Key Vote Alert – House – “YES” on The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, H.R. 1435
The Club for Growth urges all Representatives to vote YES on the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. The results of this vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2023 congressional scorecard.
The Club for Growth supports the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, H.R. 1435. As part of their never-ending quest to force Americans to subsidize the Green New Deal, radical liberals on the California Air Resources Board recently advanced regulations that would ban the sale of cars and light-trucks with internal combustion engines and force Americans into expensive electric vehicles (EVs) they cannot afford. These rules are nationally significant. The Clean Air Act gives states the option of following the emission standards established by California in lieu of federal regulations – and eight states are set to follow California’s lead and adopt EV mandates. This reckless policy would fleece hard-working Americans suffering from Bidenflation, subsidize the Chinese Communist Party, damage the environment and kill jobs.
Despite the expensive subsidies included in the misnamed “Inflation Reduction Act”, the underlying cost of producing electric vehicles make them a luxury item that most Americans simply cannot afford. Dealers cannot move EV’s off their lots, and automakers receiving billions in taxpayer funding are stuck with EV inventories as high as 103 days. Continued mandates from central planners will only exacerbate this reality.
California’s EV mandate will also line the pockets of the Chinese Communist Party. China enjoys a near monopoly on the production of inputs necessary to produce EV batteries. This monopoly guarantees that continued American EV subsidies and mandates will directly finance our most dangerous foreign adversary. Additionally, this production has resulted in high levels of air, water, and soil pollution. Continued left-wing resistance to American critical mineral production ensures that China’s monopoly, along with the devastating environmental damage it causes, will continue unabated.
Finally, continued mandates and subsidies for expensive EV’s will kill jobs. The production of EVs, despite being more expensive, requires 40 percent fewer workers than the production of internal-combustion engine vehicles. Continued displacement of traditional automobiles with EVs will necessarily put hundreds of thousands of working-class jobs at risk.
The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act is an important check on the radical environmentalists in charge of the Democratic Party. The bill would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from providing waivers from federal emission standards under the Clean Air Act to states implementing EV mandates through a ban on the sale of internal combustion engines. Club for Growth strongly supports passage of this legislation, which would block the radical overreach of California and the eight other states matching its devastating EV mandate.
Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard for the 118th Congress provides a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to the public.
Vote Results
Club Position
Yes
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Passed
Vote Number
391
Vote Date
September 14, 2023
Vote Counts
YEAs:
222
NAYs:
190
Not Voting:
22
Alma Adams
NC
D
N
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
N
Colin Allred
TX
D
A
Jake Auchincloss
MA
D
N
Becca Balint
VT
D
N
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
N
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
N
Ami Bera
CA
D
N
Don Beyer
VA
D
N
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
N
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
N
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
N
Jamaal Bowman
NY
D
N
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
N
Shontel Brown
OH
D
N
Julia Brownley
CA
D
N
Nikki Budzinski
IL
D
N
Cori Bush
MO
D
N
Yadira Caraveo
CO
D
Y
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
N
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
N
Andre Carson
IN
D
N
Troy Carter
LA
D
N
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
N
Greg Casar
TX
D
N
Ed Case
HI
D
N
Sean Casten
IL
D
N
Kathy Castor
FL
D
N
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
A
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
FL
D
N
Judy Chu
CA
D
N
Katherine Clark
MA
D
N
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
N
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
N
James Clyburn
SC
D
N
Steve Cohen
TN
D
A
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
N
Luis Correa
CA
D
N
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
N
Angela Craig
MN
D
N
Jasmine Crockett
TX
D
N
Jason Crow
CO
D
N
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
Sharice Davids
KS
D
N
Danny Davis
IL
D
N
Donald Davis
NC
D
Y
Madeleine Dean
PA
D
N
Diana DeGette
CO
D
N
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
N
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
N
Christopher Deluzio
PA
D
N
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
N
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
N
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
N
Veronica Escobar
TX
D
N
