court to uphold state laws limiting marriage to a man and a woman.
April 3, 2015Opposes Civil Rights
Source: cruz.senate.gov
Supported H.R. 3590’s military-homebuyer tax version on October 8, 2009, passed 416-0. She opposed its ACA rewrite on March 21, 2010, passed 219-212 and enacted March 23. She backed ACA and reconciliation-health repeal bills: H.R. 2 on January 19, 2011, passed 245-189; H.R. 6079 on July 11, 2012, passed 244-185; H.R. 45 on May 16, 2013, passed 229-195; and H.R. 596 on February 3, 2015, passed 239-186. The 2012 bill preserved Medicare-board review procedures; the 2015 bill delayed repeal 180 days and ordered committees to report replacement legislation. She joined a January 6, 2012, brief seeking to invalidate the entire ACA. No repeal bill became law.
February 3, 2015Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3962’s health-reform version on November 7, 2009, which included preexisting-condition protections and a 2-to-1 limit on age-based premiums. It passed 220-215. After the Senate replaced that text, she supported the June 24, 2010, Medicare and pension bill: a 2.2% physician-payment update for June-November, hospital-payment changes, tax-debt checks and pension-funding relief. It passed 417-1 and became Public Law 111-192 on June 25.
June 24, 2010Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Opposed H.R. 4872 on March 21, 2010, passed 220-211, and the final version on March 25, passed 220-207. It revised ACA subsidies, Medicaid funding, Medicare payments and taxes. It ended new federally backed private student loans, funded Pell Grants and colleges, and lowered repayment burdens for future borrowers. The final version dropped two earlier Pell provisions, including a bar on annual decreases in grant adjustments. It became Public Law 111-152 on March 30.
March 25, 2010Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Participated as an amicus supporting petitioners seeking a District of Columbia ballot initiative limiting valid or recognized marriages to a man and a woman; the Superior Court denied the petitioners’ request and entered judgment for the District.
January 14, 2010Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nclrights.org
Voted for H.R. 1790, tying federal education funding to state bans on schools requiring controlled-drug prescriptions for attendance or services. It also ordered a review of medication use in schools. The House passed it 407-12, with one present vote, but it did not become law.
November 16, 2005Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Testified to Congress as vice chair of the National Advisory Council on Women’s Educational Programs, urging continued federal support against sex discrimination in vocational education, child care and transportation support services, and training for women and minority instructors and administrators.
December 16, 1981Supports Civil Rights
Source: files.eric.ed.gov

Corporate Accountability · 11 support · 21 oppose

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
Voted to pass H.R. 6955, the Main Street Act, which loosens banking rules on new bank formation, federal supervision, mergers, and capital and leverage requirements. It passed the House 270-155.
July 21, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2478, the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act, letting investment companies delay cashing out an account of a possibly exploited older investor. It passed the House 414-2.
June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Introduced a bipartisan bill with Representative Bobby Scott barring hospitals from billing patients or private health plans unless they disclose where the care was given, aimed at hidden upcharges after hospitals buy independent doctors' offices (Transparency in Billing Act).
May 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2988, which requires managers of workplace retirement plans to make investment choices on financial factors alone. It passed the House 213-205.
January 15, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined a congressional amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, arguing that federal law barred state-law claims seeking damages from interstate and international greenhouse gas emissions.
October 9, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: supremecourt.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
Joined a letter requesting records about Harvard University’s faculty hiring and employment practices and questioning whether diversity-related selection practices violated Title VII; the request did not establish a discrimination finding.
June 10, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: edworkforce.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.J.Res. 109, which would cancel SEC guidance requiring firms holding customers' crypto to record those assets on their own books. The House passed it 228-182 and the Senate agreed, but the President vetoed it. The House override attempt failed on July 11, 2024, so the guidance stayed in force.
May 8, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2799, the Expanding Access to Capital Act, a bill to loosen securities rules for smaller companies and widen access to private offerings. The House passed it 212-205, but the Senate never took it up, so it did not become law.
March 8, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
Voted to send S.J.Res. 32 to the President to cancel the consumer bureau rule making lenders report small-business loan data, including loans to minority-owned firms. The House passed it 221-202, but the President vetoed it and the Senate override failed, so the rule stayed.
December 1, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Asked Labor Secretary Julie Su with Kevin Kiley how the department addressed illegal child labor and fraudulent age documents, including coordination with other agencies and guidance on documents employers could rely upon.
