Key Vote Alert – “No” on SGR Replacement Bill (HR ___)
KEY VOTE ALERT
“No” on SGR Replacement Bill (HR ___)
The Club for Growth urges all members of Congress to vote “NO” on the SGR Replacement Bill (HR ___) that was recently introduced in the House without being fully offset. A vote on this bill which could include partial offset language yet to be released is expected sometime next week. This vote will be included in the Club’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard.
For the past decade and a half, Congress has routinely passed “doc fix” bills that increased reimbursements to health care providers in the face of scheduled cuts. These fixes papered over the well-intended Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that tried to tamp down health care costs, but was extremely flawed. In any legislation replacing the SGR formula, the Club’s top concern is that it is fully paid for with sensible reforms. Unfortunately, this bill falls woefully short of that goal. News reports state that the 10-year cost of the new bill is $200 billion, of which only $70 billion will be offset. Part of this huge price tag is a 2-year extension of CHIP, a program that should be terminated. Worse, a cost estimate by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget suggests this bill will add $400 billion to the national debt over 20 years. All of this, of course, assumes that Congress will abide by the $70 billion offset. But we consider it far from certain that they will.
If an official cost estimate comes out that shows this bill is fully offset by real spending cuts or reforms, the Club will remove its objections to the plan.
Our Congressional Scorecard for the 114th 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 our members and to the public.
Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Passed
Vote Number
144
Vote Date
March 26, 2015
Vote Counts
YEAs:
392
NAYs:
37
Not Voting:
4
Don Young
AK
R
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Mo Brooks
AL
R
N
Bradley Byrne
AL
R
Y
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Martha Roby
AL
R
Y
Mike Rogers
AL
R
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Trent Franks
AZ
R
Y
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
Y
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
Y
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
Y
Ann Kirkpatrick
AZ
D
Y
Martha McSally
AZ
R
Y
Matt Salmon
AZ
R
Y
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Karen Bass
CA
D
Y
Xavier Becerra
CA
D
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Lois Capps
CA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
Judy Chu
CA
D
Y
Paul Cook
CA
R
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Susan Davis
CA
D
Y
Jeff Denham
CA
R
Y
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Sam Farr
CA
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Janice Hahn
CA
D
Y
Michael Honda
CA
D
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Duncan Hunter
CA
R
Y
Darrell Issa
CA
R
N
Stephen Knight
CA
R
Y
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Barbara Lee
CA
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
Y
Alan Lowenthal
CA
D
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Devin Nunes
CA
R
Y
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
Y
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Dana Rohrabacher
CA
R
Y
Lucille Roybal Allard
CA
D
Y
Edward Royce
CA
R
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
A
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
Loretta Sanchez
CA
D
Y
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
Jackie Speier
CA
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
David Valadao
CA
R
Y
Juan Vargas
CA
D
Y
Mimi Walters
CA
R
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Mike Coffman
CO
R
Y
Diana DeGette
CO
D
Y
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
Y
Ed Perlmutter
CO
D
Y
Jared Polis
CO
D
Y
Scott Tipton
CO
R
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
Y
Elizabeth Esty
CT
D
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
John Larson
CT
D
Y
John Carney
DE
D
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Corrine Brown
FL
D
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Curt Clawson
FL
R
Y
Ander Crenshaw
FL
R
Y
Carlos Curbelo
FL
R
Y
Ron DeSantis
FL
R
N
Ted Deutch
FL
D
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Gwen Graham
FL
D
Y
Alan Grayson
FL
D
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
David Jolly
FL
R
N
John Mica
FL
R
Y
Jeff Miller
FL
R
Y
Patrick Murphy
FL
D
Y
Richard Nugent
FL
R
Y
Bill Posey
FL
R
Y
Tom Rooney
FL
R
Y
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL
R
Y
Dennis Ross
FL
R
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
Ted Yoho
FL
R
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Buddy Carter
GA
R
Y
Doug Collins
GA
R
Y
Tom Graves
GA
R
N
Jody Hice
GA
R
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
Y
John Lewis
GA
D
Y
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
N
Tom Price
GA
R
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
Lynn Westmoreland
GA
R
Y
Rob Woodall
GA
R
Y
Tulsi Gabbard
HI
D
Y
Mark Takai
HI
D
Y
Rod Blum
IA
R
N
Steve King
IA
R
N
David Loebsack
IA
D
Y
David Young
IA
R
Y
Raul Labrador
ID
R
N
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Cheri Bustos
IL
D
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Rodney Davis
IL
R
Y
Robert Dold
IL
R
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Luis Gutierrez
IL
D
Y
Randy Hultgren
IL
R
N
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Adam Kinzinger
IL
R
Y
Daniel Lipinski
IL
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Peter Roskam
IL
R
Y
Bobby Rush
IL
D
Y
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
N
Aaron Schock
IL
R
Y
John Shimkus
IL
R
Y
Susan Brooks
IN
R
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
Luke Messer
IN
R
Y
Todd Rokita
IN
R
Y
Marlin Stutzman
IN
R
Y
Peter Visclosky
IN
D
N
Jackie Walorski
IN
R
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y
Tim Huelskamp
KS
R
N
Lynn Jenkins
KS
R
Y
Mike Pompeo
KS
R
Y
Kevin Yoder
KS
R
Y
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
Ed Whitfield
KY
R
Y
John Yarmuth
KY
D
Y
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
Y
Charles Boustany
LA
R
Y
John Fleming
LA
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Cedric Richmond
LA
D
Y
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Michael Capuano
MA
D
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
William Keating
MA
D
Y
Joseph Kennedy
MA
D
Y
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
