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color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; } </style> </p> <div style="display: none;"></div> <p><b>Gary Peters</b> (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party">Democratic Party</a>) is a member of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate">U.S. Senate</a> from Michigan. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.</p><p>Peters (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_Party">Democratic Party</a>) ran for re-election to the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate">U.S. Senate</a> to represent Michigan. He will not appear on the ballot for the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan,_2026">November 3, 2026</a>. </p> <p>Peters announced on January 28, 2025 that he would not seek re-election to the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p><p>In January 2021, Sen. Majority Leader <a href="/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-N.Y.) appointed Peters as chairman of the <a href="/Democratic_Senatorial_Campaign_Committee" title="Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee">Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</a> (DSCC), a national political committee and subsidiary of the Democratic Party that supports campaigns of Democratic Senate candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> Under Peters, the DSCC added one seat to its 50-seat functioning majority in 2022 when <a href="/John_Fetterman" title="John Fetterman">John Fetterman</a> (D) defeated <a href="/Mehmet_Oz" title="Mehmet Oz">Mehmet Oz</a> (R) in the Pennsylvania Senate race. Peters remained at the head of the DSCC for the 2024 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> Peters did not run for a third cycle as DSCC chairman. </p><p>Peters was first <a href="/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Michigan,_2014" title="United States Senate elections in Michigan, 2014">elected to the Senate in 2014</a>, the only non-incumbent Democrat to win a Senate seat that year. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican <a href="/Terri_Lynn_Land" title="Terri Lynn Land">Terri Lynn Land</a> 55%-41% in the general election. </p><p>In <a href="/Gary_Peters#Campaign_themes" title="Gary Peters">his responses</a> to <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection" title="Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey, Peters said, "In the Senate, I've passed into law legislation to help lower prescription drug costs, expand skills training opportunities to fill good-paying jobs, secure relief during the coronavirus pandemic, and to protect our Great Lakes. I'm working to rebuild our economy by pushing to expand Made in America manufacturing and supporting our small businesses. And as a leader on national security and veterans' issues, my top priority is keeping Michigan safe. I've worked with both parties to pass into law legislation to strengthen our military, and take care of our veterans by expanding apprenticeship opportunities and ensure those who are struggling with PTSD have access to the care they deserve.” </p><p>Before being elected to the Senate, Peters represented <a href="/Michigan%27s_9th_Congressional_District" title="Michigan's 9th Congressional District">Michigan's 9th Congressional District</a> from 2009 to 2013 and <a href="/Michigan%27s_14th_Congressional_District" title="Michigan's 14th Congressional District">Michigan's 14th Congressional District</a> from 2013 to 2015. He also served as commissioner of the Michigan Lottery from 2003 to 2007, and in the Michigan Senate from 1995 to 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Committee_assignments"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#U.S._Senate"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">U.S. Senate</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-5"><a href="#2017-2018"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2017-2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#2015-2016"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">2015-2016</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#U.S._House"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">U.S. House</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#2013-2014"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2013-2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#2011-2012"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2011-2012</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Key_votes"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Key_votes:_118th_Congress,_2023-2025"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Key_votes:_Previous_sessions_of_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Key_votes:_117th_Congress,_2021-2023"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Key_votes:_116th_Congress,_2019-2021"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#114th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">114th Congress</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a href="#Economic_and_fiscal"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Economic and fiscal</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-14"><a href="#Trade_Act_of_2015"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Trade Act of 2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-15"><a href="#2016_Budget_proposal"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">2016 Budget proposal</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-16"><a href="#Defense_spending_authorization"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Defense spending authorization</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-17"><a href="#2015_budget"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">2015 budget</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-18"><a href="#Foreign_Affairs"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Foreign Affairs</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-19"><a href="#Iran_nuclear_deal"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Iran nuclear deal</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-20"><a href="#Domestic"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Domestic</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-21"><a href="#USA_FREEDOM_Act_of_2015"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">USA FREEDOM Act of 2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-22"><a href="#Cyber_security"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Cyber security</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-23"><a href="#Immigration"><span class="tocnumber">4.5.4</span> <span class="toctext">Immigration</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#113th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">113th Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#National_security"><span class="tocnumber">4.7</span> <span class="toctext">National security</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-26"><a href="#NDAA"><span class="tocnumber">4.7.1</span> <span class="toctext">NDAA</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-27"><a href="#DHS_Appropriations"><span class="tocnumber">4.7.2</span> <span class="toctext">DHS Appropriations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-28"><a href="#CISPA_(2013)"><span class="tocnumber">4.7.3</span> <span class="toctext">CISPA (2013)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#Economy"><span class="tocnumber">4.8</span> <span class="toctext">Economy</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-30"><a href="#Farm_bill"><span class="tocnumber">4.8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Farm bill</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-31"><a href="#2014_Budget"><span class="tocnumber">4.8.2</span> <span class="toctext">2014 Budget</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-32"><a href="#Government_shutdown"><span class="tocnumber">4.8.3</span> <span class="toctext">Government shutdown</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-33"><a href="#Federal_Pay_Adjustment_Act"><span class="tocnumber">4.8.4</span> <span class="toctext">Federal Pay Adjustment Act</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-34"><a href="#Immigration_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.9</span> <span class="toctext">Immigration</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-35"><a href="#Morton_Memos_Prohibition"><span class="tocnumber">4.9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Morton Memos Prohibition</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-36"><a href="#Healthcare"><span class="tocnumber">4.10</span> <span class="toctext">Healthcare</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-37"><a href="#Healthcare_Reform_Rules"><span class="tocnumber">4.10.1</span> <span class="toctext">Healthcare Reform Rules</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-38"><a href="#Social_issues"><span class="tocnumber">4.11</span> <span class="toctext">Social issues</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-39"><a href="#Abortion"><span class="tocnumber">4.11.1</span> <span class="toctext">Abortion</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-40"><a href="#Previous_congressional_sessions"><span class="tocnumber">4.12</span> <span class="toctext">Previous congressional sessions</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-41"><a href="#Fiscal_Cliff"><span class="tocnumber">4.12.1</span> <span class="toctext">Fiscal Cliff</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-42"><a href="#Specific_votes"><span class="tocnumber">4.13</span> <span class="toctext">Specific votes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-43"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-44"><a href="#2026"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2026</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-45"><a href="#Endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">5.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-46"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-47"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-48"><a href="#Endorsements_2"><span class="tocnumber">5.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-49"><a href="#Media"><span class="tocnumber">5.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Media</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-50"><a href="#Washington_Post_top_10_races"><span class="tocnumber">5.3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Washington Post top 10 races</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-51"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-52"><a href="#Endorsements_3"><span class="tocnumber">5.4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-53"><a href="#2010"><span class="tocnumber">5.5</span> <span class="toctext">2010</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-54"><a href="#2008"><span class="tocnumber">5.6</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-55"><a href="#Campaign_themes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign themes</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-56"><a href="#2026_2"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">2026</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-57"><a href="#2020_2"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-58"><a href="#Campaign_website"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign website</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-59"><a href="#2014_2"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-60"><a href="#2012_2"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.3</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-61"><a href="#Notable_endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Notable endorsements</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-62"><a href="#Noteworthy_events"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Noteworthy events</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-63"><a href="#Selection_as_Democratic_Senatorial_Campaign_Committee_chairman"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Selection as Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-64"><a href="#Campaign_finance_summary"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign finance summary</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-65"><a href="#Personal_Gain_Index"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Personal Gain Index</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-66"><a href="#PGI:_Change_in_net_worth"><span class="tocnumber">10.1</span> <span class="toctext">PGI: Change in net worth</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-67"><a href="#PGI:_Donation_Concentration_Metric"><span class="tocnumber">10.2</span> <span class="toctext">PGI: Donation Concentration Metric</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-68"><a href="#Analysis"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Analysis</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-69"><a href="#Ideology_and_leadership"><span class="tocnumber">11.1</span> <span class="toctext">Ideology and leadership</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-70"><a href="#Like-minded_colleagues"><span class="tocnumber">11.2</span> <span class="toctext">Like-minded colleagues</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-71"><a href="#Lifetime_voting_record"><span class="tocnumber">11.3</span> <span class="toctext">Lifetime voting record</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-72"><a href="#Congressional_staff_salaries"><span class="tocnumber">11.4</span> <span class="toctext">Congressional staff salaries</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-73"><a href="#National_Journal_vote_ratings"><span class="tocnumber">11.5</span> <span class="toctext">National Journal vote ratings</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-74"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">11.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-75"><a href="#2012_3"><span class="tocnumber">11.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-76"><a href="#2011"><span class="tocnumber">11.5.3</span> <span class="toctext">2011</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-77"><a href="#Voting_with_party"><span class="tocnumber">11.6</span> <span class="toctext">Voting with party</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-78"><a href="#2014_3"><span class="tocnumber">11.6.1</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-79"><a href="#2013_2"><span class="tocnumber">11.6.2</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-80"><a href="#Personal"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">Personal</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-81"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-82"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-83"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2> <p>Peters was born in 1958 in Pontiac, <a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>. After graduating from Alma College in 1980, Peters went on to receive his M.B.A. from the University of Detroit and his J.D. from Wayne State University in 1985 and 1989, respectively. Prior to his political career, Peters worked as a professor and investment banker. He also served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1993 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-bioguide_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bioguide-6">[6]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2> <p>Below is an abbreviated outline of Peters' political career:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li>2015-Present: Member of the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a></li> <li>2009-2015: Member of the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a></li> <li>2007: Graduated from Michigan State University with a M.A.</li> <li>2003-2007: Commissioner of the Michigan Lottery</li> <li>1995-2002: Member of the <a href="/Michigan_State_Senate" title="Michigan State Senate">Michigan State Senate</a></li> <li>1993-2000, 2001-2005: Served in the U.S. Naval Reserve</li> <li>1991-1992: Member of the Rochester Hills, <a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, City Council</li> <li>1989: Graduated from Wayne State University with a J.D.</li> <li>1985: Graduated from the University of Detroit with an MBA</li> <li>1980: Graduated from Alma College with a B.A.</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="U.S._Senate">U.S. Senate</span></h3> <h4>2023-2024</h4> <p>Peters was assigned to the following committees:<span class="source-link"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><sup>[Source]</sup></a></span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations">Senate Committee on Appropriations</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Homeland Security</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services">Senate Committee on Armed Services</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Airland</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Cybersecurity</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Seapower</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Communications, Media, and Broadband</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Space and Science</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Chairman</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Chairman</span></li> </ul> <p><style> .subcommittee { font-weight: 400; margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: circle; } .source-link { </p> <pre>color: #337ab7, } </pre> <p></style> </p> <h4>2021-2022</h4> <p>Peters was assigned to the following committees:<span class="source-link"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><sup>[Source]</sup></a></span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Chair</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services">Senate Committee on Armed Services</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Airland</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Emerging Threats and Capabilities</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Seapower</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Communications, Media, and Broadband</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Space and Science</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Chair</span></li> </ul> <p><style> .subcommittee { font-weight: 400; margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: circle; } .source-link { </p> <pre>color: #337ab7, } </pre> <p></style> </p><p> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2017-2018">2017-2018</span></h4> <p>At the beginning of the <a href="/115th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="115th Congress">115th Congress</a>, Peters was assigned to the following committees:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Congress_Joint_Economic_Committee" title="United States Congress Joint Economic Committee">Joint Economic Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Committee on Armed Services</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs" title="United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs</a></li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2015-2016">2015-2016</span></h4> <p>Peters served on the following committees:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Congress_Joint_Economic_Committee" title="United States Congress Joint Economic Committee"> Joint Economic Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation"> Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee</a> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Aviation_Operations,_Safety,_and_Security" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Communications,_Technology,_and_the_Internet" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Oceans,_Atmosphere,_Fisheries,_and_Coast_Guard" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Space,_Science,_and_Competitiveness" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness</a>, <i>Ranking Member</i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs" title="United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs"> Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management</li> <li>Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship" title="United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship"> Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="U.S._House">U.S. House</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2013-2014">2013-2014</span></h4> <p>Peters served on the following committees:<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Financial_Services" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services">Financial Services Committee</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises</li> <li>Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade</li></ul></li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2011-2012">2011-2012</span></h4> <p>Peters served on the following House committees:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Financial_Services" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services">Financial Services Committee</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises</li> <li>Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Small_Business" title="United States House of Representatives Committee on Small Business">Small Business Committee</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology</li> <li>Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access</li></ul></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes"><a href="/Key_votes" title="Key votes">Key votes</a></span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Key_votes" title="Key votes">Key votes</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click <a href="/Key_votes" title="Key votes">here</a>. </p> <h3><span id="Key_votes:_118th_Congress.2C_2023-2025"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes:_118th_Congress,_2023-2025">Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025</span></h3> <p>The <a href="/118th_United_States_Congress" title="118th United States Congress">118th United States Congress</a> began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (51-49). <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) was the president and <a href="/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills">Congress' top-viewed bills list</a> and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia. </p> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white;"><big><b>Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025</b></big> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Vote </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px; width:75%;">Bill and description </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Status </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizing <a href="/U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="U.S. Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (87-13) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (H.R. 6363) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on November 17, 2023, providing for the funding of federal agencies through January 19, 2024. The bill prevented a government shutdown that would have taken place if funding was not approved by November 17, 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (87-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 5860) was a bill approved by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on September 30, 2023, providing for the funding of federal agencies through November 17, 2023. The bill prevented a government shutdown that would have taken place if funding was not approved by October 1, 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (88-9) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Fiscal_Responsibility_Act_of_2023" title="Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023">Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023</a> (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> <a href="/Fiscal_Responsibility_Act_of_2023" title="Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (63-36) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the <a href="/Congressional_Review_Act" title="Congressional Review Act">Congressional Review Act</a> (CRA) passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended the <a href="/Federal_government_responses_to_the_coronavirus_(COVID-19)_pandemic,_2020-2022" title="Federal government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2022">national coronavirus state of emergency</a>, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> <a href="/H.J.Res.7:_Relating_to_a_national_emergency_declared_by_the_President_on_March_13,_2020" title="H.J.Res.7: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (68-23) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.J.Res. 44 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the <a href="/Congressional_Review_Act" title="Congressional Review Act">Congressional Review Act</a> (CRA) passed by the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and voted down by the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>. The bill sought to nullify a <a href="/U.S._Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives" title="U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives">Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)</a> rule establishing criteria to determine whether firearms equipped with stabilizing braces that facilitate shoulder fire were subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (50-49) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.J.Res. 30 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the <a href="/Congressional_Review_Act" title="Congressional Review Act">Congressional Review Act</a> (CRA) passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and <a href="/Joe_Biden:_Vetoed_legislation" title="Joe Biden: Vetoed legislation">vetoed</a> by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify a <a href="/U.S._Department_of_Labor" title="U.S. Department of Labor">Department of Labor</a> rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certain <a href="/Environmental,_social,_and_corporate_governance_(ESG)" title="Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)">environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)</a> factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> <a href="/H.J.Res.30:_Providing_for_congressional_disapproval_of_the_rule_submitted_by_the_Department_of_Labor_relating_to_%22Prudence_and_Loyalty_in_Selecting_Plan_Investments_and_Exercising_Shareholder_Rights%22" title="H.J.Res.30: Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights"">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (50-46) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on January 5, 2025, that reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who received other pensions from state or local governments. It also eliminated an offset that would reduce benefits for spouses and widows of individuals with government pensions. It also eliminated a provision that reduced benefits for an individual who received a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (76-20) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (H.R. 4366) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on March 9, 2024, authorizing appropriations for various government departments for the fiscal year 2024. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (75-22) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on May 16, 2024, that reauthorized Federal Aviation Administration funding until fiscal year 2028. The bill also made other modifications to address various department-related issues. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report. <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (88-4) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center><a href="/Impeachment_of_Alejandro_Mayorkas,_2024" title="Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas, 2024">Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors</a> (dismissal of first article)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.Res.863 Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, passed the U.S. House on February 13, 2024. The resolution impeached U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors. The motion to impeach required a majority in the House and a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (51-48) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center><a href="/Impeachment_of_Alejandro_Mayorkas,_2024" title="Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas, 2024">Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors</a> (dismissal of second article)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.Res.863 Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, passed the U.S. House on February 13, 2024. The resolution impeached U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors. The motion to impeach required a majority in the House and a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (51-49) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.R. 815, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, was passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on April 24, 2024, appropriating foreign aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. The bill also mandated the company ByteDance divested from TikTok or the app would be removed from the U.S. This bill required a majority vote.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (79-18) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Border Act of 2024</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Border Act of 2024 (S.4361) was voted down in the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> on April 23, 2024. The bill would have expanded the Department of Homeland Security's capabilities of handling individuals entering/residing in the country without permission. It would have expanded the Department's capabilities at the border. It required 3/5ths of the vote to pass cloture.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (43-50) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Right to IVF Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">S.4445, the Right to IVF Act, was voted down in the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> on September 17, 2024. The bill would have codified access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) into law. This bill required a 3/5ths majority vote to pass cloture.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (51-44) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.R.9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, was passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on September 26, 2024, providing funding to federal agencies, including the Secret Service, and federal programs for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (78-18) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R.7024) was a bill passed by the <a href="/U.S._House" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House">U.S. House</a> on January 31, 2024, that would have modified the U.S. tax code, increasing how much money can be given back in credits and what is exempt. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (48-44) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes:_Previous_sessions_of_Congress">Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress</span></h3> <div style="width:70%"> <table class="collapsible collapsed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th style="background-color:#334aab;color:white;padding:2%;font-size:120%;">Key votes <font size="2">(click "show" to expand or "hide" to contract) </font></th></tr> <tr><td> <h3><span id="Key_votes:_117th_Congress.2C_2021-2023"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes:_117th_Congress,_2021-2023">Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023</span></h3> <p>The <a href="/117th_United_States_Congress" title="117th United States Congress">117th United States Congress</a> began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (222-213), and the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) and Vice President <a href="/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills">Congress' top-viewed bills list</a> and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia. </p> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white;"><big><b>Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023</b></big> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Vote </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px; width:75%;">Bill and description </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Status </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act_of_2021" title="Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021">Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act</a> (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> <a href="/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act_of_2021" title="Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (69-30) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>American Rescue Plan Act of 2021</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/American_Rescue_Plan_Act_of_2021" title="American Rescue Plan Act of 2021">American Rescue Plan Act of 2021</a> (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a 1/2 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> <a href="/American_Rescue_Plan_Act_of_2021" title="American Rescue Plan Act of 2021">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (50-49) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Inflation Reduction Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Inflation_Reduction_Act_of_2022" title="Inflation Reduction Act of 2022">Inflation Reduction Act of 2022</a> (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a 1/2 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> <a href="/Inflation_Reduction_Act_of_2022" title="Inflation Reduction Act of 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (51-50) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing <a href="/U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="U.S. Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (88-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (83-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (86-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Chips and Science Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (64-33) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (46-48) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (68-31) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Respect for Marriage Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Respect_for_Marriage_Act_of_2022" title="Respect for Marriage Act of 2022">Respect for Marriage Act</a> (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> <a href="/Respect_for_Marriage_Act_of_2022" title="Respect for Marriage Act of 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (61-36) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (72-25) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S. 937) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on May 20, 2021, that included provisions to designate an officer or employee of the <a href="/U.S._Department_of_Justice" title="U.S. Department of Justice">Department of Justice</a> (DOJ) to facilitate expedited review of hate crimes, required the DOJ to issue guidance to law enforcement agencies aimed to establish online hate crime reporting processes and to raise awareness about hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and established state grants to create hate crime reporting hotlines, among other related provisions. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (94-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Postal Service Reform Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on April 6, 2022, that sought to address healthcare and retirement benefits for postal workers, allow USPS to provide certain nonpostal products and services, and expand service performance and budgetary reporting. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (79-19) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Bipartisan Safer Communities Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Bipartisan_Safer_Communities_Act_of_2022" title="Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022">Bipartisan Safer Communities Act</a> (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup> <a href="/Bipartisan_Safer_Communities_Act_of_2022" title="Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (65-33) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 5305) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2021, that provided for continuing fiscal year 2022 appropriations to federal agencies through December 3, 2021, in order to prevent a government shutdown that would have otherwise occurred if fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills had not been passed by October 1, 2021. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (65-35) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Guilty</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an <a href="/Impeachment_of_Donald_Trump,_2021" title="Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2021">article of impeachment</a> saying that <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. Conviction on the impeachment charges required a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup> <a href="/Impeachment_of_Donald_Trump,_2021" title="Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2021">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not guilty (57-43) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022 (H.R. 350) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to expand the availability and reporting of information about domestic terrorism, enhance the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) ability to prosecute domestic terrorism, among other things. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (47-47) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2"><a href="/Congressional_Budget_Resolution_for_Fiscal_Year_2022" title="Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2022">This concurrent resolution</a> (S.Con.Res. 14) was a budget resolution passed by the 117th Congress outlining the fiscal year 2022 federal government budget, setting forth budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023-2031, and providing reconciliation instructions for legislation that increased the deficit. It contained a proposed framework for the <a href="/Build_Back_Better_Act" title="Build Back Better Act">Build Back Better Act</a>. The resolution required 1/2 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup> <a href="/Congressional_Budget_Resolution_for_Fiscal_Year_2022" title="Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (50-49) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Freedom_to_Vote:_John_R._Lewis_Act_(amendment_to_H.R._5746:_NASA_Enhanced_Use_Leasing_Extension_Act_of_2021)" title="Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (amendment to H.R. 5746: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021)">Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act</a> was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup> <a href="/Freedom_to_Vote:_John_R._Lewis_Act_(amendment_to_H.R._5746:_NASA_Enhanced_Use_Leasing_Extension_Act_of_2021)" title="Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (amendment to H.R. 5746: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021)">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (49-51) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Electoral_Count_Reform_and_Presidential_Transition_Improvement_Act_of_2022" title="Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022">Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act</a> was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to concur in the House's version of the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup> <a href="/Electoral_Count_Reform_and_Presidential_Transition_Improvement_Act_of_2022" title="Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (68-29) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span id="Key_votes:_116th_Congress.2C_2019-2021"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes:_116th_Congress,_2019-2021">Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021</span></h3> <p>The <a href="/116th_United_States_Congress" title="116th United States Congress">116th United States Congress</a> began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (53-47). <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) was the president and <a href="/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Mike Pence</a> (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills">Congress' top-viewed bills list</a> and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia. </p> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white;"><big><b>Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021</b></big> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Vote </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px; width:75%;">Bill and description </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Status </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>CARES Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on March 27, 2020, that expanded benefits through the joint federal-state unemployment insurance program during the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation also included $1,200 payments to certain individuals, funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and funds for businesses, hospitals, and state and local governments. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (96-0) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, setting policies and appropriations for the Department of Defense. Key features of this bill include appropriations for research/development, procurement, military construction, and operation/maintenence, as well as policies for paid family leave, North Korea nuclear sanctions, limiting the use of criminal history in federal hiring and contracting, military housing privatization, and paid family leave for federal personnel. This bill required a simple majroity vote in the Senate. <sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (86-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Families First Coronavirus Response Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on March 18, 2020, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing access to unemployment benefits and food assistance, increasing funding for Medicaid, providing free testing for COVID-19, and requiring employers to provide paid sick time to employees who cannot work due to COVID-19. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (90-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, providing appropriations for federal agencies in fiscal year 2020. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (71-23) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 6, 2020, providing emergency funding to federal agencies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Key features of the bill include funding for vaccine research, small business loans, humanitarian assistance to affected foreign countries, emergency preparedness, and grants for public health agencies and organizations. This bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (96-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.J.Res. 31) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on February 15, 2019, providing approrations for Fiscal Year 2019. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (83-16) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (S. 47) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Doanld Trump on March 12, 2019. This bill sought to set provisions for federal land management and conservation by doing things such as conducting land exchanges and conveyances, establishing programs to respond to wildfires, and extending and reauthorizing wildlife conservation programs. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (92-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (passage)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote to overcome the veto.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (84-13) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (overcoming veto)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote to overcome the veto.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (81-13) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 (S. 1) is a bill approved by the Senate that sought to address security in certain Middle Eastern countries by sending resources to Israel, extending defense cooperation in Jordan, establishing sanctions related to the conflict in Syria, and allowing states to divest from entities boycotting Israel. The bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (77-23) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 8337) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on October 1st, 2020, continuing appropriations to federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2021 as well as extending certain expiring programs that address issues such as health care, surface transportation, agriculture, and veterans benefits. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (84-10) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1158) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, 2019, providing appropriations for the 2020 Fiscal Year for federal agencies. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (81-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (H.R. 3055) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, providing Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations to federal agencies through December 20, 2019 and extending certain programs and authorites that were set to expire. This bill prevented a government shutdown, and provided a pay raise for the military, repealed a revocation of state highway funding, and modified the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (74-20) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act (H.R. 1327) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 29, 2019, providing funds for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Key features of the bill included allowing claims to be filed until October 2090, removing the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and periodically adjusting the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation. This bill required a simple majority vote from the Senate. <sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (97-2) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Guilty</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (article 1)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The 2020 impeachment of Donald Trump (R) was a resolution before the 116th Congress to set forth two articles of impeachment saying that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. The first article was related to allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid, and the second was related to Trump's response to the impeachment inquiry.The House of Representatives approved both articles of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of either charge. Conviction on the impeachment charges required a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate. <sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not Guilty (52-48) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Guilty</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (article 2)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The 2020 impeachment of Donald Trump (R) was a resolution before the 116th Congress to set forth two articles of impeachment saying that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. The first article was related to allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid, and the second was related to Trump's response to the impeachment inquiry.The House of Representatives approved both articles of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of either charge. Conviction on the impeachment charges required a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate. <sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not Guilty (53-47) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 5430) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on October 21, 2020, establishing a trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada meant to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by establishing provisions such as labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (89-10) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (S. 151) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 30, 2019, setting forth rules to reduce criminal robot calls. Some key featues of the bill included requiring voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies, creating rules to protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number, and protecting individuals from one-ring scams. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (97-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 (H.R. 3401) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on July 1, 2019, providing emergency approprations for humanitarian assistance and security to respond to people attempting to enter the United States at the southern border. This bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (84-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (H.R. 2157) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on June 6, 2019, providing approprations to certain federal departments in order to address expenses incured by recent natural disasters. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (85-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.J.Res.46 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.) was a resolution passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump (R). This resolution sought to terminate the national emergency related to the U.S.-Mexico border, declared by President Trump on February 15, 2019. The bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (59-41) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="114th_Congress">114th Congress</span></h3> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="CongressLogo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/23/CongressLogo.png/100px-CongressLogo.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/23/CongressLogo.png/150px-CongressLogo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/23/CongressLogo.png/200px-CongressLogo.png 2x" data-file-width="1266" data-file-height="1282" /></a></div> <p>The first session of the <a href="/114th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="114th Congress">114th Congress</a> enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the <a href="/113th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="113th Congress">113th Congress</a> had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the <a href="/114th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="114th Congress">114th Congress</a> enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the <a href="/113th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="113th Congress">113th Congress</a> had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup> The Senate confirmed 18,117 out of 21,815 executive nominations received (83 percent). For more information pertaining to Peters's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Economic_and_fiscal">Economic and fiscal</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Trade_Act_of_2015">Trade Act of 2015</span></h5> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/The_Trans-Pacific_Partnership_trade_deal,_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, 2015">The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, 2015</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On May 22, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1314">HR 1314</a>, which was used as a legislative vehicle for trade legislation with the titles "Trade Act of 2015" and the "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015," by a vote of 62-37. The bill proposed giving the president <a href="/Trade_promotion_authority_(TPA)" title="Trade promotion authority (TPA)">trade promotion authority (TPA)</a>. TPA, also known as fast track authority, allows the president to negotiate trade deals that cannot be amended by <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a>. Congress casts a simple up or down vote on a trade agreement, and the legislation only requires a simple majority for approval. The bill also included a statement of trade priorities and provisions for <a href="/Trade_adjustment_assistance_(TAA)" title="Trade adjustment assistance (TAA)">trade adjustment assistance</a>. Peters voted with 30 other <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">senators</a> against the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup> <br /><b>Trade promotion authority</b><br /> <a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On June 24, 2015, by a vote of 60-38, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> approved <a href="/Trade_promotion_authority_(TPA)" title="Trade promotion authority (TPA)">trade promotion authority (TPA)</a> as part of <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2146">HR 2146 - Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act</a>. Peters was one of 31 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> to vote against the bill. After, Senate <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> leadership honored a pledge to support <a href="/Trade_adjustment_assistance" class="mw-redirect" title="Trade adjustment assistance">trade adjustment assistance (TAA)</a> by passing the measure as part of <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1295">HR 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015</a> by voice vote. The <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">House</a> passed HR 1295 the following day, on June 25, 2015, and both TPA and TAA were signed into law on June 29, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_Budget_proposal">2016 Budget proposal</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On May 5, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to approve <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/11">SConRes11</a>, a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, by a vote of 51-48. The non-binding resolution will be used to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government before funding runs out on October 1, 2015. The vote marked the first time since 2009 that <a href="/Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Congress">Congress</a> approved a joint budget resolution. All 44 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a>, including Peters, voted against the resolution.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Defense_spending_authorization">Defense spending authorization</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On November 10, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1356?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22s1356%5C%22%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=1">S 1356 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016</a> by a vote of 91-3. The second version of the $607 billion national defense bill included "$5 billion in cuts to match what was approved in the budget" and language preventing the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a></sup> Peters voted with 41 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a>, 48 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and one independent in favor of the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a></sup> On November 5, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House</a> passed the bill by a vote of 370-58, and President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> signed it into law on November 25, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a></sup> </p><p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On June 18, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1735?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+1735%22%5D%7D">HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016</a> by a vote of 71-25. The bill "authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation." Peters voted with 20 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a>, 49 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and one Independent to approve the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a></sup> The <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House</a> passed the bill on May 15, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a></sup> President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> <a href="/Barack_Obama:_Vetoed_legislation" title="Barack Obama: Vetoed legislation">vetoed the bill</a> on October 22, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="2015_budget">2015 budget</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On October 30, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1314/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22hr1314%5C%22%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=1">HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015</a> by a vote of 64-35. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a></sup> Peters voted with 43 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a>, 18 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and two independents in favor of the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a></sup> It passed the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House</a> on October 28, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a></sup> President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> signed it into law on November 2, 2015. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Foreign_Affairs">Foreign Affairs</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Iran_nuclear_deal">Iran nuclear deal</span></h5> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Iran_nuclear_agreement,_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran nuclear agreement, 2015">Iran nuclear agreement, 2015</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On May 7, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to approve <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1191">HR 1191 - A bill to provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes,</a> by a vote of 98-1. The bill required President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review. <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. All 43 <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">senators</a> who voted, including Peters, approved the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a></sup> </p><p><br /><b>Hire More Heroes Act of 2015</b><br /> <a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On September 10, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to <a href="/Filibuster" class="mw-redirect" title="Filibuster">filibuster</a> the measure to disapprove of the <a href="/Iran_nuclear_agreement,_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran nuclear agreement, 2015">Iran nuclear deal</a> by a vote of 58-42.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a></sup> Sixty votes were needed to proceed to <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/61">HJ Res 61 - the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015</a>, the legislative vehicle the Senate was expected to use to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal. Peters voted with 39 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> and two Independents against proceeding to the measure of disapproval.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a></sup> </p><p><br /><b>Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 follow up votes</b><br /> <a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On September 15, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted for a second time to <a href="/Filibuster" class="mw-redirect" title="Filibuster">filibuster</a> the measure to disapprove of the <a href="/Iran_nuclear_agreement,_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran nuclear agreement, 2015">Iran nuclear deal</a> by a vote of 56-42.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a></sup> Sixty votes were needed to proceed to <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/61">HJ Res 61 - the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015</a>, the legislative vehicle the Senate was expected to use to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal. Peters voted with 39 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> and two Independents against proceeding to the measure of disapproval.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a></sup> The legislation was voted on for a third time on September 17, and it failed for a third time by a vote of 56-42.<sup id="cite_ref-vote3_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vote3-97">[97]</a></sup> </p><p><br /><b>Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 fourth vote</b><br /> <a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On September 17, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to <a href="/Filibuster" class="mw-redirect" title="Filibuster">filibuster</a> a vote on <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/2656">S.Amdt.2656 to S.Amdt.2640</a> by a vote of 53-45. The amendment proposed prohibiting "the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran."<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a></sup> Peters voted with 42 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> and two Independents against proceeding to the amendment.<sup id="cite_ref-samdt2656vote_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-samdt2656vote-99">[99]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Domestic">Domestic</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="USA_FREEDOM_Act_of_2015">USA FREEDOM Act of 2015</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On June 2, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2048?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22USA+FREEDOM+Act%22%5D%7D">HR 2048 - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015</a> by a vote of 67-32. The legislation revised <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3199?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Patriot+Act%22%5D%7D">HR 3199 - the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005</a> by terminating the bulk collection of metadata under Sec. 215 of the act, requiring increased reporting from the <a href="/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court" title="United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court</a> and requiring the use of "a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies." Peters voted with 42 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a>, 23 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and one <a href="/Independent" title="Independent">Independent</a> to approve the legislation. It became law on June 2, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Cyber_security">Cyber security</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On October 27, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/754">S 754 - the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015</a> by a vote of 74-21.<sup id="cite_ref-s754_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-s754-102">[102]</a></sup> The bill proposed procedures that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. Peters voted with 29 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a>, 43 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and one independent in favor of the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Immigration">Immigration</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On October 20, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted against proceeding to a vote on <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2146">S 2146 - the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act</a> by a vote of 54-45. The bill proposed withholding federal funding from "sanctuary jurisdictions" that violate the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and other federal immigration laws. In addition, the bill proposed increasing "penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed" and providing "liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement."<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a></sup> Peters voted with 41 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a>, one <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> and two Independents against proceeding to the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="113th_Congress">113th Congress</span></h3> <p>The second session of the <a href="/113th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="113th Congress">113th Congress</a> enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the <a href="/112th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="112th Congress">112th Congress</a> had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a></sup> For more information pertaining to Peters's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="National_security">National security</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="NDAA">NDAA</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> Peters voted for HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="DHS_Appropriations">DHS Appropriations</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> Peters voted against HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span id="CISPA_.282013.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="CISPA_(2013)">CISPA (2013)</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> Peters voted against HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Economy">Economy</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Farm_bill">Farm bill</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On January 29, 2014, the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House</a> approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HR2642:">H.R. 2642</a>, also known as the <a href="/United_States_Farm_Bill_2013" title="United States Farm Bill 2013">Farm Bill</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a></sup> The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-farm_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-farm-113">[113]</a></sup> It also cut the food stamp program an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.<sup id="cite_ref-farm_113-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-farm-113">[113]</a></sup> Peters voted with 161 other <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> <a href="/U.S._House" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House">representatives</a> in favor of the bill. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2014_Budget">2014 Budget</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On January 15, 2014, the <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a>-run <a href="/U.S._House" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House">House</a> approved <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll021.xml">H.R. 3547</a>, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-cnnhousevote_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnnhousevote-114">[114]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vote_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vote-115">[115]</a></sup> The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582-page bill, with 64 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and three <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> voting against the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-vote_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vote-115">[115]</a></sup> The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a></sup> It increased the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent, increased Head Start funding for early childhood education by $1 billion, reduced funding to the <a href="/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a> and the <a href="/Environmental_Protection_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a>, and protected the <a href="/Healthcare.gov_website_rollout" title="Healthcare.gov website rollout">Affordable Care Act</a> from any drastic cuts. Peters voted with the majority of the <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> Party in favor of the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-cnnhousevote_114-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnnhousevote-114">[114]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Government_shutdown">Government shutdown</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/United_States_budget_debate,_2013" title="United States budget debate, 2013">United States budget debate, 2013</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a></sup> At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. <a href="/Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid">Harry Reid</a> rejected the call to conference.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a></sup> Peters voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a></sup> </p><p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate Democrats</a> was to require income verification for <a href="/Obamacare" class="mw-redirect" title="Obamacare">Obamacare</a> subsidies.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a></sup> The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> members. Peters voted for HR 2775.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a></sup> </p><p>Peters donated his salary to charity while the government was shut down.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Federal_Pay_Adjustment_Act">Federal Pay Adjustment Act</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> Peters voted against HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill called for a stop to a 0.5 percent pay increase for all government employees; the Congressional Budget Office predicted that the salary freeze would save $11 billion in federal money over 10 years.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Immigration_2">Immigration</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Morton_Memos_Prohibition">Morton Memos Prohibition</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> Peters voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain individuals residing in the United States without legal status.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a></sup> The vote largely followed party lines.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Healthcare">Healthcare</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Healthcare_Reform_Rules">Healthcare Reform Rules</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> Peters voted against House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Social_issues">Social issues</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Abortion">Abortion</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> Peters voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a></sup> </p><p>Peters voiced opposition to a Michigan law that prohibits insurers from offering abortion coverage as a standard feature in new health plans.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Previous_congressional_sessions">Previous congressional sessions</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Fiscal_Cliff">Fiscal Cliff</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> Peters voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats who voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Specific_votes">Specific votes</span></h3> <p>During his time in office, Peters has voted for the Recovery Act economic stimulus package, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the American Clean Energy and Security Act to establish a national emissions trading plan, the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and the DREAM Act to provide conditional permanent residency to certain immigrants. </p><p>Peters voted for the stimulus bill.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a></sup> According to a poll, 57 percent of U.S. voters believed that the stimulus had either hurt the economy (36 percent) or had no impact (21 percent), while 38 percent believed that the stimulus had helped the economy.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a></sup> </p><p>Peters also voted in favor of the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a></sup> According to a June 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll, 54 percent of likely U.S. voters opposed Cash for Clunkers, while 35 percent supported it.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a></sup> </p><p>Peters supported the "Cap and Trade" bill.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a></sup> Just after the bill’s passage, 42 percent of likely U.S. voters said that cap and trade would hurt the economy, while 19 percent believed it would help. Additionally, 15 percent said that the bill would have no impact.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a></sup> </p><p>Finally, Peters voted in favor of the health care reform bill.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a></sup> According to polling, 57 percent of likely voters at least somewhat favored repeal of the health care reform bill, including 46 percent who strongly favored repeal. Additionally, 35 percent of likely voters opposed repeal, and 51 percent of likely voters believed the health care reform bill would be bad for the country, while 36 percent believed it would be beneficial.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="ftb-widget" data-width="600" data-height="600" data-widget-id="7wy8oMHVBI1" data-listing-id="159" data-href="http://members-of-congress.insidegov.com/l/159/Gary-Peters"></div><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^https:/.test(d.location)?'https':'http';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://cdn1.findthebest.com/rx/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","ftb-widgetjs");</script> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2026">2026</span></h3> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; 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As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate. </div><h4>General election</h4><p>The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.</p><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for U.S. Senate Michigan</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mallory_McMorrow">Mallory McMorrow</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Frederick_Heurtebise">Frederick Heurtebise</a> are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 3, 2026. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MalloryMcMorrow_IMG_4386_screen.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Mallory McMorrow" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mallory_McMorrow">Mallory McMorrow</a> (D) </td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Frederick_Heurtebise_20250308_084411.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Frederick Heurtebise" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Frederick_Heurtebise">Frederick Heurtebise</a> (R) </td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. </p></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Peters">Gary Peters</a></u></b> (D)</li></ul><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Endorsements">Endorsements</span></h4> <p><style> </p> <pre> .ballot-measure-endorsements p { display: inline; } .ballot-measure-endorsements td { width: 35% !important; } .endorsements-header { margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom: 5px !important; } .ballot-measure-endorsements ul { margin-top: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 0 !important; } .split-cols-bm { columns: 2; -webkit-columns: 2; -moz-columns: 2; } @media screen and (max-width: 792px) { .split-cols-bm { columns: 1; -webkit-columns: 1; -moz-columns: 1; } } </pre> <p></style> </p> <div> <p> Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. 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.votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } .silhouette-image-container { position: relative; display: inline-block; } .silhouette-text-overlay { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: white; opacity: 0; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; transition: opacity 0.3s ease; border-radius: 100%; line-height: 1.1; cursor: pointer; } .silhouette-image-container:hover .silhouette-text-overlay { opacity: 1; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan,_2020">United States Senate election in Michigan, 2020</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan,_2020_(August_4_Republican_primary)">United States Senate election in Michigan, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan,_2020_(August_4_Democratic_primary)">United States Senate election in Michigan, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for U.S. Senate Michigan</h5></div><p class="results_text">The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/GaryPeters2.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Gary Peters" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Peters">Gary Peters</a></u></b> (D) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Peters#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">49.9</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 49.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,734,568</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/John_James_MI.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of John James" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_James_(Michigan)">John James</a> (R) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_James_(Michigan)#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">48.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 48.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,642,233</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Valerie_Willis.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Valerie Willis" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Valerie_Willis">Valerie Willis</a> (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.9</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 0.9%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">50,597</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Green"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Marcia_Squier.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Marcia Squier" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marcia_Squier">Marcia Squier</a> (G) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marcia_Squier#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Green" style="width: 0.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">39,217</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Doug-Dern.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Doug Dern" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Dern">Doug Dern</a> (Natural Law Party) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.2</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 0.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">13,093</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/LeonardGadzinskiSenateCanidate2020.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Leonard Gadzinski" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Leonard_Gadzinski">Leonard Gadzinski</a> (Independent) (Write-in) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">7</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/BobCarr.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Bob Carr" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Carr">Bob Carr</a> (R) (Write-in) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Carr#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 0.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">5</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://mielections.us/election/results/2020GEN_CENR.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 5,479,720 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p style="margin-top: 10px;">Watch the <a href="https://cc2020.enciv.org/country:us/state:mi/state:u-s-senate-michigan/stage:general/2020-11-03">Candidate Conversation</a> for this race!</p><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gregory_Charles_Jones_(Michigan)">Gregory Charles Jones</a> (Other)</li></ul><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Peters">Gary Peters</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 4, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/GaryPeters2.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Gary Peters" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Peters">Gary Peters</a></u></b> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Peters#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 100.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,180,780</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://mielections.us/election/results/2020PRI_CENR.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,180,780 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_James_(Michigan)">John James</a> advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 4, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/John_James_MI.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of John James" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_James_(Michigan)">John James</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_James_(Michigan)#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 100.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,005,315</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://mielections.us/election/results/2020PRI_CENR.