Key Vote Alert – NO on Increased Spending Through Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, H.R. 2440
Club for Growth opposes the “Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Fund Act,” H.R. 2440, and urges all Representatives to vote no. The legislation is expected to be considered soon in the House of Representatives under suspension of the rules. The results of the vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2019 Congressional Scorecard.
Congress is addicted to deficit spending. The total deficit for FY2019 was $984 billion. CBO projects the deficit to exceed $1 trillion in FY2020. In July, the Bipartisan Budget Act set new discretionary budget caps that increased spending by a total of $324 billion for FY2020 & FY2020. Less than 3 months later, the House is once again working to pass legislation that will increase discretionary spending beyond the new budget caps and add billions more to the deficit.
The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) funds America’s ports and dredging through the Army Corps of Engineers and is subject to annual appropriations. Because the HMTF has accumulated a balance of $9.3 billion in revenues, some Members of Congress believe they can easily increase the spending by about $10 billion over two years and nobody will care. The legislation even makes the funds available as a new cap exemption under Sec. 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, which is the emergency designation often used to spend beyond the discretionary budget caps. The spending increase should be subject to offsets and abide to the discretionary spending budget caps, which are already excessive. Congress needs to stop saddling the American people with more debt. In fact, Congress should aggressively pursue legislation that decreases the federal deficit.
Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard for the 116th 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
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Passed
Vote Number
585
Vote Date
October 28, 2019
Vote Counts
YEAs:
296
NAYs:
109
Not Voting:
26
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
A
John Carter
TX
R
A
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
A
Jim Costa
CA
D
A
TJ Cox
CA
D
A
Michael Doyle
PA
D
A
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
A
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
A
Jody Hice
GA
R
A
Katie Hill
CA
D
A
Jared Huffman
CA
D
A
Joseph Kennedy
MA
D
A
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
A
Kenny Marchant
TX
R
A
Donald McEachin
VA
D
A
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
A
Grace Meng
NY
D
A
Ilhan Omar
MN
D
A
Mark Pocan
WI
D
A
Martha Roby
AL
R
A
Francis Rooney
FL
R
A
Tim Ryan
OH
D
A
Mike Thompson
CA
D
A
William Timmons
SC
R
A
Roger Williams
TX
R
A
Ron Wright
TX
R
A
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
N
Rick Allen
GA
R
N
Justin Amash
MI
I
N
Kelly Armstrong
ND
R
N
Jodey Arrington
TX
R
N
Jim Banks
IN
R
N
Andy Barr
KY
R
N
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
N
Rob Bishop
UT
R
N
Dan Bishop
NC
R
N
Kevin Brady
TX
R
N
Mo Brooks
AL
R
N
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Tim Burchett
TN
R
N
Michael Burgess
TX
R
N
Buddy Carter
GA
R
N
Steve Chabot
OH
R
N
Liz Cheney
WY
R
N
Ben Cline
VA
R
N
Tom Cole
OK
R
N
Doug Collins
GA
R
N
James Comer
KY
R
N
K. Michael Conaway
TX
R
N
Rick Crawford
AR
R
N
John Curtis
UT
R
N
Warren Davidson
OH
R
N
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
N
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
N
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
Ron Estes
KS
R
N
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
N
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
N
Bill Flores
TX
R
N
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
N
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
N
Russ Fulcher
ID
R
N
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
N
Greg Gianforte
MT
R
N
Lance Gooden
TX
R
N
Kay Granger
TX
R
N
Tom Graves
GA
R
N
Mark Green
TN
R
N
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
N
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
N
Michael Guest
MS
R
N
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
N
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Kevin Hern
OK
R
N
French Hill
AR
R
N
George Holding
NC
R
N
Richard Hudson
NC
R
N
Bill Johnson
OH
R
N
Dusty Johnson