June 1, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3843, a bill to raise merger filing fees on the largest deals to fund anti-monopoly enforcement and require disclosure of foreign subsidies. The House passed it 242-184.
September 29, 2022Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 963, the FAIR Act, which let people reject forced private arbitration in employment, consumer, competition law, and civil rights disputes. The House passed it 222-209.
March 17, 2022Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2668, a bill restoring the Federal Trade Commission's power to seek court-ordered refunds from companies engaged in fraud or false advertising. The House passed it 221-205.
July 20, 2021Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1187, a bill to make public companies disclose climate risk, political spending, executive pay, and other environmental, social, and governance measures. The House passed it 215-214.
June 16, 2021Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1629 when expedited passage failed 250–168 on May 11, 2021, and again when the House passed it 402–23 on May 19. The bill limited exclusive sales rights for rare-disease drugs designated under a cost-recovery test. Sponsors had to show that expected U.S. sales within 12 years, including related sponsors’ drugs under the same designation, did not cover U.S. development and availability costs. Existing drugs required proof within 60 days. The Senate did not pass it.
May 19, 2021Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which restricted debt collection practices and extended student loan protections to private loans. The House passed it 215-207.
May 13, 2021Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Submitted joint comments with Tim Walberg on December 21, 2018, and supplemental comments on January 28, 2019, urging the labor board to require substantial, direct and immediate control over employment terms for joint-employer status. She urged replacement of the indirect-or-potential-control standard.
January 28, 2019Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 461 on October 7, 2015, creating a panel to investigate fetal-tissue procurement, abortion-provider funding and care of infants born alive after attempted abortions, with subpoena powers. It passed 242-184. On December 1, 2016, voted for up to $800,000 in further committee expenses for its work; that resolution passed 234-181.
December 1, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Sent Labor Secretary Tom Perez a letter seeking implementation of new Job Corps contractor-performance standards before contract renewals, through prompt regulations or temporary bridge contracts and extensions. A March 18, 2015, report on her official website described the letter sent earlier that week.
March 18, 2015Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: foxx.house.gov
Supported H.R. 3590’s military-homebuyer tax version on October 8, 2009, passed 416-0. She opposed its ACA rewrite on March 21, 2010, passed 219-212 and enacted March 23. She backed ACA and reconciliation-health repeal bills: H.R. 2 on January 19, 2011, passed 245-189; H.R. 6079 on July 11, 2012, passed 244-185; H.R. 45 on May 16, 2013, passed 229-195; and H.R. 596 on February 3, 2015, passed 239-186. The 2012 bill preserved Medicare-board review procedures; the 2015 bill delayed repeal 180 days and ordered committees to report replacement legislation. She joined a January 6, 2012, brief seeking to invalidate the entire ACA. No repeal bill became law.
February 3, 2015Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Opposed H.R. 4872 on March 21, 2010, passed 220-211, and the final version on March 25, passed 220-207. It revised ACA subsidies, Medicaid funding, Medicare payments and taxes. It ended new federally backed private student loans, funded Pell Grants and colleges, and lowered repayment burdens for future borrowers. The final version dropped two earlier Pell provisions, including a bar on annual decreases in grant adjustments. It became Public Law 111-152 on March 30.
March 25, 2010Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1664 on April 1, 2009, restricting excessive or non-performance-based compensation at financial institutions receiving bailout assistance. The bill included repayment and community-bank exceptions, compensation reporting and an advisory commission. It passed the House 247-171, with one present vote, but stalled in the Senate.
April 1, 2009Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Sent North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper a letter requesting an investigation of Council of Seniors mailings that solicited money with a claim about Social Security payments to Mexico.
March 17, 2009Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 384, the TARP Reform and Accountability Act, on January 21, 2009. The bill combined recipient reporting and pay restrictions with foreclosure relief, automobile financing, expanded financial assistance and permanent $250,000 deposit insurance. The House passed it 260-166, but it stalled in the Senate.
January 21, 2009Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Wrote to Federal Trade Commission Chairman William Kovacic requesting an investigation of reported gasoline price increases and possible price gouging in North Carolina after Hurricane Ike.
