How They Voted: Statues, Insulin, Convictions, Nominations

Here’s how Minnesota congressmen voted during the week ending April 2.

Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed the Chiricahua National Park Act (S. 1320), to establish Chiricahua National Park in Arizona as a unit of the national park system; and the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580), to amend the United States Code with respect to acts prohibited by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators.

HOUSING

Acquittals and convictions

On March 28, the House passed the Prohibiting Punishment of the Acquitted Act (HR 1621), to prevent federal courts from considering acquittals when sentencing criminals to prison terms. The vote on March 28 was 405 yes to 12 no.

Vote yes: Angie Craig, D-2; Dean Phillips, D-3; Betty McCollum, D-4; Ilhan Omar, D-5; Tom EmmerR-6; Michelle Fischbach, R-7; Pete Stauber, R-8

Vote no: nothing

Do not vote: nothing. The seat of the 1st district is vacant.

Statues of female judges

On March 28, the House passed a bill (S. 3294), sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to place statues of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. ‘Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The vote on March 28 was 349 yes to 63 no.

Vote yes: Craig, Phillips, McCollum, Omar, Emmer, Stauber

Vote no: Fischbach

Coast Guard Expenditures

On March 29, the House passed the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act (HR 6865), to authorize expenditures for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for the Coast Guard. The vote was 378 yes to 46 no.

Vote yes: Craig, Phillips, McCollum, Omar, Emmer, Fischbach, Stauber

Vote no: nothing

Cold Homicide Case

On March 29, the House passed the Homicide Victims Families Rights Act (HR 3359), to create a legal framework for immediate relatives of murder victims who were killed more than three years ago request that a competent federal agency review the case file. murder. The vote was 406 yes to 20 no.

Vote yes: Craig, Phillips, McCollum, Omar, Emmer, Fischbach, Stauber

Vote no: nothing

Oral Histories of COVID

On March 29, the House passed the COVID-19 American History Project Act (HR 4738), to fund an oral history project at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The project would collect stories from people who contracted Covid and whose loved ones died from Covid, and healthcare workers. The vote was 376 yes to 47 no.

Vote yes: Craig, Phillips, McCollum, Omar, Emmer, Stauber

Vote no: Fischbach

Public transit and sex crimes

On March 30, the House passed the Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act (HR 5706). The bill would require transportation providers to establish policies for handling sexual assault and sexual harassment, and establish reporting and disclosure requirements for such incidents. The vote was 339 yes to 85 no.

Vote yes: Craig, Phillips, McCollum, Omar, Emmer, Fischbach, Stauber

Vote no: nothing

Grant applications

On March 30, the House passed the Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act (HR 5547), to require federal grant applicants to explain how they plan to use the funding to increase their supply of affordable, quality services. and care-based. The vote on March 30 was 304 yes to 122 no.

Vote yes: Craig, Phillips, McCollum, Omar, Emmer, Fischbach, Stauber

Vote no: Fischbach

Negotiate economic strategy legislation

On March 31, the House passed a motion calling on Senate speakers to negotiate both chambers’ versions of the America COMPETES Act (HR 4521), which would increase spending on various US economic strategy efforts. A supporter of the motion, Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., said accepting a Senate provision to block funding for Chinese government-controlled entities of concern “ensures that we don’t give the money from taxpayers to adversaries trying to steal American technology and use it against us.” The vote to ordain was 351 yes to 74 no.

Vote yes: Craig, Phillips, McCollum, Emmer, Fischbach, Stauber

Vote no: Omar

Insulin pricing

On March 31, the House passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act (HR 6833), sponsored by Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., to cap an insured’s payments for insulin under Medicare or private insurance plans. Craig called a cap “an opportunity to save American families thousands of hard-earned dollars.” One opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, RN.C., said: ‘This bill will reduce out-of-pocket insulin expenses for a minority of Americans by inflating premiums and other healthcare costs for the majority of Americans. and will leave our healthcare system worse.” The vote was 232 yes to 193 no.

Vote yes: Craig, Phillips, McCollum, Omar

Vote no: Emmer, Fischbach, Stauber

SENATE

Economic competitiveness

On March 28, the Senate passed the America COMPETES Act (HR 4521), to increase spending on various economic strategy efforts, including domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips, scientific research, commerce, and security, especially with regard to China. The vote was 68 yes to 28 no.

Vote yes: Amy Klobuchar, D; Tina Smith, D.

Vote now: nothing

Budget manager

The Senate confirmed on March 29 the appointment of Nani Coloretti as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Coloretti served on government staff in San Francisco and various federal agencies during the Obama administration; she most recently served as senior vice president at the Urban Institute. The vote was 57 yes to 41 no.