James McGovern
MA
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Niki Tsongas
MA
D
Y
Elijah Cummings
MD
D
Y
John Delaney
MD
D
Y
Donna Edwards
MD
D
Y
Andy Harris
MD
R
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
Y
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Bruce Poliquin
ME
R
Y
Justin Amash
MI
R
N
Dan Benishek
MI
R
Y
Mike Bishop
MI
R
Y
John Conyers
MI
D
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
Y
Brenda Lawrence
MI
D
Y
Sander Levin
MI
D
Y
Candice Miller
MI
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
David Trott
MI
R
Y
Fred Upton
MI
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Keith Ellison
MN
D
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
John Kline
MN
R
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Richard Nolan
MN
D
Y
Erik Paulsen
MN
R
Y
Collin Peterson
MN
D
Y
Timothy Walz
MN
D
Y
Lacy Clay
MO
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
Y
Billy Long
MO
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Jason Smith
MO
R
Y
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Gregg Harper
MS
R
Y
Steven Palazzo
MS
R
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
Y
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
G.K. Butterfield
NC
D
Y
Renee Ellmers
NC
R
Y
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
Y
George Holding
NC
R
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Walter Jones
NC
R
N
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Robert Pittenger
NC
R
Y
David Price
NC
D
Y
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Mark Walker
NC
R
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Brad Ashford
NE
D
Y
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
Y
Adrian Smith
NE
R
Y
Frank Guinta
NH
R
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
R
Y
Scott Garrett
NJ
R
N
Leonard Lance
NJ
R
Y
Frank LoBiondo
NJ
R
Y
Thomas MacArthur
NJ
R
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
Y
Donald Payne
NJ
D
A
Albio Sires
NJ
D
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
D
Y
Stevan Pearce
NM
R
Y
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Cresent Hardy
NV
R
Y
Joseph Heck
NV
R
Y
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
Y
Chris Collins
NY
R
Y
Joseph Crowley
NY
D
Y
Eliot Engel
NY
D
Y
Christopher Gibson
NY
R
Y
Richard Hanna
NY
R
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
Steve Israel
NY
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
John Katko
NY
R
Y
Peter King
NY
R
Y
Nita Lowey
NY
D
Y
Sean Maloney
NY
D
Y
Carolyn Maloney
NY
D
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Grace Meng
NY
D
Y
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
N
Charles Rangel
NY
D
Y
Tom Reed
NY
R
Y
Kathleen Rice
NY
D
Y
José Serrano
NY
D
Y
Louise Slaughter
NY
D
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
Y
Lee Zeldin
NY
R
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
John Boehner
OH
R
Y
Steve Chabot
OH
R
Y
Marcia Fudge
OH
D
Y
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
Y
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
James Renacci
OH
R
Y
Tim Ryan
OH
D
Y
Steve Stivers
OH
R
Y
Patrick Tiberi
OH
R
Y
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Jim Bridenstine
OK
R
N
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Steve Russell
OK
R
Y
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
Y
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Peter DeFazio
OR
D
Y
Kurt Schrader
OR
D
Y
Greg Walden
OR
R
Y
Lou Barletta
PA
R
Y
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Robert Brady
PA
D
Y
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
Y
Ryan Costello
PA
R
Y
Charles Dent
PA
R
Y
Michael Doyle
PA
D
Y
Chaka Fattah
PA
D
Y
Michael Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Tom Marino
PA
R
Y
Patrick Meehan
PA
R
Y
Tim Murphy
PA
R
Y
Scott Perry
PA
R
Y
Joseph Pitts
PA
R
Y
Keith Rothfus
PA
R
Y
Bill Shuster
PA
R
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
David Cicilline
RI
D
Y
James Langevin
RI
D
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
Y
Trey Gowdy
SC
R
Y
Mick Mulvaney
SC
R
N
Tom Rice
SC
R
Y
Mark Sanford
SC
R
N
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Kristi Noem
SD
R
Y
Diane Black
TN
R
Y
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Jim Cooper
TN
D
N
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
N
John Duncan
TN
R
Y
Stephen Fincher
TN
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
David Roe
TN
R
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Joe Barton
TX
R
Y
Kevin Brady
TX
R
Y
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
K. Michael Conaway
TX
R
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
John Culberson
TX
R
Y
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
Y
Blake Farenthold
TX
R
Y
Bill Flores
TX
R
Y
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
N
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Gene Green
TX
D
Y
Jeb Hensarling
TX
R
Y
Ruben Hinojosa
TX
D
A
Will Hurd
TX
R
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Sam Johnson
TX
R
N
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
Y
Kenny Marchant
TX
R
N
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Randy Neugebauer
TX
R
Y
Beto O'Rourke
TX
D
Y
Pete Olson
TX
R
Y
Ted Poe
TX
R
Y
John Ratcliffe
TX
R
N
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
Lamar Smith
TX
R
Y
Mac Thornberry
TX
R
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
Y
Filemon Vela
TX
D
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Rob Bishop
UT
R
Y
Jason Chaffetz
UT
R
Y
Mia Love
UT
R
Y
Chris Stewart
UT
R
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Dave Brat
VA
R
N
Barbara Comstock
VA
R
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
Y
J. Randy Forbes
VA
R
Y
Bob Goodlatte
VA
R
Y
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
Y
Robert Hurt
VA
R
Y
E. Scott Rigell
VA
R
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
Robert Wittman
VA
R
Y
Peter Welch
VT
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
Y
Denny Heck
WA
D
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
Y
Jim McDermott
WA
D
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
David Reichert
WA
R
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
A
Sean Duffy
WI
R
Y
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
N
Ron Kind
WI
D
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
Y
Mark Pocan
WI
D
Y
Reid Ribble
WI
R
Y
Paul Ryan
WI
R
Y
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
N
Evan Jenkins
WV
R
Y
David McKinley
WV
R
Y
Alex Mooney
WV
R
Y
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N