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
N
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
N
Dwight Evans
PA
D
N
Teresa Fernandez
NM
D
N
Lizzie Fletcher
TX
D
N
Bill Foster
IL
D
N
Valerie Foushee
NC
D
N
Lois Frankel
FL
D
N
Maxwell Frost
FL
D
N
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
N
John Garamendi
CA
D
N
Robert Garcia
CA
D
N
Jesus Garcia
IL
D
N
Sylvia Garcia
TX
D
N
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
WA
D
Y
Jared Golden
ME
D
Y
Daniel Goldman
NY
D
N
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
N
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
N
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
N
Al Green
TX
D
N
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
N
Josh Harder
CA
D
N
Jahana Hayes
CT
D
N
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
James Himes
CT
D
N
Steven Horsford
NV
D
N
Chrissy Houlahan
PA
D
N
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
A
Val Hoyle
OR
D
N
Jared Huffman
CA
D
N
Glenn Ivey
MD
D
A
Jonathan Jackson
IL
D
N
Jeff Jackson
NC
D
N
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
A
Sara Jacobs
CA
D
N
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
N
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
N
Henry Johnson
GA
D
N
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
CA
D
N
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
N
William Keating
MA
D
N
Robin Kelly
IL
D
N
Ro Khanna
CA
D
N
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
N
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
N
Andy Kim
NJ
D
N
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
N
Ann Kuster
NH
D
N
Greg Landsman
OH
D
N
Rick Larsen
WA
D
N
John Larson
CT
D
N
Barbara Lee
CA
D
N
Suzanne Lee
NV
D
N
Summer Lee
PA
D
N
Mike Levin
CA
D
N
Ted Lieu
CA
D
N
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
N
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
N
Seth Magaziner
RI
D
N
Kathy Manning
NC
D
N
Doris Matsui
CA
D
N
Lucy McBath
GA
D
A
Jennifer McClellan
HD
D
N
Betty McCollum
MN
D
N
Morgan McGarvey
KY
D
N
James McGovern
MA
D
N
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
A
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Grace Meng
NY
D
N
Kweisi Mfume
MD
D
N
Gwen Moore
WI
D
N
Joseph Morelle
NY
D
N
Jared Moskowitz
FL
D
N
Seth Moulton
MA
D
N
Frank Mrvan
IN
D
N
Kevin Mullin
CA
D
N
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
N
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
N
Richard Neal
MA
D
N
Joseph Neguse
CO
D
N
Wiley Nickel
NC
D
N
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
N
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
D
N
Ilhan Omar
MN
D
N
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
N
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
N
Christopher Pappas
NH
D
N
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
N
Donald Payne
NJ
D
N
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
N
Mary Peltola
AK
D
A
Scott Peters
CA
D
N
Brittany Pettersen
CO
D
N
Dean Phillips
MN
D
N
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
A
Mark Pocan
WI
D
N
Katie Porter
CA
D
N
Ayanna Pressley
MA
D
N
Mike Quigley
IL
D
N
Delia Ramirez
IL
D
N
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
N
Lisa Rochester
DE
D
N
Deborah Ross
NC
D
N
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
N
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
N
Pat Ryan
NY
D
N
Andrea Salinas
OR
D
N
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
N
John Sarbanes
MD
D
N
Mary Scanlon
PA
D
N
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
N
Adam Schiff
CA
D
N
Bradley Schneider
IL
D
N
Hillary Scholten
MI
D
N
Kim Schrier
WA
D
N
David Scott
GA
D
N
Robert Scott
VA
D
N
Terri Sewell
AL
D
A
Brad Sherman
CA
D
N
Mikie Sherrill
NJ
D
N
Elissa Slotkin
MI
D
N
Adam Smith
WA
D
N
Eric Sorensen
IL
D
N
Darren Soto
FL
D
N
Abigail Spanberger
VA
D
N
Melanie Stansbury
NM
D
N
Greg Stanton
AZ
D
N
Haley Stevens
MI
D
N
Marilyn Strickland
WA
D
N
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
N
Emilia Sykes
OH
D
N
Mark Takano
CA
D
N
Shri Thanedar
MI
D
N
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
N
Mike Thompson
CA
D
N
Dina Titus
NV
D
N
Rashida Tlaib
MI
D
N
Jill Tokuda
HI
D
N
Paul Tonko
NY
D
N
Ritchie Torres
NY
D
A
Norma Torres
CA
D
N
Lori Trahan
MA
D
N
David Trone
MD
D
A
Lauren Underwood
IL
D
N
Juan Vargas
CA
D
N
Gabriel Vasquez
NM
D
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
N
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
A
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
N
Maxine Waters
CA
D
N
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
N
Jennifer Wexton
VA
D
N
Susan Wild
PA
D
N
Nikema Williams
GA
D
N
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
N
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Mark Alford
MO
R
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Kelly Armstrong
ND
R
Y
Jodey Arrington
TX
R
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Don Bacon
NE
R
Y
James Baird
IN
R
Y
Troy Balderson
OH
R
Y
Jim Banks
IN
R
Y
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Aaron Bean
FL
R
Y
Cliff Bentz
OR
R
Y
Jack Bergman
MI
R
Y
Stephanie Bice
OK
R
Y
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Dan Bishop
NC
R
Y
Lauren Boebert
CO
R
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Josh Brecheen
OK
R
