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U.S. House of Representatives Voters Guide

How House Democrats and Republicans Voted

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Every two years, voters choose all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives; each is called a Member of Congress. Control of the House is up again this year and may hinge on a few Congressional seats. The party with the most seats selects all committee chairs and decides which bills to consider—and which investigations to conduct. This guide summarizes some key votes over the past six years to show how the two parties have handled that control and voted on important issues.

The Issues

Abortion

Democrats voted to keep abortion legal

Override and prevent state abortion bans nationwide (after Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade).
Oppose making it a federal crime to perform an abortion after 20 weeks (before Supreme Court abortion decision).

Republicans voted to ban or mostly ban abortion

Let states ban abortion as they choose (after Supreme Court abortion decision).
Make it a federal crime to perform an abortion after 20 weeks (before the Supreme Court abortion decision).

Economy and Taxes

Democrats voted to raise corporate and top-bracket taxes and raise federal investment in social programs and the economy

Oppose 2017 $1.5 trillion tax cut bill.
Support new U.S. infrastructure investment in roads, bridges, and broadband.
Support Biden’s initial Build Back Better (BBB) bill, including universal preschool, lower prescription drug costs, a child tax credit, and free community college.

Republicans voted to lower corporate and top-bracket taxes and limit federal investment in social programs and the economy

Pass $1.5 trillion 2017 tax cuts, which lowered the corporate and top-bracket tax rates and raised the standard deduction.
Oppose the infrastructure bill (13 Republicans supported).
Oppose the Build Back Better (BBB) bill and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Environment and Climate Change

Democrats voted to tighten environmental regulations, limit greenhouse gas emissions, subsidize renewable energy

Commit to Paris Agreement greenhouse gas reductions.
Support the BBB bill and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including renewable energy subsidies: $550 billion in BBB and $369 billion in IRA.

Republicans voted to loosen environmental regulations, reject greenhouse gas limits, oppose subsidizing renewable energy

Oppose committing to Paris Agreement greenhouse gas reductions.
Oppose the BBB and IRA, including renewable energy subsidies in both BBB and IRA.

Gun Laws

Democrats voted to tighten gun rules

Oppose mandating that one state’s concealed-carry permit apply in other states allowing concealed carry.
Expand background checks for firearms sales.

Republicans voted to loosen gun rules

Support mandating that one state’s concealed-carry permit apply in other states that also allow concealed carry.
Oppose expanding background checks for firearms sales.

Health Care

Democrats voted to support Obamacare and expand Medicaid

Oppose repealing or cutting the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Oppose proposed cuts to Medicaid expansion. Keep $900 billion of related taxes on insurers and higher-income taxpayers.
Support IRA, which let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices, and BBB, which limited drug prices, subsidized insurance premiums, and expanded Medicaid eligibility.

Republicans voted to repeal Obamacare and oppose expanding Medicaid

Repeal or cut key parts of Obamacare. Cut Medicaid expansion. End $900 billion of related taxes on higher-income taxpayers and insurers.
Oppose IRA, which let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices. Oppose BBB, including Medicaid expansion, insurance premium subsidies, and limits on drug prices.

Immigration

Democrats voted to support permanent legal status for DACA recipients

Give qualifying immigrants (DACA recipients) who were brought to the U.S. as minors a path to permanent resident status.
Oppose a bill tightening immigration laws in return for DACA legal status.

Republicans voted to support renewable legal status for DACA recipients—if linked to tightened immigration laws

Oppose the stand-alone DACA legal status bill.
Give DACA recipients renewable legal status while tightening immigration laws by sharply reducing legal immigration, mandating worker verification, and committing $23.4 billion to a border wall.

Labor RIghts

Democrats voted to make it easier to join unions

Make it easier for workers to organize and join unions.

Republicans voted to make it harder to join unions

Oppose making it easier to organize and join unions.

LGBTQ Rights

Democrats voted to expand LGBTQ rights

Expand protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Republicans voted to limit LGBTQ rights

Oppose expanding LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections.

Marijuana

Democrats voted to decriminalize marijuana

Decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, removing it from the federal controlled-substance list.

Republicans voted to keep the federal ban on marijuana

Oppose decriminalizing marijuana, and keep it on the federal controlled-substance list.

Minimum Wage

Democrats voted to support $15/hour minimum wage

Raise federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15/hour over 7 years.

Republicans voted to oppose $15/hour minimum wage

Oppose raising federal minimum wage from current $7.25/hour.