SD
R
N
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
John Joyce
PA
R
N
Fred Keller
PA
R
N
Trent Kelly
MS
R
N
Steve King
IA
R
N
David Kustoff
TN
R
N
Darin LaHood
IL
R
N
Bob Latta
OH
R
N
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
N
Billy Long
MO
R
N
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
N
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
N
Roger Marshall
KS
R
N
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Ben McAdams
UT
D
N
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
N
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
N
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Dan Meuser
PA
R
N
John Moolenaar
MI
R
N
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Ralph Norman
SC
R
N
Devin Nunes
CA
R
N
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
John Ratcliffe
TX
R
N
Tom Reed
NY
R
N
Tom Rice
SC
R
N
Denver Riggleman
VA
R
N
David Roe
TN
R
N
Mike Rogers
AL
R
N
Hal Rogers
KY
R
N
John Rose
TN
R
N
Chip Roy
TX
R
N
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
Austin Scott
GA
R
N
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
N
Jason Smith
MO
R
N
Adrian Smith
NE
R
N
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
N
Bryan Steil
WI
R
N
Greg Steube
FL
R
N
Chris Stewart
UT
R
N
Steve Stivers
OH
R
N
Van Taylor
TX
R
N
Mac Thornberry
TX
R
N
Scott Tipton
CO
R
N
Michael Turner
OH
R
N
Ann Wagner
MO
R
N
Mark Walker
NC
R
N
Steve Watkins
KS
R
N
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
N
Steve Womack
AR
R
N
Rob Woodall
GA
R
N
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
Y
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Colin Allred
TX
D
Y
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Cindy Axne
IA
D
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Don Bacon
NE
R
Y
James Baird
IN
R
Y
Troy Balderson
OH
R
Y
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
Y
Karen Bass
CA
D
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Jack Bergman
MI
R
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
Y
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Anthony Brindisi
NY
D
Y
Susan Brooks
IN
R
Y
Anthony Brown
MD
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Cheri Bustos
IL
D
Y
G.K. Butterfield
NC
D
Y
Bradley Byrne
AL
R
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
Ed Case
HI
D
Y
Sean Casten
IL
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Judy Chu
CA
D
Y
David Cicilline
RI
D
Y
Gil Cisneros
CA
D
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
Y
Lacy Clay
MO
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
Michael Cloud
TX
R
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
Y
Paul Cook
CA
R
Y
Jim Cooper
TN
D
Y
Luis Correa
CA
D
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Angela Craig
MN
D
Y
Dan Crenshaw
TX
R
Y
Charlie Crist
FL
D
Y
Jason Crow
CO
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
Joe Cunningham
SC
D
Y
Sharice Davids
KS
D
Y
Rodney Davis
IL
R
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Susan Davis
CA
D
Y
Madeleine Dean
PA
D
Y
Peter DeFazio
OR
D
Y
Diana DeGette
CO
D
Y
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
Y
Antonio Delgado
NY
D
Y
Val Demings
FL
D
Y
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Ted Deutch
FL
D
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
Y
Neal Dunn
FL
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Eliot Engel
NY
D
Y
Veronica Escobar
TX
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
Y
Dwight Evans
PA
D
Y
Abby Finkenauer
IA
D
Y
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Lizzie Fletcher
TX
D
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Marcia Fudge
OH
D
Y
Tulsi Gabbard
HI
D
Y
Mike Gallagher
WI
R
Y
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Jesus Garcia
IL
D
Y
Sylvia Garcia
TX
D
Y
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
Y
Jared Golden
ME
D
Y
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
Y
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
Y
Anthony Gonzalez
OH
R
Y
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
Y
Debra Haaland
NM
D
Y
James Hagedorn
MN
R
Y
Josh Harder
CA
D
Y
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
Jahana Hayes
CT
D
Y
Denny Heck
WA
D
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
Y
Clay Higgins
LA
R
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Trey Hollingsworth
IN
R
Y
Kendra Horn
OK
D
Y
Steven Horsford
NV
D
Y