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,005,315 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Carr">Bob Carr</a> (R)</li></ul><h4>Green convention</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header green"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marcia_Squier">Marcia Squier</a> advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on June 20, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Green"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Marcia_Squier.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Marcia Squier" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marcia_Squier">Marcia Squier</a> (G) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marcia_Squier#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.migreenparty.org/Candidate/CandidateList?argElectionID=8" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Natural Law Party convention</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header "><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Dern">Doug Dern</a> advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 30, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Doug-Dern.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Doug Dern" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Dern">Doug Dern</a> (Natural Law Party) </td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://mielections.us/election/candlist/2020GEN_CANDLIST.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header "><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for U.S. Senate Michigan</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Valerie_Willis">Valerie Willis</a> advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 25, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Valerie_Willis.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Valerie Willis" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Valerie_Willis">Valerie Willis</a> (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan) </td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://mielections.us/election/candlist/2020GEN_CANDLIST.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Michigan,_2014" title="United States Senate elections in Michigan, 2014">United States Senate elections in Michigan, 2014</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>On May 1, 2013, Peters announced he would seek election to the <a href="/United_States_Senate_elections,_2014" title="United States Senate elections, 2014">United States Senate seat</a> that was being vacated in 2014 by retiring Michigan Sen. <a href="/Carl_Levin" title="Carl Levin">Carl Levin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-announce_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-announce-139">[139]</a></sup> Peters ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 5, 2014, before he defeated <a href="/Terri_Lynn_Land" title="Terri Lynn Land">Terri Lynn Land</a> (R), <a href="/Jim_Fulner" title="Jim Fulner">Jim Fulner</a> (Libertarian), <a href="/Richard_Matkin" title="Richard Matkin">Richard Matkin</a> (U.S. Taxpayers) and <a href="/Chris_Wahmhoff" title="Chris Wahmhoff">Chris Wahmhoff</a> (Green) in the general election on November 4, 2014. </p> <table class="table table-responsive table-hover mw-collapsible table70"> <caption class="general"><b>U.S. Senate, Michigan General Election, 2014</b> </caption> <tbody><tr class="thead"> <th style="text-align:left" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</th> <th width="275px" style="text-align:left">Candidate</th> <th width="75px" style="grey;text-align:right">Vote %</th> <th width="100px" style="text-align:right">Votes</th> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Gary Peters</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">54.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,704,936</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Terri Lynn Land </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">41.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,290,199</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Jim Fulner </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">62,897</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">U.S. Taxpayers Party </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Richard Matkin </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">1.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">37,529</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#0b0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Green </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Chris Wahmhoff </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">0.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">26,137</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="text-align:left;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>3,121,698</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/14GEN/05000000.html"><i>Michigan Secretary of State</i></a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>Peters was previously considered to be a potential 2014 <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> candidate for <a href="/Governor_of_Michigan" title="Governor of Michigan">Governor of Michigan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Endorsements_2">Endorsements</span></h4> <p>Peters was endorsed by Sens. <a href="/Carl_Levin" title="Carl Levin">Carl Levin</a> and <a href="/Debbie_Stabenow" title="Debbie Stabenow">Debbie Stabenow</a>. Levin said, "Like me, Gary has spent his whole life in Michigan. Gary’s parents, a public school teacher and nurse’s aide, instilled in him the importance of hard work, integrity, and the promise of the American Dream." Stabenow added, "I’ve known Gary for more than 20 years. He is a devoted husband and father who is raising his family in Oakland County, where his own family has been for generations."<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a></sup> </p><p>The Sierra Club also announced its support for Peters in the election.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Media">Media</span></h4> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <div style="float:right"> <table class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="205"> <tbody><tr> <td><div class="thumb embedvideo autoResize" style="width: 258px;"><div class="embedvideo autoResize" style=""><div class="embedvideowrap youtube" style="width: 250px"><iframe loading="lazy" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" modestbranding="1" width="250" height="141" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/SSR5pdcnQe0"></iframe></div></div></div><span style="font-size:80%">Gary Peters, "PetersforCongress.com Welcome Video"</span> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Washington_Post_top_10_races">Washington Post top 10 races</span></h4> <p>According to an analysis by <i>The Washington Post</i>, the U.S. Senate election in Michigan was considered one of the top 10 Senate races of 2014. <a href="/Terri_Lynn_Land" title="Terri Lynn Land">Terri Lynn Land</a> had a strong fundraising run in the third quarter of 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Michigan%27s_14th_Congressional_District_elections,_2012" title="Michigan's 14th Congressional District elections, 2012">Michigan's 14th Congressional District elections, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Peters won election in the <a href="/U.S._Congress_elections,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Congress elections, 2012">2012 election</a> for the <a href="/U.S._House_elections,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House elections, 2012">U.S. House</a>, representing <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan,_2012" title="United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2012">Michigan's</a> <a href="/Michigan%27s_14th_Congressional_District_elections,_2012" title="Michigan's 14th Congressional District elections, 2012">14th District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a></sup> He defeated <a href="/Hansen_Clarke" title="Hansen Clarke">Hansen Clarke</a>, <a href="/Brenda_Lawrence_(Michigan)" title="Brenda Lawrence (Michigan)">Brenda Lawrence</a>, <a href="/Bob_Costello" title="Bob Costello">Bob Costello</a> and <a href="/Mary_Waters" title="Mary Waters">Mary Waters</a> in the August 7 Democratic primary. He then defeated <a href="/John_Hauler" title="John Hauler">John Hauler</a> (R), <a href="/Leonard_Schwartz" title="Leonard Schwartz">Leonard Schwartz</a> (L) and <a href="/Douglas_Campbell" title="Douglas Campbell">Douglas Campbell</a> (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a></sup> Peters was considered a vulnerable incumbent.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a></sup> </p> <table class="table table-responsive table-hover mw-collapsible"> <caption class="general"><b>U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2012</b> </caption> <tbody><tr class="thead"> <th style="text-align:left" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</th> <th width="275px" style="text-align:left">Candidate</th> <th width="75px" style="grey;text-align:right">Vote %</th> <th width="100px" style="text-align:right">Votes</th> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Gary Peters</b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">82.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">270,450</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> John Hauler </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">15.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">51,395</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Leonard Schwartz </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">1.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">3,968</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#0b0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Green </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Douglas Campbell </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">0.9%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">2,979</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="text-align:left;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>328,792</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12GEN/06.HTM"><i>Michigan Secretary of State</i> "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="table table-responsive table-hover mw-collapsible"> <tbody><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr></tbody><caption style="color:white;text-align:left" class="democratic"><b>U.S. House, Michigan District 14 Democratic Primary, 2012</b></caption> <tbody><tr class="thead"> <th width="275px" style="text-align:left">Candidate</th> <th width="75px" style="text-align:right">Vote %</th> <th width="100px" style="text-align:right">Votes</th> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Gary Peters</b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">47%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">41,230</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Hansen Clark <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">35.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">30,847</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Brenda Lawrence </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">13.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">11,644</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Mary Waters </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">3.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">2,919</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Bob Costello </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">1.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,027</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="450" style=";text-align:left;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>87,667</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Endorsements_3">Endorsements</span></h4> <p>Peters was endorsed by the organizations and individuals below. A full list of Peters' endorsements can be found at his campaign website.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Michigan AFL-CIO</li> <li>American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Michigan Council 25</li> <li>American Federation of Teachers Michigan (AFT Michigan)</li> <li>American Postal Workers Union Local 480-481</li> <li>Michigan Association of Police Organizations (MAPO)</li> <li>Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43</li> <li>Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Michigan State Council</li> <li>United Auto Workers (UAW)</li> <li>United Steelworkers District 2</li> <li>The Detroit Free Press</li> <li>Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit</li> <li>Fmr. Governor James Blanchard, State of Michigan</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2010">2010</span></h3> <p>On November 2, 2010, Gary Peters won re-election to the <a href="/United_States_House" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House">United States House</a>. He defeated Rocky Raczkowski (R), Adam Goodman (L), Douglas Campbell (G), Bob Gray (NPA) and Matthew Kuofie (NPA) in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="500px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>U.S. House, Michigan District 9 General Election, 2010</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Gary Peters</b> <small><i><b>incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">49.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">125,730</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Rocky Raczkowski </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">47.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">119,325</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Adam Goodman </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,601</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#0b0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Green </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Douglas Campbell </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,484</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">No Party Affiliation </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Bob Gray </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.7%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,866</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">No Party Affiliation </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Matthew Kuofie </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">644</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>252,650</b></td> </tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h3> <p>On November 4, 2008, Gary Peters won election to the <a href="/United_States_House" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House">United States House</a>. He defeated incumbent Joe Knollenberg (R), Jack Kevorkian (NPA), Adam Goodman (L) and Douglas Campbell (G) in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="500px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>U.S. House, Michigan District 9 General Election, 2008</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Gary Peters</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">52.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">183,311</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Joe Knollenberg <small><i><b>incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">42.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">150,035</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">No Party Affiliation </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Jack Kevorkian </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">2.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">8,987</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Adam Goodman </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">4,893</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#0b0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Green </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Douglas Campbell </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">4,737</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>351,963</b></td> </tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><div id="div-gpt-ad-1610395138232-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1610395138232-0"); 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The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Peters' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.</p><p style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; text-align: right"><span class="expand-all">Expand all</span> | <span class="collapse-all">Collapse all</span></p><div class="panel-group" id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true"><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading-bio-65344-2020-08-02" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse-bio-65344-2020-08-02"><p class="panel-title" style="font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;"><a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse-bio-65344-2020-08-02" class="collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-bio-65344-2020-08-02"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right pull-right"></i><i class="fa fa-chevron-down pull-right"></i> Who are you? Tell us about yourself. </a></p></div><div id="collapse-bio-65344-2020-08-02" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading-bio-65344-2020-08-02"><div class="panel-body" style="max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;"><div class="answers-container"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> My family has called Michigan home for five generations. Raised in metro Detroit, I've spent my entire life in service to our state - as a businessman, in the military and now in public office. Like many Michiganders, my path wasn't traditional. After graduating from Alma College, I started raising a family and working full-time and put myself through night school. Early in my work as a financial advisor, I helped families plan for their retirement and save for their children's college education. Ultimately, my value of service led me to join the U.S. Navy Reserve, where I rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and then rejoined after the September 11th attacks. And now during my service in Congress, I've strengthened economic relief and fought for a more robust medical response for Michiganders during the coronavirus crisis. I'm proud to be ranked as one of the most effective and bipartisan members of the Senate where I've worked to give middle class families independent representation by fighting to protect access to health care and lower prescription drug costs, supporting small businesses, preparing Michigan for the jobs of tomorrow, and defending our Great Lakes. </span></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading-key-message-65344-2020-08-02" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse-key-message-65344-2020-08-02"><p class="panel-title" style="font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;"><a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse-key-message-65344-2020-08-02" class="collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-key-message-65344-2020-08-02"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right pull-right"></i><i class="fa fa-chevron-down pull-right"></i> Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? </a></p></div><div id="collapse-key-message-65344-2020-08-02" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading-key-message-65344-2020-08-02"><div class="panel-body" style="max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;"><div class="answers-container"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><ul><li><p>Bipartisan and Effective. I've made it my top priority to work across the aisle to get results and make government work for Michigan. That's why nonpartisan groups like the Center for Effective Lawmaking and the McCourt School of Public Policy have ranked me as one of the most effective and bipartisan members of the Senate, and I'm proud to have received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship.</p></li><li><p>Fighting to Keep Washington Transparent and Accountable. Growing up, I was raised to believe you don't spend money you don't have. That's why I've run my office so frugally that I've returned over $2 million in taxpayer dollars to the U.S. Treasury. And I'm constantly working to keep Washington transparent and accountable. I've cut red tape, voted against congressional pay raises, passed legislation to eliminate millions in wasteful government spending and as the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, I've led investigations to hold government agencies accountable for improper spending and will continue to help make our government work better for Michigan.