About the January – June 2024 Family Sentiment Scorecard
These are the 17 registered votes in the House from January to June 2024 which affect the Family.
| # | Roll Call # | Bill / Resolution # | Name | Description | AFP Opinion | Result | AFP Scoring | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | H.R. 788 | Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act | This bill prohibits the federal government from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of the United States that provides for a payment to any person or entity other than the United States. | Restores public confidence in Congress | Passed House | For | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | H.R. 6918 | Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act | This bill prohibits the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing (with respect to certain pregnancy centers) a provision of a proposed rule suggesting that a state providing pregnancy counseling to women after they become pregnant is not a reasonable use of funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. | Pro-life, pro-family | Passed House | For | 3 |
| 3 | 19 | H.R. 6914 | Pregnant Students’ Rights Act | This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide certain information to prospective and enrolled students on the rights and resources for pregnant students to carry a baby to term or students who may become pregnant while enrolled at the IHE to carry a baby to term. | Pro-life, pro-family | Passed House | For | 3 |
| 4 | 25 | H.R. 5585 | Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act | This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol agent or a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer who is actively assisting or under the command of the U.S. Border Patrol. | Strengthening border secuity keeps families safe. | Passed House | For | 1 |
| 5 | 27 | H.R. 6678 | Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act | Allows ICE to deport any illegal abusing social security system. | Limits SS benefits to American citizens | Passed House | For | 1 |
| 6 | 31 | H.R. 6976 | Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act | Allows ICE to deport any illegal caught driving under the influence. | Keeps families safe on the highways | Passed House | For | 1 |
| 7 | 33 | H.R. 443 | Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act | Strengthens government's ability to reduce human trafficking. | Human trafficking is a violation of human dignity | Passed House | For | 2 |
| 8 | 84 | H.R. 6276 | USE IT Act | Requires GAO to report vacany rates in Federal buildings | Restores confidence in Congress. | Passed House | For | 1 |
| 9 | 114 | H.R. 7888 | Amendment #1 to the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act | Forbids warrantless searches of US citizens | Opposes an expansion of the survelliance powers of the Federal government | Failed in House | For | 2 |
| 10 | 230 | H.R. 5403 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act | Prohibits Federal Reserve from offering products or services directly to an individual, maintaining an account on behalf of an individual, or issuing a central bank digital currency to an individual. | Opposes an expansion of the survelliance powers of the Federal government | Passed House | For | 1 |
| 11 | 232 | H.R. 192 | Repeal of DC voting regulations | Prohibits individuals who are not citizens of the U.S. from voting in elections in the District of Columbia | Boosts election integrity and restores confidence in Congress | Passed House | For | 1 |
| 12 | 259 | H.R. 8070 | Amendment #36 of the National Defense Authorization Act | Prohibits funding for NATO until each member country has spent 2 percent of the respective GDP on defense expenditures. | The U.S. should not continue funding NATO disproportionately at the expense of American families | Failed in House | For | 1 |
| 13 | 262 | H.R. 8070 | Amendment #52 of the National Defense Authorization Act | Prohibits TRICARE from covering and the Department of Defense from furnishing gender transition surgeries and gender hormone treatments for individuals that identify as transgender. | Supports human dignity and a proper approach to sexuality in the Armed Forces | Passed House | For | 3 |
| 14 | 264 | H.R. 8070 | Amendment #40 of the National Defense Authorization Act | Prohibits the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. | Authorizing the use of weapons internationally recognized as immoral is a bad example for children, hardening their consciences. | Failed in House | For | 1 |
| 15 | 265 | H.R. 8070 | Amendment #41 of the National Defense Authorization Act | Establishes a permanent hiring freeze for diversity, equity, and inclusion jobs in the Department of Defense | In a majority of manifestations, DEI is anti-family. In the military, it is purported to be a major cause of the recruitment crisis. | Passed House | For | 2 |
| 16 | 271 | H.R. 8070 | Amendment #46 of the National Defense Authorization Act | Prohibits the Department of Defense Education Activity from purchasing, displaying, or maintaining material that promotes gender ideology or pornographic content. | Supports human dignity and a proper approach to sexuality in the Armed Forces | Passed House | For | 3 |
| 17 | 275 | H.R. 8070 | Amendment #53 of the National Defense Authorization Act | Prohibits the provision of gender transition procedures, including surgery or medication, through the Exceptional Family Medical Program. | Supports human dignity and a proper approach to sexuality in the Armed Forces | Passed House | For | 3 |