Key Vote Alert – “NO” on the Farm Bill Conference Report (HR 2642)
KEY VOTE ALERT
“NO” on the Farm Bill Conference Report (HR 2642)
The Club for Growth urges all members of Congress to vote “NO” on the conference report to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (HR 2642). We expect a vote in the House later this week, with a vote in the Senate some time thereafter. The vote will be included in the Club’s 2014 Congressional Scorecard.
For starters, this 949-page bill is yet another bloated proposal that House and Senate leaders are rushing through Congress without giving members and the public enough time to read and understand the bill. The CBO hasn’t even issued an official score at the time of this key vote alert’s release.
Second, this bill continues, for blatant political reasons, the unholy marriage of agricultural subsidies and food stamps – two completely separate issues. At a minimum, these two programs should be voted on as separate, stand-alone bills. True reform would also include implementing a plan to devolve the food stamp program to the states and eventually eliminate federal agricultural subsidies. This bill is well short of that goal. Instead, it’s a “Christmas Tree” bill where there’s a gift for practically every special interest group out there with a well-connected lobbyist, including the fresh-cut Christmas tree industry!
Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Passed
Vote Number
434
Vote Date
December 12, 2018
Vote Counts
YEAs:
371
NAYs:
47
Not Voting:
16
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
Y
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
Y
Karen Bass
CA
D
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
N
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Robert Brady
PA
D
Y
Anthony Brown
MD
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Cheri Bustos
IL
D
Y
G.K. Butterfield
NC
D
Y
Michael Capuano
MA
D
Y
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Judy Chu
CA
D
Y
David Cicilline
RI
D
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
Y
Lacy Clay
MO
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
Y
Jim Cooper
TN
D
Y
Luis Correa
CA
D
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Charlie Crist
FL
D
Y
Joseph Crowley
NY
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
Elijah Cummings
MD
D
Y
Susan Davis
CA
D
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Peter DeFazio
OR
D
Y
Diana DeGette
CO
D
Y
John Delaney
MD
D
Y
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
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
N
Michael Doyle
PA
D
Y
Keith Ellison
MN
D
A
Eliot Engel
NY
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
Y
Elizabeth Esty
CT
D
Y
Dwight Evans
PA
D
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Marcia Fudge
OH
D
Y
Tulsi Gabbard
HI
D
Y
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
Y
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
Y
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Gene Green
TX
D
Y
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
Y
Luis Gutierrez
IL
D
Y
Colleen Hanabusa
HI
D
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
Denny Heck
WA
D
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
Y
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
Y
Brenda Jones
MI
D
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
William Keating
MA
D
A
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Joseph Kennedy
MA
D
Y
Ro Khanna
CA
D
Y
Ruben Kihuen
NV
D
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Ron Kind
WI
D
N
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
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
Barbara Lee
CA
D
Y
Sander 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
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
D
A
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Carolyn Maloney
NY
D
Y
Sean Maloney
NY
D
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Donald McEachin
VA
D
Y
James McGovern
MA
D
Y
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Grace Meng
NY
D
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
A
Joseph Morelle
NY
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Stephanie Murphy
FL
D
Y
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Richard Nolan
MN
D
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Tom O'Halleran
AZ
D
Y
Beto O'Rourke
TX
D
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
Y
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
Y
Donald Payne
NJ
D
A
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
Y
Ed Perlmutter
CO
D
Y
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Collin Peterson
MN
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Mark Pocan
WI
D
Y
Jared Polis
CO
D
A
David Price
NC
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
Y
Kathleen Rice
NY
D
Y
Cedric Richmond
LA
D
Y
Lisa Rochester
DE
D
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Lucille Roybal Allard
CA
D
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
Bobby Rush
IL
D
Y
Tim Ryan
OH
D
Y
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
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
David Scott
GA
D
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
José Serrano
NY
D
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Carol Shea-Porter
NH
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Albio Sires
NJ
D
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
Y
Darren Soto
FL
D
Y
Jackie Speier
CA
D
Y
Thomas Suozzi
NY
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
Niki Tsongas
MA
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
Timothy Walz
MN
D
A
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Peter Welch
VT
D
Y
Susan Wild
PA
D
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
John Yarmuth
KY
D
Y