September 12, 2008Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: foxx.house.gov
Supported North Carolina’s Clean Smokestacks bill on April 23, 2001, passed 43-5, and its final version on June 18, 2002, passed 45-1. It capped coal-plant pollution, strengthened penalties and allowed utilities to recover cleanup costs. Base rates were generally frozen through 2007, with defined exceptions. It became law June 20, 2002.
June 18, 2002Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ncleg.gov

Public Infrastructure · 7 support

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
Voted to pass S. 1020, which lets federal energy regulators extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects licensed before March 2020. It passed the House 394-14.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5201, the Kari's Law Reporting Act, making the FCC report on enforcing the rule that office phones allow direct 911 calls. It passed the House 405-5.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5200, the Emergency Reporting Act, which makes the FCC investigate and report on 911 and other emergency communications outages. It passed the House 386-7.
April 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1681, which sets up an interagency team to speed federal review of requests to run communications lines across federal land. It passed the House 384-9.
April 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined a bipartisan group of House members in a letter asking the Federal Aviation Administration to accelerate allocation of funds for a new Charlotte Douglas International Airport control tower.
May 28, 2015Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: foxx.house.gov
Contacted Federal Aviation Administration officials to help advance the Statesville Airport instrument landing system and enlisted House aviation committee chairman John Mica’s assistance; the FAA subsequently published the airport’s glide path approach.
October 20, 2005Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: foxx.house.gov

Peaceful Foreign Policy · 3 oppose

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 against H.R. 256, which repealed the 2002 law allowing military force against Iraq, withdrawing the standing legal basis for military action there. The House passed it 268-161.
June 17, 2021Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Opposed H.R. 1591 on March 23, 2007, passed 218-212 with one present vote, and conference approval on April 25, passed 218-208 with two present votes. It combined emergency funding, Iraq redeployment conditions and a wage increase. After the May 1 veto, she opposed the May 2 override, failed 222-203 with one present vote. She opposed H.R. 2206 on May 10, passed 221-205. On May 24, she opposed its domestic portion carrying the wage increase, passed 348-73, but supported its military/security portion, passed 280-142. The final bill used Iraq progress reports and conditional economic aid. It became Public Law 110-28 on May 25.
May 24, 2007Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov

U.S.-Israel Ties · 6 support

Introduced H.R. 4795 on July 29, 2025; the House education committee advanced it 24–9 on June 25, 2026. Voted for its House passage 237–169 on September 3. The bill conditioned federal student-aid eligibility on colleges refraining from nonexpressive commercial boycotts of Israel without a valid business reason. It also required annual certification of equal terms for students and faculty in two-way academic programs with Israel to receive Title VI international-education funds. It reached the Senate HELP committee September 14 and had not become law.
September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act as H.R. 8282 on June 4, 2024 (247-155, two present), and H.R. 23 on January 9, 2025 (243-140, one present). The bills prescribed asset freezes and entry bans for foreign people supporting certain International Criminal Court cases against protected Americans or allied citizens, including Israeli officials. Entry bans also covered immediate family. They cut off ICC funding and allowed renewable 90-day national-security waivers. The earlier bill died; H.R. 23 remained pending after Senate debate was blocked 54-45 on January 28.
January 9, 2025Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8034, an Israel security supplemental of about $26 billion that funded Israeli weapons and air defenses, U.S. military operations and stock replenishment, nonprofit security grants, and about $9 billion in humanitarian food, shelter and refugee assistance. It barred funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and required Gaza-aid oversight. The House passed it 366-58; its text became Division A of H.R. 815, Public Law 118-50, on April 24, 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov

General · 138 records

Received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's endorsement for reelection to represent North Carolina's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House.
October 7, 2026
Source: uschamber.com
Received NFIB FedPAC's endorsement for reelection to represent North Carolina's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House.
September 25, 2026
Source: nfib.com
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
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 on September 15, 2026 to table H.Res. 1486, a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump. The House agreed 232–147, with 47 members voting present, ending consideration of the resolution.
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
Voted for H.J.Res. 1, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to have nine justices, one chief justice and eight associate justices. It failed the House 212-206, short of the two-thirds majority needed.
September 2, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for a resolution condemning socialism in all its forms. The House passed it 220-192 (House Resolution 1490).
September 1, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. It passed the House 308-117.
July 14, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined a congressional amicus brief in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy supporting Catholic preschools’ participation in Colorado’s publicly funded preschool program despite conflicts with state nondiscrimination requirements.