Chrissy Houlahan
PA
D
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Duncan Hunter
CA
R
Y
Will Hurd
TX
R
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
Y
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
John Katko
NY
R
Y
William Keating
MA
D
Y
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Ro Khanna
CA
D
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Andy Kim
NJ
D
Y
Ron Kind
WI
D
Y
Peter King
NY
R
Y
Adam Kinzinger
IL
R
Y
Ann Kirkpatrick
AZ
D
Y
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Conor Lamb
PA
D
Y
James Langevin
RI
D
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
Y
John Larson
CT
D
Y
Brenda Lawrence
MI
D
Y
Al Lawson
FL
D
Y
Suzanne Lee
NV
D
Y
Barbara Lee
CA
D
Y
Mike Levin
CA
D
Y
Andy Levin
MI
D
Y
John Lewis
GA
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
Y
Daniel Lipinski
IL
D
Y
David Loebsack
IA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
Y
Alan Lowenthal
CA
D
Y
Nita Lowey
NY
D
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Elaine Luria
VA
D
Y
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Tom Malinowski
NJ
D
Y
Sean Maloney
NY
D
Y
Carolyn Maloney
NY
D
Y
Brian Mast
FL
R
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Lucy McBath
GA
D
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
James McGovern
MA
D
Y
David McKinley
WV
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Carol Miller
WV
R
Y
Paul Mitchell
MI
R
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
Y
Joseph Morelle
NY
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
FL
D
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Stephanie Murphy
FL
D
Y
Greg Murphy
NC
R
Y
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Joseph Neguse
CO
D
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Tom O'Halleran
AZ
D
Y
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
D
Y
Pete Olson
TX
R
Y
Steven Palazzo
MS
R
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
Y
Christopher Pappas
NH
D
Y
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
Y
Donald Payne
NJ
D
Y
Greg Pence
IN
R
Y
Ed Perlmutter
CO
D
Y
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Collin Peterson
MN
D
Y
Dean Phillips
MN
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Katie Porter
CA
D
Y
Bill Posey
FL
R
Y
Ayanna Pressley
MA
D
Y
David Price
NC
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
Y
Guy Reschenthaler
PA
R
Y
Kathleen Rice
NY
D
Y
Cedric Richmond
LA
D
Y
Lisa Rochester
DE
D
Y
Max Rose
NY
D
Y
Harley Rouda
CA
D
Y
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Lucille Roybal Allard
CA
D
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
Bobby Rush
IL
D
Y
John Rutherford
FL
R
Y
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
Y
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Mary Scanlon
PA
D
Y
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
Y
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Bradley Schneider
IL
D
Y
Kurt Schrader
OR
D
Y
Kim Schrier
WA
D
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
José Serrano
NY
D
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Donna Shalala
FL
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
Mikie Sherrill
NJ
D
Y
John Shimkus
IL
R
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Albio Sires
NJ
D
Y
Elissa Slotkin
MI
D
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
Y
Darren Soto
FL
D
Y
Abigail Spanberger
VA
D
Y
Ross Spano
FL
R
Y
Jackie Speier
CA
D
Y
Greg Stanton
AZ
D
Y
Pete Stauber
MN
R
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Haley Stevens
MI
D
Y
Thomas Suozzi
NY
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Rashida Tlaib
MI
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
Xochitl Torres Small
NM
D
Y
Lori Trahan
MA
D
Y
David Trone
MD
D
Y
Lauren Underwood
IL
D
Y
Fred Upton
MI
R
Y
Jeff Van Drew
NJ
D
Y
Juan Vargas
CA
D
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
Y
Filemon Vela
TX
D
Y
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
Y
Peter Visclosky
IN
D
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Greg Walden
OR
R
Y
Jackie Walorski
IN
R
Y
Michael Waltz
FL
R
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Peter Welch
VT
D
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Jennifer Wexton
VA
D
Y
Susan Wild
PA
D
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Robert Wittman
VA
R
Y
John Yarmuth
KY
D
Y
Ted Yoho
FL
R
Y
Don Young
AK
R
Y
Lee Zeldin
NY
R
Y