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Ken Buck
CO
R
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Tim Burchett
TN
R
Y
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Eric Burlison
MO
R
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Kat Cammack
FL
R
Y
Mike Carey
OH
R
Y
Jerry Carl
AL
R
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Buddy Carter
GA
R
Y
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
OR
R
Y
Juan Ciscomani
AZ
R
Y
Ben Cline
VA
R
Y
Michael Cloud
TX
R
Y
Andrew Clyde
GA
R
Y
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
Mike Collins
GA
R
Y
James Comer
KY
R
Y
Elijah Crane
AZ
R
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
Dan Crenshaw
TX
R
A
John Curtis
UT
R
Y
Anthony D'Esposito
NY
R
A
Warren Davidson
OH
R
Y
Monica De La Cruz
TX
R
Y
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
A
Byron Donalds
FL
R
Y
John Duarte
CA
R
Y
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
Y
Neal Dunn
FL
R
Y
Charles Edwards
NC
R
Y
John Ellzey
TX
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Ron Estes
KS
R
Y
Mike Ezell
MS
R
Y
Pat Fallon
TX
R
Y
Randy Feenstra
IA
R
Y
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
Y
Brad Finstad
MN
R
Y
Michelle Fischbach
MN
R
Y
Scott Fitzgerald
WI
R
Y
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
Mike Flood
NE
R
Y
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
Y
Scott Franklin
FL
R
Y
Russell Fry
SC
R
Y
Russ Fulcher
ID
R
Y
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
Y
Mike Gallagher
WI
R
Y
Andrew Garbarino
NY
R
Y
Mike Garcia
CA
R
Y
Carlos Gimenez
FL
R
Y
Tony Gonzales
TX
R
Y
Robert Good
VA
R
Y
Lance Gooden
TX
R
Y
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Mark Green
TN
R
Y
Marjorie Greene
GA
R
Y
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
Y
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
Y
Michael Guest
MS
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Harriet Hageman
WY
R
Y
Andy Harris
MD
R
Y
Diana Harshbarger
TN
R
Y
Kevin Hern
OK
R
Y
Clay Higgins
LA
R
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
Ashley Hinson
IA
R
Y
Erin Houchin
IN
R
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Wesley Hunt
TX
R
Y
Darrell Issa
CA
R
Y
Ronny Jackson
TX
R
Y
John James
MI
R
Y
Dusty Johnson
SD
R
Y
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Jim Jordan
OH
R
Y
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
John Joyce
PA
R
Y
Thomas Kean
NJ
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Trent Kelly
MS
R
Y
Jennifer Kiggans
VA
R
Y
Kevin Kiley
CA
R
Y
Young Kim
CA
R
Y
David Kustoff
TN
R
Y
Darin LaHood
IL
R
Y
Nicholas LaLota
NY
R
Y
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
Y
Nicholas Langworthy
NY
R
Y
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
Jake LaTurner
KS
R
Y
Michael Lawler
NY
R
Y
Laurel Lee
FL
R
Y
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
Y
Julia Letlow
LA
R
Y
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
A
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Anna Luna
FL
R
A
Morgan Luttrell
TX
R
Y
Nancy Mace
SC
R
Y
Nicole Malliotakis
NY
R
Y
Tracey Mann
KS
R
Y
Thomas Massie
KY
R
Y
Brian Mast
FL
R
Y
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
A
Lisa McClain
MI
R
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
Y
Richard McCormick
GA
R
Y
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Dan Meuser
PA
R
Y
Carol Miller
WV
R
Y
Max Miller
OH
R
Y
Mary Miller
IL
R
Y
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA
R
Y
Cory Mills
FL
R
Y
Marcus Molinaro
NY
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Alex Mooney
WV
R
Y
Barry Moore
AL
R
Y
Blake Moore
UT
R
Y
Nathaniel Moran
TX
R
Y
Greg Murphy
NC
R
Y
Troy Nehls
TX
R
A
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Ralph Norman
SC
R
Y
Zachary Nunn
IA
R
Y
Jay Obernolte
CA
R
Y
Andrew Ogles
TN
R
Y
Burgess Owens
UT
R
Y
Gary Palmer
AL
R
Y
Greg Pence
IN
R
Y
Scott Perry
PA
R
Y
August Pfluger
TX
R
Y
Bill Posey
FL
R
Y
Guy Reschenthaler
PA
R
Y
Mike Rogers
AL
R
Y
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
John Rose
TN
R
Y
Matt Rosendale
MT
R
Y
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Chip Roy
TX
R
Y
John Rutherford
FL
R
Y
Maria Salazar
FL
R
Y
George Santos
NY
R
Y
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
David Schweikert
AZ
R
Y
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
Keith Self
TX
R
Y
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Jason Smith
MO
R
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Adrian Smith
NE
R
Y
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
Y
Victoria Spartz
IN
R
Y
Pete Stauber
MN
R
Y
Michelle Steel
CA
R
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Bryan Steil
WI
R
Y
Greg Steube
FL
R
Y
Chris Stewart
UT
R
A
Dale Strong
AL
R
Y
Claudia Tenney
NY
R
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Tom Tiffany
WI
R
Y
William Timmons
SC
R
Y
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
David Valadao
CA
R
Y
Jeff Van Drew
NJ
R
Y
Beth Van Duyne
TX
R
Y
Derrick Van Orden
WI
R
Y
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Michael Waltz
FL
R
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Brandon Williams
NY
R
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Robert Wittman
VA
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rudolph Yakym
IN
R
Y
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
Y