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
Lou Barletta
PA
R
A
Joe Barton
TX
R
A
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
A
Daniel Donovan
NY
R
A
Keith Ellison
MN
D
A
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
A
Walter Jones
NC
R
A
William Keating
MA
D
A
Stephen Knight
CA
R
A
Raul Labrador
ID
R
A
Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
D
A
Gwen Moore
WI
D
A
Donald Payne
NJ
D
A
Jared Polis
CO
D
A
Chris Stewart
UT
R
A
Timothy Walz
MN
D
A
Justin Amash
MI
R
N
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
N
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
N
Dave Brat
VA
R
N
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Buddy Carter
GA
R
N
Steve Chabot
OH
R
N
Mike Coffman
CO
R
N
Warren Davidson
OH
R
N
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
N
John Duncan
TN
R
N
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
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
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
N
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
N
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Jeb Hensarling
TX
R
N
Jody Hice
GA
R
N
George Holding
NC
R
N
Sam Johnson
TX
R
N
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
Ron Kind
WI
D
N
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
N
Leonard Lance
NJ
R
N
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
N
Jason Lewis
MN
R
N
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
N
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Brian Mast
FL
R
N
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Martha McSally
AZ
R
N
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Ralph Norman
SC
R
N
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
Bill Posey
FL
R
N
John Ratcliffe
TX
R
N
Francis Rooney
FL
R
N
Keith Rothfus
PA
R
N
Mark Sanford
SC
R
N
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
N
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
Y
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
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
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
Y
Karen Bass
CA
D
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Jack Bergman
MI
R
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Mike Bishop
MI
R
Y
Rob Bishop
UT
R
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Diane Black
TN
R
Y
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Y
Rod Blum
IA
R
Y
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Kevin Brady
TX
R
Y
Robert Brady
PA
D
Y
Mo Brooks
AL
R
Y
Susan Brooks
IN
R
Y
Anthony Brown
MD
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Cheri Bustos
IL
D
Y
G.K. Butterfield
NC
D
Y
Bradley Byrne
AL
R
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Michael Capuano
MA
D
Y
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Liz Cheney
WY
R
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
Michael Cloud
TX
R
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
Chris Collins
NY
R
Y
Doug Collins
GA
R
Y
James Comer
KY
R
Y
Barbara Comstock
VA
R
Y
K. Michael Conaway
TX
R
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
Y
Paul Cook
CA
R
Y
Jim Cooper
TN
D
Y
Luis Correa
CA
D
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Ryan Costello
PA
R
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
Charlie Crist
FL
D
Y
Joseph Crowley
NY
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
John Culberson
TX
R
Y
Elijah Cummings
MD
D
Y
Carlos Curbelo
FL
R
Y
John Curtis
UT
R
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Susan Davis
CA
D
Y
Rodney Davis
IL
R
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
Jeff Denham
CA
R
Y
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
Y
Ted Deutch
FL
D
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Michael Doyle
PA
D
Y
Sean Duffy
WI
R
Y
Neal Dunn
FL
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Eliot Engel
NY
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
Y
Ron Estes
KS
R
Y
Elizabeth Esty
CT
D
Y
Dwight Evans
PA
D
Y
John Faso
NY
R
Y
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
Y
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
Bill Flores
TX
R
Y
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
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
Greg Gianforte
MT
R
Y
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
Y
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
Y
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
Y
Bob Goodlatte
VA
R
Y
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
Y
Trey Gowdy
SC
R
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Tom Graves
GA
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Gene Green
TX
D
Y
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
Y
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
Y
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Luis Gutierrez
IL
D
Y
Colleen Hanabusa
HI
D
Y
Karen Handel
GA
R
Y
Gregg Harper
MS
R
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
Denny Heck
WA
D
Y
Kevin Hern
OK
R
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
Clay Higgins
LA
R
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Trey Hollingsworth
IN
R
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
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
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Lynn Jenkins
KS
R
Y
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
Y
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
Y
Brenda Jones
MI
D
Y
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
John Katko
NY
R
Y
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Trent Kelly
MS
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
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
Peter King
NY
R
Y
Steve King
IA
R
Y
Adam Kinzinger
IL
R
Y
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
David Kustoff
TN
R
Y
Darin LaHood
IL
R
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
Bob Latta
OH
R
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
Frank LoBiondo
NJ
R
Y
David Loebsack
IA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
Y
Billy Long
MO
R
Y
Mia Love
UT
R
Y
Alan Lowenthal
CA
D
Y
Nita Lowey
NY
D
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Thomas MacArthur
NJ
R
Y
Sean Maloney
NY
D
Y
Carolyn Maloney
NY
D
Y
Kenny Marchant
TX
R
Y
Tom Marino
PA
R
Y
Roger Marshall
KS
R
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Donald McEachin
VA
D
Y
James McGovern
MA
D
Y
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
David McKinley
WV
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Grace Meng
NY
D
Y
Luke Messer
IN
R
Y
Paul Mitchell
MI
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Joseph Morelle
NY
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Stephanie Murphy
FL
D
Y
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Kristi Noem
SD
R
Y
Richard Nolan
MN
D
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Devin Nunes
CA
R
Y
Tom O'Halleran
AZ
D
Y
Beto O'Rourke
TX
D
Y
Pete Olson
TX
R
Y
Steven Palazzo
MS
R
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Gary Palmer
AL
R
Y
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
Y
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
Y
Erik Paulsen
MN
R
Y
Stevan Pearce
NM
R
Y
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
Robert Pittenger
NC
R
Y
Mark Pocan
WI
D
Y
Ted Poe
TX
R
Y
Bruce Poliquin
ME
R
Y
David Price
NC
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
Y
Tom Reed
NY
R
Y
David Reichert
WA
R
Y
James Renacci
OH
R
Y
Kathleen Rice
NY
D
Y
Tom Rice
SC
R
Y
Cedric Richmond
LA
D
Y
Martha Roby
AL
R
Y
Lisa Rochester
DE
D
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
Tom Rooney
FL
R
Y
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL
R
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Peter Roskam
IL
R
Y
Dennis Ross
FL
R
Y
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Lucille Roybal Allard
CA
D
Y
Edward Royce
CA
R
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
Bobby Rush
IL
D
Y
Steve Russell
OK
R
Y
John Rutherford
FL
R
Y
Tim Ryan
OH
D
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
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
José Serrano
NY
D
Y
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Carol Shea-Porter
NH
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
John Shimkus
IL
R
Y
Bill Shuster
PA
R
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Albio Sires
NJ
D
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
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
Darren Soto
FL
D
Y
Jackie Speier
CA
D
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Steve Stivers
OH
R
Y
Thomas Suozzi
NY
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Scott Taylor
VA
R
Y
Claudia Tenney
NY
R
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Mac Thornberry
TX
R
Y
Scott Tipton
CO
R
Y
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
David Trott
MI
R
Y
Niki Tsongas
MA
D
Y
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
Fred Upton
MI
R
Y
David Valadao
CA
R
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
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
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
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Susan Wild
PA
D
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
Robert Wittman
VA
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rob Woodall
GA
R
Y
John Yarmuth
KY
D
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