July 2, 2026
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7128, which renews through 2034 the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program covering part of insurers' losses from a terrorist attack. It passed the House 373-15.
June 29, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the final House action on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, agreeing to the Senate's last set of changes. The act reshapes federal housing programs, including oversight of housing counseling grants and help for state and local governments. The House agreed 358-32 and it became Public Law 119-101.
June 23, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
Voted against passing H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act, sending aid to Ukraine and certain European countries, setting up a reconstruction fund and penalizing Russia. It passed the House 226-195.
June 4, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act, which sets the South Monument site on the National Mall as the museum's location. It failed the House 204-216.
May 21, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5625, the Cashless Bail Reporting Act, making the Justice Department list yearly the governments releasing certain defendants without cash bail. It passed the House 308-116.
May 14, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6260, which treats posting criminal and immigration bail bonds as insurance business under federal insurance-fraud law. It passed the House 243-179.
May 14, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2853, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, which widens federal enforcement against organized retail and supply chain theft. It passed the House 348-60.
May 12, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7613, the ALERT Act, which tightens aircraft tracking and communication requirements and expands aviation safety oversight. It passed the House 396-10.
April 14, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5103, a bill setting up a federal commission on crime and immigration in Washington, DC and a federal cleanup program there. It passed the House 218-206.
March 25, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 3971, which renews the federal small business research and technology transfer grant programs through 2031. It passed the House 345-41.
March 17, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 2503, the ROTOR Act, which tightens aircraft tracking and communication requirements and expands aviation safety oversight. It failed the House 264-133, short of the two-thirds majority needed.
February 24, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Received the International Franchise Association's endorsement for the March 2026 North Carolina congressional primary.
February 17, 2026
Source: franchise.org
Voted to pass H.R. 3617, a bill to direct the Energy Department to secure the supply of minerals it considers essential to U.S. energy security. It passed the House 223-206.
February 11, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1531, the PROTECT Taiwan Act, seeking China's exclusion from six international financial bodies if the President reports China threatening Taiwan. It passed the House 395-2.
February 9, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.J.Res. 142, which overturns a District of Columbia Council tax act and restores the District's practice of following federal tax law. It passed the House 215-210 and became law.
February 4, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 980, which drops the rule that Veterans Affairs education and career counselling on college campuses be delivered only by VA staff. It passed the House 402-2.
February 2, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7147, a stopgap funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The House passed it 220-207; after Senate changes it became law as Public Law 119-86 on April 30, 2026.
January 22, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6359, the Pregnant Students' Rights Act, making colleges that take federal student aid tell students about pregnant students' rights and resources. It passed the House 217-211.
January 22, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act, which has Small Business Development Centers help small businesses evaluate and use artificial intelligence. It passed the House 395-14.
January 20, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5763, the Main Street Parity Act, lowering the down payment a small business must put up for SBA property loans. It passed the House 383-8.
January 20, 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 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
Joined a letter urging the Labor Department to amend its 2024 mine silica-exposure rule to allow job rotation and personal protective equipment, arguing that its engineering-control requirements imposed excessive costs.
July 29, 2025
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined a letter urging the Labor Department to make electronic delivery the default for ERISA health and welfare plan disclosures, while preserving participants’ choice of free paper disclosures.
May 22, 2025
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined an amicus brief in Mahmoud v. Taylor asking the Supreme Court to protect parents’ religious objections to elementary school instruction on gender and sexuality through notice and opportunities to opt out.
March 10, 2025
Source: grassley.senate.gov
Voted for the Protecting American Energy Production Act as H.R. 1121 on March 20, 2024 (229–188), and H.R. 26 on February 7, 2025 (226–188). Both barred a President from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorized one. They also expressed support for state primacy over fracking regulation on state and private land. The earlier bill died; H.R. 26 remained in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
February 7, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Was selected by House Speaker Mike Johnson to chair the House Rules Committee for the 119th Congress.
January 14, 2025
Source: foxx.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Issued a document subpoena to UAW Local 2325 concerning its Gaza ceasefire and boycott resolution and alleged infringement of members’ rights, and demanded further compliance after the union objected that the subpoena was overbroad, outside committee jurisdiction and contrary to the First Amendment.
April 8, 2024
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Led 45 House Republicans in a letter asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider proposed 2025 Medicare Advantage payment changes and provide additional information about their effects.
