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    • Dec 14, 2023
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This Week In Research: December 11th - December 15th, 2023

Highlights from the Week

  1. On December 6th, 2023, the United States House of Representatives passed the “Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023.” This bill, which passed on a vote of 221-197, would limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate emissions standards for new motor vehicles. It also specifies that the EPA is not prohibited from prescribing regulations related to new motor vehicle standards that mandate the use of any specific technology or results in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on the type of new motor vehicle engine. To read more about the bill, as well as how your representatives voted, click here. To read a statement from the bill sponsor, Representative Tim Walberg from Michigan, click here. To read a statement from Representative Debbie Lesko of Arizona, click here. To read a statement from Representative Rick Allen of Georgia, click here. To read a statement from Representative Doris Matsui of California click here. To read a statement from Representative Kathy Castor of Florida, click here. Lastly, to read a statement from Representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan, click here.

  2. On September 30, 2023, Representative Jamaal Bowman of the 16th Congressional District of New York pulled a fire alarm during the time that the House of Representatives were considering legislation to prevent Federal agencies and departments from shutting down. On October 26, 2023, Representative Bowman was placed on probation, wrote a letter to the United States Capitol Police apologizing for his act, and was required to pay a $1,000 fine following his guilty plea. The House of Representatives passed a resolution on December 7, 2023, censuring Representative Bowman, and passed on a vote of 214 to 191. To read more about the bill and how your representatives voted, click here. To read a statement from Representative and bill sponsor Lisa McClain of Michigan, click here. To read a statement from Representative Mark Alford of Missouri, click here. To read a statement from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, click here. To read a statement from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, click here. To read a statement from Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez of New York, click here. Lastly, to read a statement from Representative Katie Porter of California, click here.

  3. On December 11, 2023, the House passed HR 5378 which is a bill pertaining to the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, and passed on a vote of 320 to 71. This bill requires health care providers and insurers to disclose certain information about health care costs and its role is to promote the transparency of pricing in the healthcare industry. The specifics of these changes and further transparencies include hospital pricing, imaging, pharmaceutical benefits, health coverage and more. Reports on the implementation in Medicare and the prevention of spread pricing in Medicaid are part of the bill details. To read more about the bill and how your representatives voted, click here. To read a statement from Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers of Washington, click here. To read a statement from Representative John Joyce of Pennsylvania, click here. To read a statement from Representative Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, click here. To read a statement from Representative Lloyd Dogget of Texas, click here. To read a statement from Representative Bobby Scott of Virginia, click here. Lastly, to read a statement from Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey, click here. 

  4. On December 13th, 2023, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Passed by a vote of 221-212 party-line vote, this resolution effectively puts on record the House’s support for three congressional committees to begin an investigation into potential wrongdoing by the president related to business dealings with his son, Hunter Biden, in what they claim is an influence-peddling scheme. To read more about the resolution, as well as how your representatives voted, click here. To read a statement from President Biden, click here. To read a statement from House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, click here. To read a statement from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, click here. To read a statement from Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Representative Jason Smith of Missouri, click here. Lastly, to read a statement from Representative Frank Mrvan of Indiana, click here.


Elections

By the Elections Research team: Nick, Zachary, Caleb, Seth, Jessica, and Max


Biographies & Elections:

Want to learn about some of the elections that happened this week? Click on the state below to view the results:


Want to learn more about candidates running for elected office in 2024? Click on the states below to see the full list:


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Want to learn more about the leadership in each state legislature? You can see the full leadership rosters here:


Want to learn more about which committees elected officials are a part of? You can see the full list of committees for each state here:



Officials

By the Officials Research team: Sam, Johanan, Neal, Thomas, Quinn and Interns: Justin, Skylar, Jami, Abby, Claire, Heather, Kaitlin, Sophia, Tristen, Arola and Nischay.


Public Statements: 346 statements were added this week. See highlights from the week for notable statements.



Key Votes: 

States: 36 new votes were added. 





   Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

  • This year to date, the SIGs team has entered 56,353 ratings and 14,738 endorsements for candidates.

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