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Justin Amash
MI
R
N
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Jodey Arrington
TX
R
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Don Bacon
NE
R
Y
Troy Balderson
OH
R
Y
Jim Banks
IN
R
Y
Lou Barletta
PA
R
A
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Joe Barton
TX
R
A
Jack Bergman
MI
R
Y
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
N
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Mike Bishop
MI
R
Y
Rob Bishop
UT
R
Y
Diane Black
TN
R
Y
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Y
Rod Blum
IA
R
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Kevin Brady
TX
R
Y
Dave Brat
VA
R
N
Mo Brooks
AL
R
Y
Susan Brooks
IN
R
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
A
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Bradley Byrne
AL
R
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Buddy Carter
GA
R
N
Steve Chabot
OH
R
N
Liz Cheney
WY
R
Y
Michael Cloud
TX
R
Y
Mike Coffman
CO
R
N
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
Doug Collins
GA
R
Y
Chris Collins
NY
R
Y
James Comer
KY
R
Y
Barbara Comstock
VA
R
Y
K. Michael Conaway
TX
R
Y
Paul Cook
CA
R
Y
Ryan Costello
PA
R
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
John Culberson
TX
R
Y
Carlos Curbelo
FL
R
Y
John Curtis
UT
R
Y
Warren Davidson
OH
R
N
Rodney Davis
IL
R
Y
Jeff Denham
CA
R
Y
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Daniel Donovan
NY
R
A
Sean Duffy
WI
R
Y
John Duncan
TN
R
N
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
Neal Dunn
FL
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Ron Estes
KS
R
Y
John Faso
NY
R
Y
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
Bill Flores
TX
R
Y
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
Y
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
N
Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
R
N
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
N
Mike Gallagher
WI
R
N
Thomas Garrett
VA
R
N
Greg Gianforte
MT
R
Y
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
Y
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
N
Bob Goodlatte
VA
R
Y
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
N
Trey Gowdy
SC
R
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Tom Graves
GA
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
Y
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Karen Handel
GA
R
Y
Gregg Harper
MS
R
Y
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
A
Jeb Hensarling
TX
R
N
Kevin Hern
OK
R
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
Y
Jody Hice
GA
R
N
Clay Higgins
LA
R
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
George Holding
NC
R
N
Trey Hollingsworth
IN
R
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Randy Hultgren
IL
R
Y
Duncan Hunter
CA
R
Y
Will Hurd
TX
R
Y
Darrell Issa
CA
R
Y
Lynn Jenkins
KS
R
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Sam Johnson
TX
R
N
Walter Jones
NC
R
A
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
John Katko
NY
R
Y
Trent Kelly
MS
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Steve King
IA
R
Y
Peter King
NY
R
Y
Adam Kinzinger
IL
R
Y
Stephen Knight
CA
R
A
David Kustoff
TN
R
Y
Raul Labrador
ID
R
A
Darin LaHood
IL
R
Y
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
N
Leonard Lance
NJ
R
N
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
N
Jason Lewis
MN
R
N
Frank LoBiondo
NJ
R
Y
Billy Long
MO
R
Y
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
N
Mia Love
UT
R
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Thomas MacArthur
NJ
R
Y
Kenny Marchant
TX
R
Y
Tom Marino
PA
R
Y
Roger Marshall
KS
R
Y
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Brian Mast
FL
R
N
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
David McKinley
WV
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Martha McSally
AZ
R
N
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Luke Messer
IN
R
Y
Paul Mitchell
MI
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Kristi Noem
SD
R
Y
Ralph Norman
SC
R
N
Devin Nunes
CA
R
Y
Pete Olson
TX
R
Y
Steven Palazzo
MS
R
Y
Gary Palmer
AL
R
Y
Erik Paulsen
MN
R
Y
Stevan Pearce
NM
R
Y
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
Robert Pittenger
NC
R
Y
Ted Poe
TX
R
Y
Bruce Poliquin
ME
R
Y
Bill Posey
FL
R
N
John Ratcliffe
TX
R
N
Tom Reed
NY
R
Y
David Reichert
WA
R
Y
James Renacci
OH
R
Y
Tom Rice
SC
R
Y
Martha Roby
AL
R
Y
David Roe
TN
R
Y
Mike Rogers
AL
R
Y
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
Dana Rohrabacher
CA
R
Y
Todd Rokita
IN
R
Y
Francis Rooney
FL
R
N
Tom Rooney
FL
R
Y
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL
R
Y
Peter Roskam
IL
R
Y
Dennis Ross
FL
R
Y
Keith Rothfus
PA
R
N
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Edward Royce
CA
R
Y
Steve Russell
OK
R
Y
John Rutherford
FL
R
Y
Mark Sanford
SC
R
N
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
N
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
John Shimkus
IL
R
Y
Bill Shuster
PA
R
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Lamar Smith
TX
R
Y
Jason Smith
MO
R
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Adrian Smith
NE
R
Y
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Chris Stewart
UT
R
A
Steve Stivers
OH
R
Y
Scott Taylor
VA
R
Y
Claudia Tenney
NY
R
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Mac Thornberry
TX
R
Y
Scott Tipton
CO
R
Y
David Trott
MI
R
Y
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
Fred Upton
MI
R
Y
David Valadao
CA
R
Y
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Greg Walden
OR
R
Y
Mark Walker
NC
R
Y
Jackie Walorski
IN
R
Y
Mimi Walters
CA
R
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Robert Wittman
VA
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rob Woodall
GA
R
Y
Kevin Yoder
KS
R
Y
Ted Yoho
FL
R
Y
Don Young
AK
R
Y
David Young
IA
R
Y
Lee Zeldin
NY
R
Y