March 19, 2024
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined Aaron Bean in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to reconsider the proposed Head Start workforce rule, objecting to prescriptive grant conditions and arguing that they disadvantaged smaller, rural and faith-based providers.
January 19, 2024
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Ruled nongermane Alma Adams’s amendment adding the Protecting Children Act to a Labor Department trafficking-identification training bill; the committee adopted a separate child-labor training amendment and unanimously advanced the underlying bill.
January 10, 2024
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed an August 4, 2023, letter seeking reversal of withheld school hunting and archery funds, then voted for H.R. 5110 on September 26. It exempted otherwise permitted education activities, including hunting, archery, shooting sports and culinary arts, from the federal weapons-funding ban. The House passed it 424-1; it became law October 6.
September 26, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined Mary Miller on June 8, 2023, asking the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate or conduct a Title IX compliance review of Sun Prairie schools. Their letter cited reports that a student exposed himself to girls in a locker room. It questioned the district’s response and gender-identity access guidance.
June 8, 2023
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined House Republican leaders in asking President Biden to withdraw Julie Su’s nomination as Labor Secretary, citing unemployment-benefit fraud oversight in California and her support for restrictions on independent contracting.
April 6, 2023
Source: waysandmeans.house.gov
Joined Mary Miller on October 18, 2021, asking the Education Department to rescind its June 2021 Title IX interpretation including gender identity. They also requested an investigation of reported sexual assaults and reporting compliance in Loudoun County schools. They followed up on the Loudoun dispute on March 23, 2023.
March 23, 2023
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Was selected to chair the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for the 115th Congress and again for the 118th Congress.
January 9, 2023
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 9640, which required audits of every sitting president's tax return and public release of the returns and findings. The House passed it 222-201.
December 22, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 4003, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act, funding police training to calm tense situations and respond to mental health crises. The House passed it 264-162, and it became law.
December 14, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 3905, which required federal purchasing rules to be rewritten to identify and limit conflicts between contractors' private interests and government work. The House passed it 219-205, and it became law.
December 14, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for final House passage of the Patents for Humanity Act of 2022, which speeds patent proceedings for inventors solving humanitarian problems. The House agreed 396-24 and it became Public Law 117-245.
December 6, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for final House passage of the SBA Cyber Awareness Act, which makes the Small Business Administration report yearly on its cybersecurity and any breach. The House agreed 417-0 and it became Public Law 117-259.
December 6, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3372, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act, funding community organizations that help people leaving prison find housing and jobs. The House passed it 259-167.
December 1, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 4524, which made contract terms barring sharing facts or criticism unenforceable in sexual assault and sexual harassment cases. The House passed it 315-109, and it became law.
November 16, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act, requiring electors be chosen under state law set before election day and narrowing grounds for objections. The House passed it 229-203.
September 21, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
Voted against sending H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, to the President: Medicare drug price negotiation, a $35 insulin cap and clean energy credits. The House passed it 220-207.
August 12, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, funding wildfire mitigation and drought planning and raising pay for federal wildland firefighters. The House passed it 218-199.
July 29, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6538, the Active Shooter Alert Act, creating a national alert network to warn the public during an active shooter emergency. The House passed it 260-169.
July 13, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 4176, the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, which required federal government surveys to offer voluntary questions on sexual orientation and gender identity. The House passed it 220-201.
June 23, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which funded technology-guided farming, expanded biofuel infrastructure and strengthened oversight of meat markets. The House passed it 221-204.
June 16, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2543, a bill to widen access to credit and banking, strengthen lending discrimination rules, and make racial equity a Federal Reserve duty. The House passed it 215-207.
June 15, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2773, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, sending dedicated federal funding to states and tribes to conserve wildlife and plants most in need. The House passed it 231-190.
June 14, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5129, which renewed through 2032 federal grants for local antipoverty services and raised the income eligibility threshold. The House passed it 246-169.
May 13, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
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
Joined a congressional amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to reverse the decisions permitting race-conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina and to overrule Grutter v. Bollinger.
May 9, 2022
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted against H.R. 1916, which required private health plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of birth defects and other conditions present at birth. The House passed it 310-110.