</p></li><li>Focused on Putting Michigan First. In the Senate, I've passed into law legislation to help lower prescription drug costs, expand skills training opportunities to fill good-paying jobs, secure relief during the coronavirus pandemic, and to protect our Great Lakes. I'm working to rebuild our economy by pushing to expand Made in America manufacturing and supporting our small businesses. And as a leader on national security and veterans' issues, my top priority is keeping Michigan safe. I've worked with both parties to pass into law legislation to strengthen our military, and take care of our veterans by expanding apprenticeship opportunities and ensure those who are struggling with PTSD have access to the care they deserve. </li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading1-65344-2020-08-02" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse1-65344-2020-08-02"><p class="panel-title" style="font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;"><a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse1-65344-2020-08-02" class="collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse1-65344-2020-08-02"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right pull-right"></i><i class="fa fa-chevron-down pull-right"></i> What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? </a></p></div><div id="collapse1-65344-2020-08-02" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading1-65344-2020-08-02"><div class="panel-body" style="max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;"><div class="answers-container"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 1) Ensuring Michigan Families Have Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care Coverage. I have worked to strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and lower prescription drug costs. I've also called for opening a special enrollment period to ensure Michiganders who've lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can more easily get access to health care. Now, as we continue to work through the pandemic we need to ensure programs like Medicare and Medicaid are adequately funded. <br /> <p>2) Rebuilding Our Economy. I'm working to rebuild our economy, create good-paying jobs in Michigan and strengthen our middle class. I've also been working on boosting manufacturing, taking back our supply chain from China, and supporting small business and expanding skills training programs. Previously, I worked in business for over two decades, so I understand the unique challenges that small businesses face. <br /> </p> 3) Protecting the Great Lakes. I believe we need to invest in clean energy jobs and support measures to tackle the threat of climate change, which exacerbates current challenges in the Great Lakes like algal blooms and invasive species. I am committed to reducing carbon pollution, and building a clean energy economy that balances our economic needs and provides environmental justice. I'm proud to have helped pass legislation that provides funding to restore our Great Lakes, and passed my proposal to prevent and plan for a potentially catastrophic oil spill on the Great Lakes. </span></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading2-65344-2020-08-02" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse2-65344-2020-08-02"><p class="panel-title" style="font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;"><a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse2-65344-2020-08-02" class="collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse2-65344-2020-08-02"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right pull-right"></i><i class="fa fa-chevron-down pull-right"></i> What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? </a></p></div><div id="collapse2-65344-2020-08-02" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading2-65344-2020-08-02"><div class="panel-body" style="max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;"><div class="answers-container"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> My father served in World War II and was a public school teacher here in Michigan for decades. My mom was a nurse's aide and union steward. They instilled in me the importance of service, determination, fairness and integrity. And those values are what I carry with me as I fight for Michiganders - to solve problems, work across the aisle and get things done. Those values are critical to finding common sense, practical and bipartisan solutions to the challenges facing Michigan and our nation. As someone with a background in business, the military and local government, and as Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, I've always worked with people of varying backgrounds and know how important it is to put politics and partisanship aside to do what's right and deliver results. <br /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading3-65344-2020-08-02" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse3-65344-2020-08-02"><p class="panel-title" style="font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;"><a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse3-65344-2020-08-02" class="collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse3-65344-2020-08-02"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right pull-right"></i><i class="fa fa-chevron-down pull-right"></i> What was your very first job? How long did you have it? </a></p></div><div id="collapse3-65344-2020-08-02" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading3-65344-2020-08-02"><div class="panel-body" style="max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;"><div class="answers-container"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> My first job was a newspaper route. </span></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading4-65344-2020-08-02" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse4-65344-2020-08-02"><p class="panel-title" style="font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;"><a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse4-65344-2020-08-02" class="collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse4-65344-2020-08-02"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right pull-right"></i><i class="fa fa-chevron-down pull-right"></i> What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade? </a></p></div><div id="collapse4-65344-2020-08-02" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading4-65344-2020-08-02"><div class="panel-body" style="max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;"><div class="answers-container"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> A critical challenge facing our country is rebuilding our economy and working to develop a comprehensive national strategic plan for American manufacturing to ensure Michiganders have good-paying jobs and addressing the glaring vulnerabilities in our medical supply chain. That's why I've put in the work of building relationships with my colleagues across the aisle to get the job done for Michigan, which is why I've been ranked as one of the most bipartisan and effective members of the Senate. </span></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading5-65344-2020-08-02" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse5-65344-2020-08-02"><p class="panel-title" style="font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;"><a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse5-65344-2020-08-02" class="collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse5-65344-2020-08-02"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right pull-right"></i><i class="fa fa-chevron-down pull-right"></i> Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other senators? </a></p></div><div id="collapse5-65344-2020-08-02" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading5-65344-2020-08-02"><div class="panel-body" style="max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;"><div class="answers-container"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> I'm proud to be ranked as one of the most bipartisan and effective members of the Senate. Those two things go hand in hand - to get things done, you have to find common ground. And that requires building relationships with other Senators across the political spectrum. </span></div></div></div></div></div><div data-nosnippet="" class="small"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_website">Campaign website</span></h4> <p>Peters' campaign website stated the following: </p> <div style="height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;"> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;"> <p><b>Protecting Michigan Families from Coronavirus</b><br /> <i>A MESSAGE FROM GARY:</i><br /> For so many people, this is an incredibly uncertain and difficult time. The challenges the Coronavirus pandemic has brought are unprecedented, and we will have to work especially hard in the weeks ahead to fight this virus and the health and economic concerns it brings. </p><p>Michigan has been home to my family for five generations, and I’ve lived here my whole life. In difficult moments like this, I often think of how resilient the people of our state are — it’s just in our DNA. We’ve seen tough days before, and we will rise to meet this challenge and face it as we always have during times of turmoil: together. </p><p>And here is my promise to you: I will always stand up for Michigan. My number one priority is to keep you and your family safe, and I will never waver in my commitment to fighting for financial aid for working families, equipment to protect our doctors and nurses on the front lines and, now more than ever, working to expand access to affordable health care. </p><p>Stay safe. Stay strong. We will get through this together. </p><p><i>What Gary’s doing:</i> </p> <ul><li>Supporting Essential Workers: Gary is working to pass his proposal for a Heroes Fund to increase pay for essential workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.</li> <li>Providing Historic Unemployment Aid: Gary wrote, introduced and helped pass the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act to expand unemployment benefits and get more aid for more workers over a longer period of time.</li> <li>Expanding Free Testing for Coronavirus: Gary introduced and passed the Free COVID-19 Testing Act to make sure all Americans have adequate testing capabilities.</li> <li>Protecting Small Businesses: Gary fought to secure additional relief for small businesses, including $60 billion for minority-owned businesses and community lenders while working to expand the funding available for small business loans and grants in the CARES Act.</li> <li>Getting Funding for Hospitals, Health Care Workers and Our Health Care System: Gary worked tirelessly to provide more critical funding for already overstretched hospitals and is continuing to fight to get health care workers the supplies they need to stay safe on the front lines of the pandemic.</li> <li>Bringing Manufacturing Back to Michigan: One of Gary’s top priorities is to bring back American manufacturing of PPE, critical drugs and medical supplies — that’s why he’s fighting to pass his legislation to strengthen and boost Michigan manufacturing.</li> <li>Holding Government Accountable: Gary is investigating the federal government’s response to the pandemic and fighting for *Michigan to get its fair share of relief, including demanding answers on how small business loans were misallocated to large corporations and ensuring hospitals and health care workers get critical funding.</li></ul> <p><b>Strengthening Michigan’s Economy</b><br /> Gary knows that our economy is powered by middle-class families like the one he grew up in, and he knows to keep our state strong, we have to stand up for small businesses. Small businesses create two out of every three jobs, and Gary believes that protecting them means strengthening the backbone of our state. </p><p>After working for over 20 years in business, Gary understands the unique challenges that small businesses face. During his time in the Senate, he has cut red tape and fought to ensure small businesses have the resources to thrive. Additionally, he helped secure a bipartisan law that helps entrepreneurs understand patent laws to protect their intellectual property. </p><p>Gary knows that Michigan has the greatest workforce in the world, and we have to expand their opportunities for our state to thrive. That’s why he’s working to create jobs by fighting to ensure Michigan is a manufacturing hub, and is expanding access to workforce training and skilled trades programs that have literally built our state’s economy. Gary knows that for many families, a certificate that leads to a good job can mean just as much as any four-year degree and has passed bipartisan legislation to expand career and technical education, apprenticeship programs and trade school opportunities for high school students and veterans. </p><p><b>Expanding Access to Affordable Health Care</b><br /> Gary knows that no one should have to make the impossible decision between paying their medical bills and putting food on the table. That’s why he was proud to vote for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and has opposed attempts to repeal it to protect the 1.7 million Michiganders with pre-existing conditions who depend on the ACA for protections. </p><p>Though Gary is proud to support the ACA, he’s also working for common sense fixes to make it work better for Michigan. That’s why he supported repealing the Cadillac Tax on high-cost employer plans to ease the burden on small business owners. He’s also working to expand coverage for middle-class families with solutions like a Medicare public option. </p><p>Gary knows that far too many seniors and others who rely on prescription medications are struggling to keep up with their skyrocketing costs. That’s why he helped lead and pass bills to get generic versions of insulin into the market more quickly, expand access to more affordable generic drugs and prevent big pharmaceutical companies from monopolizing the generic drug market. In addition, Gary helped introduce legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices to keep costs low and make sure more Michiganders can afford their life-saving medications. </p><p><b>Protecting Public Schools and Education</b><br /> Gary and his family are proud products of Michigan’s public schools. Through his father, a public school English teacher, Gary saw firsthand the importance of having access to quality education. That’s why he’s advocated for better education opportunities for all Michiganders, from pushing to make higher education more affordable to expanding access to technical, vocational and apprenticeship programs. Gary has prioritized fighting so everyone — no matter where they live — can have access to affordable education. </p><p>In addition, Gary has stood up to special interests that have tried to gut funding for public education. From the beginning, he opposed the nomination and confirmation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and has fought against her attempts to cut funding for Michigan’s public schools, including critical after school programs. </p><p>Gary is pushing to expand funding opportunities for technical and vocational education programs for Michigan high school students to help them realize their full potential and have the skills they need on the job. He’s passed legislation to lessen the burden of student loans and promote diversity in STEM fields, and he’s helped to secure a record amount of funding for Pell Grants to make higher education more affordable for all students, regardless of zip code. </p><p><b>Defending the Great Lakes and Environment</b> In Michigan, the Great Lakes are central to our culture, economy and way of life. Gary grew up spending his summers on the Great Lakes and knows that we need to protect them for future generations. </p><p>Years before it was mainstream, Gary was working to combat climate change and defend our lakes by advocating for a Great Lakes drilling ban. While in the Senate, Gary authored and passed into law bipartisan measures to protect our lakes from catastrophic oil spills, and he successfully fought against budget cuts that would have eliminated Great Lakes funding, even helping secure historic Great Lakes funding to clean up contaminated lakes, beaches and waterways and prevent the spread of invasive species. </p><p>While areas like Flint and Detroit continue to struggle for clean and accessible water, Gary has taken action to uplift and support these communities by leading the fight to successfully pass emergency aid for Flint after the lead water crisis. He’s also helping to secure funding to expand Head Start for communities affected by lead water pollution and is a leader on cleaning up toxic PFAS chemicals, which have contaminated drinking water across the state. Gary helped convene the Senate’s first-ever hearing on PFAS, passed into law a ban on the use of PFAS firefighting foams on military bases, which has been a key source of PFAS contaminated water in our state, and he’s led efforts to establish clear standards on cleaning up and limiting exposure to these toxic chemicals. </p><p><b>Keeping Michigan Safe</b><br /> As the Ranking Member on the Homeland Security Committee and a member of the Armed Services Committee, Gary’s top priority is keeping Michigan — and the people who defend us — safe. He has worked to ensure our troops serving overseas are cared for, including fighting to get them a pay raise and working to ensure our men and women in uniform have the best equipment to protect them. </p><p>He also knows that we have to take care of our servicemembers once they come home. That’s why he wrote and passed into law a bill to help ensure those who are struggling with PTSD have access to the care they deserve. Further, Gary wrote a bipartisan law to help expand apprenticeship opportunities for veterans using their GI bill benefits to ensure they have the skills needed for a good-paying job. </p><p>Gary is working with members of both parties to strengthen our military, keep America safe and secure our borders. He wrote and passed key security measures, led the passage of critical anti-terrorism legislation and voted for over $1 billion in enhanced border security. He passed into law his bipartisan bill to better secure our border against illegal crossings and illicit drug trafficking, and he coauthored a bipartisan bill to hire 4,000 more border security officers to fix a critical shortage in staffing. He also wrote and passed bipartisan legislation to hire hundreds of inspectors at our borders to stop contaminated products from entering and protect Michigan’s marketplaces and our nation’s food supply. </p><p>Gary is proud to be an independent voice for Michigan in the Senate, which means ensuring our laws are enforced and keeping our northern and southern borders strong and secure. He supports a comprehensive approach to immigration reform and common sense laws to strengthen border security. </p><p><b>Fighting For Women</b><br /> Empowering and supporting women is personal to Gary — he’s a father to two daughters, a husband and a brother of two sisters. He’s fought for women throughout his career. </p><p>One of the first bills he cosponsored in Congress was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to ensure that women get equal pay for equal work, and he continues to champion efforts to combat pay discrimination. To build more opportunities for women in the workforce, Gary passed bipartisan legislation to help increase the number of women working in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. </p><p>Gary understands the unique challenges women face in dealing with domestic abuse and violence. That’s why he supported the landmark Violence Against Women Act to reduce intimate partner violence and provide resources to ensure that more women can be safe and healthy. He also led passage of the PAWS Act to support domestic violence shelters in providing pet-friendly housing so the facilities can provide support for both survivors and their pets. </p><p>Gary has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood, NARAL and the National Organization for Women (NOW) as an advocate for reproductive freedom and the ability for everyone to make personal choices about their own bodies. </p><p><b>Standing Up For Agriculture and Rural Communities</b><br /> Gary is a tireless advocate for Michigan’s farming and rural communities. He led the way to help protect our farmers from unfair foreign trade practices. In the Senate, he introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure our laws are enforced and that Michigan farmers — especially our cherry growers — are not disadvantaged by unfair trade