Policing/Crime

Democrats voted to support increased oversight of police use of force, and oppose expanding the death penalty

Increase police oversight, banning chokeholds and making it easier to sue for police misconduct.
Oppose expanding aggravating factors for federal death penalty to include killing a law enforcement officer, firefighter or other first responder.

Republicans voted to oppose increased oversight of police use of force, and support expanding the death penalty

Oppose increasing police oversight, banning chokeholds, and making it easier to sue for police misconduct.
Expand aggravating factors for federal death penalty to include killing a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

Voting Rules

Democrats voted to limit state restrictions on voting

Override state laws by requiring same-day voter registration, establishing Election Day as a legal public holiday, requiring a minimum number of early voting days, and letting people vote absentee by mail for any reason.

Republicans voted to leave it to the states to decide on voting rules

Oppose overriding state laws and imposing federal standards on same-day voter registration, Election Day holidays, required early voting days, and universal absentee voting.

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We’ve focused here on party-line votes, or votes with only a few crossovers, to highlight the issues where each party has voted together. But some votes are bipartisan, and each Congressperson decides how to vote on every issue. Please see Congress.gov for a list of Congressional votes, guides.vote for our U.S. Senate and governor guides, and Vote411.org for races we don’t cover.

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Abortion	Override and prevent state abortion bans nationwide (after Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade). Oppose making it a federal crime to perform an abortion after 20 weeks (before Supreme Court abortion decision).	Let states ban abortion as they choose (after Supreme Court abortion decision). Make it a federal crime to perform an abortion after 20 weeks (before the Supreme Court abortion decision).
Economy and Taxes	Oppose 2017 $1.5 trillion tax cut bill. Support new U.S. infrastructure investment in roads, bridges, and broadband. Support Biden’s initial Build Back Better (BBB) bill, including universal preschool, lower prescription drug costs, a child tax credit, and free community college.	Pass $1.5 trillion 2017 tax cuts, which lowered the corporate and top-bracket tax rates and raised the standard deduction. Oppose the infrastructure bill (13 Republicans supported). Oppose the Build Back Better (BBB) bill and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Environment and Climate Change	Commit to Paris Agreement greenhouse gas reductions. Support the BBB bill and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including renewable energy subsidies: $550 billion in BBB and $369 billion in IRA.	Oppose committing to Paris Agreement greenhouse gas reductions. Oppose the BBB and IRA, including renewable energy subsidies in both BBB and IRA.
Gun Laws	Oppose mandating that one state’s concealed-carry permit apply in other states allowing concealed carry. Expand background checks for firearms sales.	Support mandating that one state’s concealed-carry permit apply in other states that also allow concealed carry. Oppose expanding background checks for firearms sales.
Health Care	Oppose repealing or cutting the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Oppose proposed cuts to Medicaid expansion. Keep $900 billion of related taxes on insurers and higher-income taxpayers. Support IRA, which let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices, and BBB, which limited drug prices, subsidized insurance premiums, and expanded Medicaid eligibility.	Repeal or cut key parts of Obamacare. Cut Medicaid expansion. End $900 billion of related taxes on higher-income taxpayers and insurers. Oppose IRA, which let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices. Oppose BBB, including Medicaid expansion, insurance premium subsidies, and limits on drug prices.
Immigration	Give qualifying immigrants (DACA recipients) who were brought to the U.S. as minors a path to permanent resident status. Oppose a bill tightening immigration laws in return for DACA legal status.	Oppose the stand-alone DACA legal status bill. Give DACA recipients renewable legal status while tightening immigration laws by sharply reducing legal immigration, mandating worker verification, and committing $23.4 billion to a border wall.
Labor RIghts	Make it easier for workers to organize and join unions.	Oppose making it easier to organize and join unions.
LGBTQ Rights	Expand protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.	Oppose expanding LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections.
Marijuana	Decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, removing it from the federal controlled-substance list.	Oppose decriminalizing marijuana, and keep it on the federal controlled-substance list.
Minimum Wage	Raise federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15/hour over 7 years.	Oppose raising federal minimum wage from current $7.25/hour.
Policing/Crime	Increase police oversight, banning chokeholds and making it easier to sue for police misconduct. Oppose expanding aggravating factors for federal death penalty to include killing a law enforcement officer, firefighter or other first responder.	Oppose increasing police oversight, banning chokeholds, and making it easier to sue for police misconduct. Expand aggravating factors for federal death penalty to include killing a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
Voting Rules	Override state laws by requiring same-day voter registration, establishing Election Day as a legal public holiday, requiring a minimum number of early voting days, and letting people vote absentee by mail for any reason.	Oppose overriding state laws and imposing federal standards on same-day voter registration, Election Day holidays, required early voting days, and universal absentee voting.