April 4, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Cast opposite votes on two parts of H.R. 2471, the FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, on March 9, 2022. Voted for divisions B, C, F, X and Z and titles II–III of division N (361–69): Commerce/Justice/Science, Defense, Homeland Security, intelligence authorization, Israel normalization and Ukraine supplemental funding. Voted against the remaining divisions (260–171, one present). The House approved both parts; the Senate approved the combined bill March 10. It became Public Law 117-103 on March 15.
March 9, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3485, which imposed entry bans on foreigners responsible for human rights abuses against people for their sexual orientation or gender identity. The House passed it 227-206.
February 9, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 4445, which let people alleging sexual assault or harassment take their claim to court despite a contract requiring private arbitration. The House passed it 335-97, and it became law.
February 7, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined Representatives Fred Keller and Senators Mike Braun and Richard Burr in asking the Labor Department to issue a request for information and hold stakeholder meetings before proposing new overtime-pay requirements, questioning the need to overhaul the existing framework.
February 4, 2022
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Led a congressional amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to stay OSHA’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing emergency standard for large employers, arguing that Congress had not delegated that authority to the agency.
December 30, 2021
Source: allen.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act, a bill to tighten limits on presidential pardons and emergency powers and strengthen congressional subpoenas. The House passed it 220-208.
December 9, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 610, which delayed automatic Medicare payment cuts through March 2022 and eased other scheduled reductions. The House passed it 222-212.
December 7, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led a letter with Representatives Greg Murphy and Burgess Owens requesting committee hearings on pandemic school closures, parental concerns about critical-race-theory-inspired instruction, and sex and gender education in public schools.
November 16, 2021
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined Chris Jacobs, Burgess Owens and Mariannette Miller-Meeks in asking the CDC to issue test-to-stay guidance permitting students exposed to COVID-19 to remain in school after negative daily rapid tests instead of automatically quarantining.
November 9, 2021
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against sending H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to the President: roughly $1 trillion for roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water. The House passed it 228-206.
November 5, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2119, which renewed and expanded federal funding for emergency shelters and support services for domestic violence victims through 2026. The House passed it 228-200.
October 26, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
Led a letter questioning the Education Department’s civil-rights investigations of five states’ school masking policies and seeking information about the department’s legal position and application of its standards.
September 1, 2021
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2467, which directed the EPA to label long-lasting PFAS chemicals hazardous, set drinking water limits and fund cleanup of contaminated sites. The House passed it 241-183.
July 21, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2662, a bill to limit the President's power to fire inspectors general and strengthen their subpoena and reporting powers. The House passed it 221-182.
June 29, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 13 to the President to cancel a rule giving employers the evidence behind a discrimination finding before settlement talks. The House passed it 219-210.
June 24, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1443, a bill to make lenders report credit application data for LGBTQ-owned businesses so fair lending laws can be enforced. The House passed it 252-176.
June 24, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 15 to the President to cancel the true lender rule, which let national banks front loans escaping state rate caps. The House passed it 218-208.
June 24, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led a letter asking Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to withdraw proposed American History and Civics Education grant priorities, objecting to federal influence on local curriculum and the priorities’ ideological framing.
May 19, 2021
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
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
Moved a resolution in the House Republican Conference to remove Liz Cheney as conference chair and urged members to support it.
May 12, 2021
Source: foxx.house.gov
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
Voted against H.R. 1868 at first House passage, 246–175 on March 19, 2021, and again when the House accepted the Senate version, 384–38 on April 13. The final bill paused automatic Medicare cuts through December 2021, changed later Medicare cuts to offset that pause, and adjusted rural-clinic and certain hospital payments. It dropped the earlier House version’s exemption of American Rescue Plan spending from pay-as-you-go budget rules. It became Public Law 117-7 on April 14.
April 13, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1620, a bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act through 2026 and add housing protections and gun restrictions for convicted abusers. The House passed it 244-172.
March 17, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 17, which removed the deadline for states to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, which would bar discrimination based on sex. The House passed it 222-204.
March 17, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, to the President: $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief with $1,400 payments. The House passed it 220-211.
March 10, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
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
Voted against H.R. 1280, which restricted chokeholds and no-knock warrants, made it easier to sue officers for misconduct, and set national police standards. The House passed it 220-212.
March 3, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined a congressional amicus brief supporting Texas’s Supreme Court challenge to the 2020 presidential election procedures in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, asking the Court to accept the case and grant a preliminary injunction.