practices. </p><p>He has also supported renegotiating unfair trade deals like NAFTA, and he fought to improve and voted for the bipartisan USMCA to help level the playing field for our farmers, workers and businesses. As the leading Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, Gary fought hard to pass bipartisan legislation into law to hire hundreds of agricultural inspectors at our borders to stop contaminated products from entering and protect Michigan’s marketplace and our nation’s food supply. </p><p>When it comes to supporting those who live in our rural communities, Gary knows you can’t leave anyone behind. That’s why he’s working to expand broadband internet access to support telehealth, remote learning and precision agriculture. Given that so many rural Michiganders rely on the vital services the US Postal Service provides, Gary has led the fight to maintain the service’s funding, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. </p><p><b>Equity and Justice</b><br /> Gary understands that African American and other underserved communities in Michigan are facing unique challenges. That’s why he’s focused on passing policies to empower these communities and uplift the work of local leaders and organizations. Whether working for immediate action to reform our broken criminal justice system, fighting to protect voting rights and expanding vocational training opportunities or working to address disparities in housing, health care and economic prosperity, Gary’s focused on building opportunities for everyone. </p><p>Gary is working with local community stakeholders including faith leaders, civil rights organizations and law enforcement groups to pass critical reforms to ensure greater oversight over law enforcement and to address racial disparities in policing. With the support of the NAACP, he introduced the bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission Act to establish the first top-to-bottom review of our justice system in over 50 years and help set the agenda on critical reforms for our criminal justice system. He has also cosponsored national reforms like an outright ban on the use of chokeholds, accountability in the event of the use of deadly force by law enforcement and the requirement for fair and impartial independent investigations. Moreover, he supports measures to require federal law enforcement to clearly identify themselves and promotes the use of evidence-based practices to inform crime reduction programs. </p><p>Gary also knows that racial inequities in health care must be combatted by making care more affordable and accessible. In his work to expand access to affordable health care, Gary is a strong advocate of the Affordable Care Act and has passed legislation to help get lower-cost generic insulin and other generic medications to the market. Further, he cosponsored and passed the Maternal Health Accountability Act to create a grant program to help states track and reduce maternal deaths, which disproportionately impact Black women. </p><p>The need for clean water impacts every corner of the state, and Gary has championed policies to improve infrastructure so communities across our state have access to clean drinking water. To provide aid to Flint during the water crisis, Gary fought tirelessly for emergency assistance. He secured $100 million in emergency infrastructure for the city in addition to authoring legislation to require the government to investigate efforts to mitigate lead contamination. </p><p>Gary knows that uplifting Michigan’s urban areas and city centers has to be a priority. In Flint, he helped bring in $30 million for the Choice Neighborhoods Grant to replace the Atherton East public housing complex, plus nearly half a million dollars for Flint Community Schools to hire staff and improve the learning environment for students affected by leaded water. In Detroit, Gary supported the purchase of 59 new city transit buses and funding to revitalize Belle Isle. Gary has also secured funding for resources to keep communities and places of worship safe. </p><p>Gary is an advocate for the Minority Business Development Agency, and helped pass the Small Business Jobs Act to boost small businesses in and around Detroit through tax credits and access to low-interest loans. He has fought for and secured additional relief for minority-owned businesses and community lenders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gary is also an original cosponsor of the For the People Act, which would expand voting rights and reduce the influence of big money in politics. </p><p><b>Getting Results for Michigan</b><br /> Gary has never been afraid to cross the aisle to get results and make government work for Michigan. That’s why nonpartisan groups like the Center for Effective Lawmaking, the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy have ranked him as one of the most effective and bipartisan members of the Senate. He has been ranked the fourth most effective Democrat in the Senate and the 12th most bipartisan Senator overall, in addition to receiving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship. </p><p>Throughout his time in the Senate, Gary has been a leader on bipartisan legislation to change the way we treat veterans with mental health issues, streamline government to save taxpayers millions of dollars and help ensure Michiganders have the skills they need to find good-paying jobs. </p><p>Last year, he championed the Great Lakes by securing historic funding for restoration projects and developing strategies to prevent and respond to catastrophic oil spills. He also wrote and passed a bill to expand apprenticeship opportunities for our veterans, ensuring those who serve our nation have prospects for good jobs when they come home to Michigan. </p><p>As a leader on the Homeland Security Committee, Gary passed into law his bill to hire hundreds of agricultural inspectors at our borders to stop contaminated products from entering the country. Further, he worked across the aisle to provide additional resources to religious institutions and houses of worship to increase security from domestic terrorist attacks. </p><p>And when it comes to making government work, for Gary, it’s personal. Growing up, he was raised to believe you don’t spend money you don’t have, and those are the values he brings with him to work every day. He’s run his office so frugally that he’s returned over $2 million in taxpayer dollars to the U.S. Treasury and passed legislation to cut red tape and streamline the government to save taxpayers’ millions. </p><p>Gary is constantly working to keep Washington transparent and responsible. Under his oversight, Gary has helped pass legislation to eliminate millions in wasteful government spending and has led investigations to hold government agencies accountable for improper spending. <sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-150">[150]</a></sup> </p> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—Gary Peters’ campaign website (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p><br /> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2014_2">2014</span></h4> <p>Peters' website listed the following issues: </p> <div style="height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;"> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;"><i><b>Jobs & Economy:</b></i> We make things in Michigan, and Gary is proud of that tradition. Whether it’s investing in Michigan Main Street businesses, strengthening our automotive industry, expanding agricultural innovation, or promoting entrepreneurial talents, Gary will continue to lead the fight for Michigan’s economic future and a strong middle class in the U.S. Senate.<br /> <p><i><b>Health Care:</b></i> Medicare has helped make health care affordable for thousands of Michigan seniors, and Gary is committed to ensuring it can be relied upon for generations to come. He has consistently opposed the Republican Ryan Budget Plan to privatize Medicare and end the guaranteed benefit for our seniors, and will continue to fight against any efforts to cut such a vital program. </p><p>America needs more than just a sick-care system. We need to move towards a results-driven, sustainable, health care system that puts the well-being of our families first. Gary will work in the U.S. Senate to make sure health care reform continues to move forward in a practical, common-sense way.<br /> </p><p><i><b>Military & Veterans:</b></i> The son of a World War II veteran, Gary was instilled the importance and value of service. When he was 34 years old, Gary felt compelled to serve his country and joined the U.S. Navy Reserve. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Gary volunteered and served again. Trained as a sharpshooter in pistol and rifle and as a Seabee Combat Specialist, Gary eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. </p><p>When our veterans file claims with the VA, they shouldn’t be subjected to staggering backlogs. Gary is working with his colleagues to reduce the backlog at the VA and get our veterans and their families the benefits they’ve earned. </p><p>All of us are indebted to the men and women that serve our nation. And Gary will continue to fight for Michigan’s service men and women, veterans, and their families.<sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_150-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-150">[150]</a></sup> </p> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_2">2012</span></h4> <p>The campaign issues below were highlighted on Peters' campaign website.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a></sup> </p> <div style="height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;"> <ul><li><b>Bridging the 8 Mile Divide to Unite the Greater Detroit Region</b></li></ul> <p>Excerpt: "Investing in a regional transit system to serve all... Ending the foreclosure crisis by helping families stay in their homes... Connecting local workers with local employers."<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Healthcare</b></li></ul> <p>Excerpt: "In Congress, Gary stood with President Obama and voted to pass the historic Affordable Care Act despite continual attacks from the Tea Party. Gary also successfully helped expand health care coverage to over 4 million low income children and pregnant women."<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Jobs and the Economy</b></li></ul> <p>Excerpt: "In Congress, Gary led the fight to save our auto industry, worked to expand small business lending to spur new job creation, and he's always stood up to Tea Party proposals to gut the social safety net for families facing tough times."<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155">[155]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Proud Democratic Fighter for Michigan</b></li></ul> <p>Excerpt: "As our Congressman, Gary Peters has worked to protect collective bargaining rights and fought for policies that put middle class families ahead of billionaire special interests."<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Accountability and Reform on Wall Street</b></li></ul> <p>Excerpt: "As part of this work, Peters helped create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - the first agency dedicated entirely to protecting regular Americans from abusive and predatory lending practices. And when corporate executives rewarded themselves with taxpayer funded bailout bonuses, Gary Peters led the fight to hold them accountable by writing and passing a bill to reclaim this money."<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157">[157]</a></sup> </p> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_endorsements">Notable endorsements</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia:Our_approach_to_covering_endorsements" title="Ballotpedia:Our approach to covering endorsements">Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's <a href="/Ballotpedia:Scope" target="_blank">coverage scope</a>.</p><div class="widget-table-container "><table id="endorsementsByEndorserCTable9196" class="table bp-table widget-table sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Notable candidate endorsements by Gary Peters </caption><thead><tr><th>Endorsee</th><th>Election</th><th>Stage</th><th>Outcome</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kamala_Harris">Kamala D. Harris</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/21/michigan-democrats-believe-kamala-harris-will-be-the-democratic-party-presidential-nominee-joe-biden/74490563007/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (D, Working Families Party) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024">President of the United States (2024) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Lost General</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Angela_Alsobrooks">Angela Alsobrooks</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4661359-angela-alsobrooks-wins-contentious-democratic-senate-primary-in-maryland/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (D) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland,_2024">U.S. Senate Maryland (2024) </a></td><td>General</td><td class="">Won General</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Hillary_Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150505020505/http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/239559-2016-lawmaker-endorsements-for-president" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (D) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2016">President of the United States (2016) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Lost General</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Noteworthy_events"><a href="/Noteworthy_events" title="Noteworthy events">Noteworthy events</a></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_as_Democratic_Senatorial_Campaign_Committee_chairman">Selection as Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Democratic_and_Republican_Party_committee_leadership_elections,_2023" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic and Republican Party committee leadership elections, 2023">Democratic and Republican Party committee leadership elections, 2023</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>On January 9, 2022, incumbent chairman Sen. <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gary Peters</a> (D-Mich.) said he would serve a second term as Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman for the 2024 cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158">[158]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_finance_summary">Campaign finance summary</span></h2> <style>.cf_bp_logo {width: 35px !important;}</style><hr /><p><img class="cf_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /><i>Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. 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Click <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_campaign_finance_laws_and_regulations" title="Federal campaign finance laws and regulations">here</a> for more on federal campaign finance law and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_campaign_finance_information" title="State campaign finance information">here</a> for more on state campaign finance law.</i></p><hr /><div class="widget-table-container widget-pagination" style="max-width: 950px; padding-top:10px"><table data-enable-pagination="true" data-page-size="5" id="cf_summary_5404" class="table table-responsive table-hover bp-table"><caption style="text-align:center">Gary Peters campaign contribution history </caption><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Office</th><th>Status</th><th>Contributions</th><th>Expenditures</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="Year">2026* </td><td data-cell="Office">U.S. Senate Michigan</td><td data-cell="Status">Withdrew general</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$7,591,020</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $2,232,963 </td></tr><tr><td data-cell="Year">2020</td><td data-cell="Office">U.S. Senate Michigan</td><td data-cell="Status">Won general</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$52,466,192</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $50,890,960 </td></tr><tr><td data-cell="Year">2014</td><td data-cell="Office">U.S. Senate (Michigan)</td><td data-cell="Status">Won </td><td data-cell="Contributions">$10,024,419</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> N/A** </td></tr><tr><td data-cell="Year">2012</td><td data-cell="Office">U.S. House (Michigan, District 14)</td><td data-cell="Status">Won </td><td data-cell="Contributions">$2,281,359</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> N/A** </td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr style="background-color: transparent;"><td colspan="3" class="data-cell-empty">Grand total</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$72,362,990</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $53,123,924</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0;background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-bottom : hidden!important;padding: 0"><span>Sources: <i><a target="_blank" href="https://www.opensecrets.org">OpenSecrets</a>,  <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fec.gov/data/">Federal Elections Commission</a> <small>***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).</small></i></span></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0;background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>* Data from this year may not be complete</i></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle</i></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>Note: Totals above reflect only available data.</i></td></tr></tfoot></table><nav aria-label="Table navigation" id="navcf_summary_5404"></nav></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_Gain_Index">Personal Gain Index</span></h2> <div class="floatright"><a href="/Personal_Gain_Index_(U.S._Congress)" title="Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)"><img alt="Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/44/Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png/200px-Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="109" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/44/Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png/300px-Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/44/Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png/400px-Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png 2x" data-file-width="501" data-file-height="274" /></a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Personal_Gain_Index_(U.S._Congress)" title="Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)">Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)</a></i><br /></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The <b><a href="/Personal_Gain_Index_(U.S._Congress)" title="Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)">Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)</a></b> is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a> have prospered during their tenure as public servants. <br /> It consists of two different metrics: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Changes_in_Net_Worth_of_U.S._Senators_and_Representatives_(Personal_Gain_Index)" title="Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index)">Changes in Net Worth</a></li> <li><a href="/The_Donation_Concentration_Metric_(U.S._Congress_Personal_Gain_Index)" title="The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)">The Donation Concentration Metric</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="PGI:_Change_in_net_worth">PGI: Change in net worth</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Changes_in_Net_Worth_of_U.S._Senators_and_Representatives_(Personal_Gain_Index)" title="Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index)">Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index)</a> and <a href="/Net_worth_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives" title="Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives">Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/File:Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png" class="image"><img alt="Net Worth Metric graphic.