December 10, 2020
Source: supremecourt.gov
Led a letter supporting the Labor Department’s September 2020 proposed rule clarifying independent-contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, emphasizing workers’ control over schedules, earnings, and clients.
October 26, 2020
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Intervened with Richard Hudson and Ted Budd in the North Carolina congressional-redistricting lawsuit and opposed summary judgment, further remedial-map review, and moving the 2020 primary, arguing that the legislature’s new map made the original claims moot.
November 22, 2019
Source: brennancenter.org
Led a letter to acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella supporting industry-recognized apprenticeships and urging the department to include the construction sector and allow all industries to participate.
August 26, 2019
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Joined other House members in asking the Army Corps of Engineers to explain higher dock permit fees and the absence of public input, including an increase in renewal fees from $175 to $835.
June 14, 2019
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined a North Carolina congressional amicus brief on January 16, 2018, asking the Supreme Court to stay proceedings invalidating the state’s congressional districts. Joined another on February 12, 2019, seeking reversal of the redistricting judgment. They argued Congress and states had authority over partisan redistricting and courts lacked workable standards.
February 12, 2019
Source: supremecourt.gov
Joined an amicus brief in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill arguing that intervening legislators had standing to appeal a redistricting ruling.
January 4, 2019
Source: supremecourt.gov
Asked the Labor Department with Tim Walberg to update its test for whether worker centers were labor organizations subject to financial disclosure, investigate covered organizations that did not report, and clarify the department’s response in a follow-up letter.
June 28, 2018
Source: edworkforce.house.gov
Facilitated a meeting among federal and North Carolina wildlife officials, her district director and bear hunting organizations to clarify hunting rules around the Daniel Boone Bear Sanctuary.
May 17, 2018
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined bipartisan House and Senate education leaders in asking the Education and Health and Human Services departments to implement the Preschool Development Grant’s first year in accordance with congressional intent.
February 1, 2018
Source: govinfo.gov
Joined John Kline and Todd Rokita in a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Education Secretary John King challenging the administration’s Title IX guidance on transgender students’ bathroom access and requesting its legal justification and internal communications.
August 1, 2016
Source: foxx.house.gov
Served as a co-chair of the Republican National Convention’s 2016 platform committee following her appointment by Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.
May 24, 2016
Source: p2016.org
Joined North Carolina’s Republican House delegation in a public statement asking President Obama to stop sending Syrian refugees to North Carolina pending a security review after the Paris attacks.
November 17, 2015
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined members of Congress in an amicus brief supporting Rowan County, North Carolina, commissioners’ practice of opening meetings with prayers and seeking reversal of a lower court ruling against the practice.
August 3, 2015
Source: firstliberty.org
Joined a congressional amicus brief on December 16, 2014 seeking a preliminary injunction against the Obama administration’s deferred-action immigration directive and another on May 11, 2015 asking the Fifth Circuit to affirm the district court’s injunction.
May 11, 2015
Source: media.aclj.org
Joined an amicus brief in Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Weber supporting retention of a Jesus statue war memorial on federal forest land and asking the Ninth Circuit to affirm the district court’s judgment.
May 7, 2014
Source: becketpdf.s3.amazonaws.com
Joined Republican leaders in a letter asking President Obama to explain delaying the ACA employer mandate without also delaying the individual mandate, and to identify other provisions he expected to delay. Her July 17, 2013, release reported the letter sent the previous week.
July 17, 2013
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined a bipartisan group of House education leaders in asking Education Secretary Arne Duncan to abandon renewed gainful employment and state authorization rulemaking and address the issues through Higher Education Act reauthorization.
April 18, 2013
Source: foxx.house.gov
Also on this bill
- May 17, 2024 · Led a bicameral letter with Senator Bill Cassidy urging withdrawal of the Education Department’s April 17, 2024 proposed student-debt relief rule under the Higher Education Act, challenging its cost and statutory authority. (Supports Government Spending Reduction)
- April 5, 2023 · Led a letter requesting Education Department spending, staffing, investigation-closure decisions, and reporting-portal information concerning enforcement of colleges’ foreign-gift and contract disclosures under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. (Supports Limit Foreign Influence)
Testified before the House Natural Resources Committee for the Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act, advocating state approval for new national monuments and public review of changes in federal land management.
April 16, 2013
Source: foxx.house.gov
Signed a February 11, 2013, letter asking President Obama for a permanent, market-based solution to Stafford student-loan interest rates and spending offsets to cover its cost.
February 11, 2013
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined John Kline and Todd Rokita in letters to the Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services departments seeking costs, implementation timelines and other information about President Obama’s school safety and gun violence recommendations.
January 31, 2013
Source: foxx.house.gov
Was named vice chair of the House Rules Committee for the 113th Congress.
January 4, 2013
Source: foxx.house.gov
Was elected secretary of the House Republican Conference for the 113th Congress and reelected for the 114th Congress in November 2014.
November 14, 2012
Source: foxx.house.gov
Was appointed chair of the House Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee for the 112th Congress.
January 4, 2011
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined a congressional amicus brief supporting dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging the National Day of Prayer.
April 13, 2009
Source: cases.justia.com
Was appointed to the House Page Board by House Republican Leader John Boehner, with responsibility for overseeing the House Page Program through the remainder of the 110th Congress.
March 10, 2008
Source: foxx.house.gov
Testified before the House Administration Committee in favor of her Robo COP proposal to let households opt out of prerecorded political telephone calls.
December 6, 2007
Source: foxx.house.gov
Opposed federal research using donated surplus fertility-treatment embryos: H.R. 810 on May 24, 2005, passed 238-194. She opposed its July 19, 2006, veto override, which failed 235-193. She also opposed H.R. 3 on January 11, 2007, passed 253-174, and S. 5 on June 7, passed 247-176. S. 5 also covered non-embryo methods; it was vetoed June 20, 2007.
June 7, 2007
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a letter with 17 other House Republicans asking the Justice Department to administer the polygraph test in former national security adviser Samuel Berger’s plea agreement.
January 24, 2007
Source: foxx.house.gov
Joined other members of Congress and Border Patrol representatives at a press conference urging the Justice Department to review the prosecution and convictions of Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.
September 7, 2006
Source: foxx.house.gov
Questioned witnesses at a House hearing about fraud and exploitation in human cloning research, and advocated adult stem cell approaches while opposing embryonic stem cell research.
March 7, 2006
Source: foxx.house.gov
Created a Fifth District Veterans Advisory Council and hosted its first meetings with veterans’ organizations and service officers to discuss access to health care and benefits.
August 10, 2005
Source: foxx.house.gov
Requested Watauga County Sheriff Mark Shook’s testimony before a House subcommittee examining methamphetamine’s effects on local law enforcement and child welfare agencies.
July 26, 2005
Source: foxx.house.gov
Asked appropriations subcommittee chair Frank Wolf in an April 7, 2005, letter to fund an Omnitrack Fingerprint Identification System for the Iredell County Sheriff’s crime lab, including searches of federal fingerprint records.
April 7, 2005
Source: foxx.house.gov
Asked appropriations subcommittee chair Frank Wolf in an April 7, 2005, letter to fund the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Mobile Data Network, connecting public-safety officers to criminal and motor-vehicle databases, field reporting and secure wireless messaging.
April 7, 2005
Source: foxx.house.gov
Served on North Carolina’s Watauga County Board of Education from 1976 to 1988 and as deputy secretary for management in the North Carolina Department of Administration from 1985 to 1987.
January 4, 2005
Source: govinfo.gov
Opposed North Carolina’s tobacco-free schools amendment, 40-10, procedural previous question, 42-7, and Senate passage, 39-11, on April 29, 2003. She supported the narrower final version on July 15, passed 44-3. It banned tobacco in enclosed school buildings during regular school hours, with an instruction or research exception. It became law August 14.
July 15, 2003
Source: ncleg.gov
Delivered the opening address at a higher-education conference, criticizing university accountability and enrollment and budget reporting and praising private institutions’ entrepreneurial approaches.
October 26, 2002
Source: carolinajournal.com
Was confirmed to the National Advisory Council on Women’s Educational Programs for a term ending May 8, 1982, and served as its vice chair by 1981.
September 17, 1980
Source: govinfo.gov

Candidate Ethics · 1 record

The Federal Election Commission found reason to believe Virginia Foxx violated federal campaign-finance rules over congressional telephone bills paid with state-campaign money and membership dues paid with campaign funds. It admonished her and closed MUR 5424 without a fine or further action, citing the small amounts.
February 7, 2005
Source: fec.gov

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