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/1/1f/Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png/170px-Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/1/1f/Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png/255px-Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/1/1f/Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png/340px-Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></div> <p>Based on <a href="/Household_net_worth_(Member_of_Congress)" title="Household net worth (Member of Congress)">congressional financial disclosure forms</a> and calculations made available by <i>OpenSecrets.org</i>, Peters' net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $1,091,163 and $4,669,000. That averages to <b>$2,880,081.50</b>, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Peters ranked as the 113th most wealthy representative in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159">[159]</a></sup> Between 2007 and 2012, Peters' calculated net worth<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a></sup> increased by an average of 9 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a></sup> </p> <table class="collapsible" width="600px" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align:center"><tbody><tr><th style="background-color:blue; color:white;" colspan="2">Gary Peters Yearly Net Worth </th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Average Net Worth</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">2007</td><td style="text-align:center">$1,985,901</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">2012</td><td style="text-align:center">$2,880,081</td></tr><tr><td style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Growth from 2007 to 2012:</b></td><td style="text-align:center"><b>45%</b></td></tr><tr><td style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Average annual growth:</b></td><td style="text-align:center"><b>9%<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162">[162]</a></sup></b></td></tr><tr><td style="color:black;background-color:#98FB98;text-align:center" colspan="2">Comparatively, the <b>American citizen</b> experienced a median yearly <i>decline</i> in net worth of <b>-0.94%</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a></sup><b></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><small><i>The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.</i></small> </p><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="PGI:_Donation_Concentration_Metric">PGI: Donation Concentration Metric</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/The_Donation_Concentration_Metric_(U.S._Congress_Personal_Gain_Index)" title="The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)">The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Filings required by the <a href="/Federal_Election_Commission" title="Federal Election Commission">Federal Election Commission</a> report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by <i>OpenSecrets.org</i>, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Peters received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the <i>Lawyers/Law Firms</i> industry. </p><p>From 2007-2014, <b>24.86 percent of Peters' career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.</b><sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a></sup> </p> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/File:Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png" class="image"><img alt="Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/88/Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png/179px-Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png" decoding="async" width="179" height="189" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/88/Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png/269px-Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/88/Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png/358px-Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="635" /></a></div> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:blue;text-align:center" colspan="2"><b>Gary Peters Campaign Contributions</b></th></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Raised</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$15,111,216</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Spent</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$11,855,592</td> </tr> <tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;" colspan="2"><b>Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee</b></td></tr> <tr><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Lawyers/Law Firms</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$1,445,982</td> </tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Leadership PACs</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$680,869</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Retired</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$565,440</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Securities & Investment</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$536,536</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Real Estate</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$528,010</td></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>% total in top industry</b></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>9.57%</b></td></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>% total in top two industries</b></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>14.07%</b></td></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center;color:white;background-color:#444"><b>% total in top five industries</b></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>24.86%</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis">Analysis</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ideology_and_leadership">Ideology and leadership</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/GovTrack%27s_Political_Spectrum_%26_Legislative_Leadership_ranking" title="GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking">GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by <i>GovTrack</i>, Peters was a <a href="/GovTrack%27s_Political_Spectrum_%26_Legislative_Leadership_ranking" title="GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking">rank-and-file Democrat</a> as of July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165">[165]</a></sup> This was the same rating Peters received in July 2014. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Like-minded_colleagues">Like-minded colleagues</span></h3> <p>The website <i>OpenCongress</i> tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a></sup> </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p>Peters most often votes with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Derek_Kilmer" title="Derek Kilmer">Derek Kilmer</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Chris_Gibson" title="Chris Gibson">Chris Gibson</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p>Peters least often votes with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Jim_Matheson" title="Jim Matheson">Jim Matheson</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Jeff_Duncan" title="Jeff Duncan">Jeff Duncan</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Lifetime_voting_record">Lifetime voting record</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Lifetime_voting_records_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives">Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>According to the website <i>GovTrack,</i> Peters missed 4 of 278 roll call votes from January 2015 to September 2015. This amounts to 1.4 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Congressional_staff_salaries">Congressional staff salaries</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Staff_salaries_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives" title="Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives">Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The website <i>Legistorm</i> compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Peters paid his congressional staff a total of $904,112 in 2011. He ranked 28th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 147th overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, <a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> ranked 13th in average salary for representative staff. The average <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168">[168]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="National_Journal_vote_ratings">National Journal vote ratings</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/National_Journal_vote_ratings" title="National Journal vote ratings">National Journal vote ratings</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Each year <i>National Journal</i> publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h4> <p>Peters ranked 175th in the liberal rankings in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169">[169]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_3">2012</span></h4> <p>Peters ranked 105th in the liberal rankings in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170">[170]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2011">2011</span></h4> <p>Peters ranked 161st in the liberal rankings in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171">[171]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Voting_with_party">Voting with party</span></h3> <p>The website <i>OpenCongress</i> tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2014_3">2014</span></h4> <p>Peters voted with the Democratic Party <b>87.5 percent</b> of the time, which ranked 170th among the 204 House Democratic members as of July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172">[172]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2013_2">2013</span></h4> <p>Peters voted with the Democratic Party <b>87.3 percent</b> of the time, which ranked 188th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173">[173]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal">Personal</span></h2> <p><i>Note: Please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">contact us</a> if the personal information below requires an update.</i><br /> Peters lives in Bloomfield, <a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, with his wife, Colleen. 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Senate," May 23, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-142"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-142">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.freep.com/article/20130718/NEWS06/307180073/Gary-Peters-senate-Sierra-Club-endoresment"><i>Detroit Free Press</i>, “Sierra Club Endorses Rep. Gary Peters for U.S. Senate," July 18, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-143"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-143">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/11/08/the-fixs-top-10-senate-races-of-2014-5/"><i>The Washington Post</i>, "The Fix’s top 10 Senate races of 2014," accessed December 10, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-144"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-144">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/senate/michigan/"><i>Politico</i>, "2012 Election Map, Michigan," accessed August 6, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-145"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-145">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/MI_US_House_0807.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS"><i>Associated Press</i>, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed May 30, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-146"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-146">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/house"><i>New York Times</i>, "House Race Ratings," accessed October 3, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-147"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-147">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.petersforcongress.com/endorsements"><i>Gary Peters</i>, "Endorsements," accessed October 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-148"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-148">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf"><i>U.S. Congress House Clerk</i>, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-149"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-149">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008election.pdf"><i>U.S. Congress House Clerk</i>, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-quotedisclaimer-150"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_150-0">150.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_150-1">150.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-151"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-151">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://petersformichigan.com/on-the-issues/"><i>Gary Peters’ campaign website</i>, “On the Issues,” accessed September 9, 2020</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-152"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-152">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.petersforcongress.com/issues"><i>Gary Peters</i>, "Issues," accessed October 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-153"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-153">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.petersforcongress.com/issues/BridgingOurCommunities"><i>Gary Peters</i>, "Bridging Our Communities," accessed October 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-154"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-154">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.petersforcongress.com/issues/Healthcare"><i>Gary Peters</i>, "Healthcare," accessed October 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-155"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-155">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.petersforcongress.com/issues/Jobs"><i>Gary Peters</i>, "Jobs," accessed October 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-156"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-156">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.petersforcongress.com/issues/ProudDemocrat"><i>Gary Peters</i>, "Proud Democrat," accessed October 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-157"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-157">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.petersforcongress.com/issues/WallSt"><i>Gary Peters</i>, "Wall Street," accessed October 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-158"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-158">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/09/senate-dems-tap-peters-again-as-campaign-chief-in-hopes-of-2022-repeat-00077011"><i>Politico</i>, "Senate Dems tap Peters again as campaign chief in hopes of 2022 repeat," January 9, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-159"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-159">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00029277&year=2012"><i>OpenSecrets</i>, "Peters, (D-MI), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-160"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-160">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-161"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-161">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-162"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-162">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-163"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-163">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://docs.google.com/a/ballotpedia.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmrQhCgFokf8dFczQjBwUnF2bFNMUDVsUmktejdCd3c&usp=drive_web#gid=11">Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet</a> for more information on this calculation.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-164"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-164">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00029277&newMem=N"><i>OpenSecrets.org</i>, "Rep. Gary Peters," accessed September 25, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-165"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-165">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/gary_peters/412305"><i>GovTrack</i>, "Gary Peters," accessed July 30, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-166"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-166">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140802014214/http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412305_Gary_Peters"><i>OpenCongress</i>, "Gary Peters," accessed July 30, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-167"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-167">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/gary_peters/412305"><i>GovTrack</i>, "Gary Peters," accessed October 15, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-168"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-168">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.legistorm.com/member/958/Rep_Gary_C_Peters.html"><i>LegiStorm</i>, "Gary Peters," accessed April 15, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-169"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-169">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/2013-vote-ratings"><i>National Journal</i>, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed July 30, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-170"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-170">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-vote-ratings/table-house-liberal-scores-by-issue-area-20130221"><i>National Journal</i>, "TABLE: House Liberal Scores by Issue Area," February 26, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-171"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-171">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223"><i>National Journal</i>, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-172"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-172">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140722132843/http://www.opencongress.org/people/votes_with_party/house/democrat"><i>OpenCongress</i>, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-173"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-173">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140722132843/http://www.opencongress.org/people/votes_with_party/house/democrat"><i>OpenCongress</i>, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-174"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-174">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://peters.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=2&sectiontree=2/"><i>Official House Site</i>, "Biography," accessed December 23, 2011</a> <i>(<a href="/Dead_link" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead link">dead link</a>)</i></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <p><style> .succession-table th, .succession-table tr { border: 1px solid #a2a9b1 !important; } </style> </p> <div class="table-responsive"> <table class="table table-bordered text-center succession-table" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; border-color: #a2a9b1"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="background: #ccccff;">Political offices</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%">Preceded by <br /> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Carl_Levin"><b>Carl Levin</b></a> (D) </td> <td style="width: 40%"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Michigan"><b>U.S. Senate Michigan</b></a> <br /> 2015-Present</td> <td style="width: 30%">Succeeded by <br /> - </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%">Preceded by <br /> - </td> <td style="width: 40%"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan's_14th_Congressional_District"><b>U.S. House Michigan District 14</b></a> <br /> 2013-2015</td> <td style="width: 30%">Succeeded by <br /> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brenda_Lawrence_(Michigan)"><b>Brenda Lawrence</b></a> (D) </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%">Preceded by <br /> - </td> <td style="width: 40%"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan's_9th_Congressional_District"><b>U.S. House Michigan District 9</b></a> <br /> 2009-2013</td> <td style="width: 30%">Succeeded by <br /> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sandy_Levin"><b>Sandy Levin</b></a> (D) </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%">Preceded by <br /> - </td> <td style="width: 40%"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_State_Senate"><b>Michigan State Senate</b></a> <br /> 1995-2002</td> <td style="width: 30%">Succeeded by <br /> - </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%">Preceded by <br /> - </td> <td style="width: 40%"> <b>Rochester Hills Michigan City Council</b> <br /> 1991-1992</td> <td style="width: 30%">Succeeded by <br /> - </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p><style> .leg-hnt-container { width: 100%; 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